Tone: [G]
Chorus 1:
[G] Everybody loves t[C]to cha cha cha,
Little children like to [G]cha cha cha.
They like to [D7]cha cha cha, they like to [C]cha cha cha. Ooh!
[G] Everybody loves t[C]to cha ch[G]cha cha.
Verse 1:
[G] Took my baby to the hop last night,
And what, to my sur-[D7]sur-prise.
When we got there, she [C]hit me with the news,
[D7] Right between the [G6]eyes, yeah.
Chorus 2:
She [G]said she couldn't do the [C]cha cha cha,
She said she couldn't do the [G]cha cha cha.
She couldn't -[D7]-cha cha cha-, no, she couldn't [C]cha cha cha.
[G] My baby couldn't do[C]do the cha[G]cha cha cha.
Verse 2:
[G] I told her not to worry; they'd play some other [D7]dance.
But we sat there for an [C]hour and a half,
And we [D7]never got a [G6]chance. For...
Chorus 3:
[G] Every song they played was the [C]cha cha cha,
Every song they played was the [G]cha cha cha.
"Tom Dooley", [D7]cha cha cha, "Tea For Two", [C]cha cha cha, ooh!
[G] Every number was [C]the cha [G]cha cha.
Verse 3:
[G] I told her not to worry; there's only one thing we can [D7]do.
Baby, if you let me [C]take you by the hand,
I'm gonna [D7]teach this dance to [G6]you. Then, I taught her;
Bridge 1:
[G] One two, cha cha cha, [C]one two, cha cha cha,
And [G]up now, take it [C]back, now.
That's right, [D7]turn now, alright, let's [C]cross now, ooh!
[G] I taught my baby how [C]to cha c[G]cha cha.
Verse 4:
[G] We kept on dancing, and was I surprised, for you [D7]see;
After we practiced it for a [C]little while,
She was [D7]doing it better than [G6]me. Now...
Chorus 4:
My [G]baby loves to do the [C]cha cha cha,
She loves to do the [G]cha cha cha.
She likes her -[D7]-cha cha cha-, ooh, she likes to [C]cha cha cha, ooh!
[G] Everybody likes to[C]to cha cha[G]cha cha. They do it...
Outro:
[G] One two, cha cha cha, alright,[C]alright, one two, cha cha cha.
And [G]up now, alright [C]back now.
Alright baby let's [G]cross now, mmm, and [C]turn now.
Woah-[G]Woah-oh-oh-oh oh, oh oh, [C]oh oh oh.