Queen - Tie Your Mother Down: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Tie Your Mother Down" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Tie Your Mother Down Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Queen

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Tie Your Mother Down" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Intro: A A A A A A A A A A A A G D C G - x3

          A
Get your party gown
          A
Get your pigtail down
          A                 G
Get your heart beatin´ baby

        A
Got my timin´ right
       A
Got my act all tight
      A
It´s gotta be tonight my little
    G      D C G
Schoolbabe
      E
Your mama says you don´t
          E
And your daddy says you won´t
         E
And I´m boilin´ up inside
           G
Ain´t no way I´m gonna lose out this time

A A A A A A A A A A A A
A B C D

Chorus:
 D
Tie your mother down
 D
Tie your mother down
      A
Lock your daddy out of doors
         A
I don´t need him nosing around
 D
Tie your mother down
 D
Tie your mother down
        G    D    C    G A A A A A A A A A A A A
Give me all your love tonight

G D C         G      A
      You´re such a dirty louse
       A
Go get outta my house
                             G D C G
That´s all I ever get from your   your
 A
Family ties, in fact I don´t think I ever heard
A single little civil word
       G     D  C
From those guys
     G       E
But you know I don´t give a light
           E
I´m gonna make out all right
             E
I´ve got a sweetheart hand
            G
To put a stop to all that
  A   A   A   A      A B C D
Grousin´ an´ snipin´

Chorus:
 D
Tie your mother down
 D
Tie your mother down
      A
Take your little brother swimmin´
         A
With a brick (that´s all right)
 D               G
Tie your mother down
 D               G
Tie your mother down
        G     D   C    G   A A A A A A A A A A A A
Or you ain´t no friend of mine

G D C G
A A A A A A A A A A A A G D C G
E E E E E E E E E E E E G D C G
A A A A A A A A A A A A G D C G
A A A A A A A A A A A A G D C

G     E
Your mommy and your daddy gonna
  E
Plague me til I die
     E
Why can´t they understand I´m just a
 G               A     A     A
Peace lovin´ guy

A B C D

Chorus:
 D
Tie your mother down
 D
Tie your mother down
          A
Get that big, big, big, big, big
     A
Big daddy out the door
 D
Tie your mother down
       D
Yeah, tie your mother down
        G    D    C    G A A A A A A A A A A A A
Give me all your love tonight
G    D    C    G A A A A
All your love tonight

A A     A     A    A        A A A G D C G
Give me every inch of your love
A A A A A A A A A A A A G D C G
Gotta get my timing right
A    A    A    A A A A A A A A A G D C        G
All your love tonight, yeah         All your love
D     A
   Tonight


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Tie Your Mother Down" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tie Your Mother Down" by Queen.

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