A B C Mizell, Perren, Richards & Gordy The Jackson 5
^You
G C G C
||: went^to school^to=learn n^girl things^you | never^never knew^be fore e^like |
||: Reading and^writing arithmetic are^the | branches^of=the learning tree e^with |
G C G C
| I^before E^except ~ ^after C=and^why | two=plus=two=makes four Now now^now.|
| out^the roots=of^love ~ ^evry day=girl^Ur | education aint com plete |
G CM7 GM7 C
| w^Im gonna ^teach you ^all.| l^a bout love^dear rr |
| Teachers gonna ^show you ^how.| w^to get^an A..A |
G C G C
| Sit^yourself down take=a^seat tt | All=you^gotta do^is repeat^after me |
| Spell^me you add=the^two oo | Listen^to=me baby^thats all=you^gotta do |
G CM7 G CM7 G C
| A^B C ~ ^eas y^as | One^Two Three ~ ^as simple^as | Do^Re Mi ~ ^A B^C |
G C
| One^Two Three^baby you=and^me girl | (x2)
C G C
1. | //// | Come=on=let=me love=you=just=a ~ ^little bit |
G C G
| Im^gonna teach=you=how=to ~ sing=it out |
G C CM7
| Come=on=come=on come=on=Let=me show=you=what=its all^about :||
2. | //// | Yah /// | / Sit^down girl / | / I^think=I love^you / | / No ~ ^get up^girl |
G C
| / Show^me=what you^can do | Shake^it shake^it baby come^on=now |
G C G C
| Shake^it shake^it=ba a^by=oo oo | Shake^it shake^it=ba a^by Hey ||
to CHORUS, ad lib and fade
A B C is performed by The Jackson 5 and written by Mizell, Perren, Richards & Gordy.
This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.