Putting on the Style [D] - Lonnie D [D] Sweet sixteen goes to church just to see the [A7] boys Laughs and screams and giggles at every little [D] noise Turns her face a little and [D7] turns her head a[G]while But [A7]* everybody [A7]* knows she’s only putting on the [D] style. [D] Putting on the agony, putting on the [A7] style That’s what all the young folks are doing all the [D] while And as I look around me, I [D7] sometimes have to [G] smile [A7] Seeing all the [A7] young folks putting on the [D] style. [D] Young man in his hot-rod car, driving like he’s [A7] mad With a pair of yellow gloves he’s borrowed from his [D] dad He makes it roar so lively just to [D7] see his girlfriend [G] smile [A7]* But she knows he’s [A7]* only putting on the [D] style. [D] Putting on the agony, putting on the [A7] style That’s what all the young folks are doing all the [D] while And as I look around me, I [D7] sometimes have to [G] smile [A7] Seeing all the young folks putting on the [D] style. [D] Preacher in the pulpit roars with all his [A7] might Singing 'Glory Hallelujah' puts the folks all in a [D] fright Now you might think it’s Satan that’s [D7] coming down the [G] aisle But it’s [A7]* only our poor [A7]* preacher, boys, putting on the [D] style. [D] Putting on the agony, putting on the [A7] style That’s what all the young folks are doing all the [D] while And as I look around me, I [D7] sometimes have to [G] smile [A7] Seeing all the young folks putting on the [D] style. [D] Putting on the agony, putting on the [A7] style That’s what all the young folks are doing all the [D] while And as I look around me, I [D7] sometimes have to [G] smile [A7] Seeing all the young folks putting on the [D] style. [D] [D] [D] [D]