(C)Hey ma ma, hey ma ma, (Em7)look a round!
(Dm7)Ev ’ry bod y’s groov in’ to a (F)brand er new sound.
(C)Hey ma ma, hey ma ma, (Em7)fol low me!
Oh (Dm7)I know some thing’s in you that you (F)wan na set free.
So let go, go, go of the past now.
Say hel lo to the love in your (G)heart.
Yes, (Ebm7)I know that the world’s spin ning fast now.
But You got ta (F)get your self a brand new start.
Hey, ma ma, wel come to the (C)six ties!
Oh oh oh oh oh.
Oh your ma ma, wel come to the (C)six ties!
Oh oh oh oh oh.
Go, ma ma, go, go, go!
Wel come to the (F)six ties!
Wo oh oh oh oh.
Hey a ma ma!
(C)Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
(C)Hey ma ma, hey ma ma, (Em7)take my hand.
(Dm7)First let’s make a pit stop at the (F)wie er ner stand.
(C)Hey ma ma, hey ma ma, (Em7)take a chance.
Oh (Dm7)Tra cy, it’s been years since some one (F)asked me to dance.
So let go, go, go of the past now.
Say hel lo to the light in your (G)eyes.
Yes, (Ebm7)I know that the world’s spin ning fast now.
But you got ta (F)run the race to win the prize.
Your ma ma’s wel com ing the (C)six ties!
Oh oh oh oh oh.
Oh your ma ma’s wel com ing the (C)six ties!
Oh oh oh oh oh.
Go, ma ma, go, go, go!
Wel come to the (F)six ties!
Wo oh oh oh oh.
Hey a ma ma!
(C)Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
yeah, yeah!
(Bb)Wel come to the rhy thm of a (F)brand new day.
Take your old fash ioned fears and just throw them a way.
(Bb)You should add some col or and a (F)fresh new “do” ’cause it’s time for a star who looks just like you.
(F#)Don’t cha let no bod y try to steal your fun, ’cause a lit tle touch of lip stick nev er hurt no one.
The (G)fu ture’s got a mil lion roads for you to choose, but you’ll walk a lit tle tall er in some high heeled shoes.
And (A7sus)once you find the style that makes you (A)feel like you, some thing (Asus)fresh some thing (A)new.
Step on (C)out!
Hear us (D)shout!
Ma ma, (C)that’s your (D)cue!
Yeah, (C)yeah, (F)yeah!
Wel come to the six (C)ties!
O pen the door for the girl who has more, she’s a star!
Tra cy, go, go, go!
Hey, ma ma, wel come to the (D)six ties!
Oh oh oh oh oh.
Oh, ma ma, wel come to the (D)six ties!
Oh oh oh oh oh.
Go, ma ma, go go go!
Wel come to the (G)six ties!
Go, ma ma!
Woh oh oh oh oh woh oh oh.
Go, (D)ma ma, (G)go, go, (D)go!
This page shows “Welcome To The 60's (From Hairspray)” by Marc Shaiman in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 140 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.