C      3 3 2 0 1 0
G      3 2 0 0 3 3
Em     0 2 2 0 0 0
Am     x 0 2 2 1 0
Am7    x 0 2 0 1 0

[Intro]

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Fadd9   Am7   G

[Verse 1]
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Sister Rosetta
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God mother of rock and roll
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The original sister of soul
                     G
All our music was in her
            C
She brought rhythm
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From the darkness into the light
                Fadd9            C
She brought the good work to the night
                G
To save all our sinners


[Chorus]
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Rosetta rolled her eyes when she played
    Fadd9     C              G           C
She knew that strange things happen everyday
             Fadd9     C            G        C
And that the white boy hype would eventually fade
        Fadd9     Am7          G
But the music she played would remain


[Verse 2]
         C
New York City
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It was nineteen thiry eight
    Fadd9          C                   G
The radio couldn't wait for Rosetta to rock it
        C
Instant sensation
           Fadd9                      C
And little Elvis, Chuck and Johnny at home
Fadd9                 C                          G
Heard her on the gramophone and they wouldn't forget it


[Chorus]
Fadd9   C          G             C
Rosetta rolled her eyes when she played
    Fadd9     C              G      C
She knew that strange things happen everyday
             Fadd9     C            G        C
And that the white boy hype would eventually fade
        Fadd9        Am7          G
But the way that she played would remain
Fadd9            Am7     G
Rosetta's in the hall of fame


[Bridge]
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Don't let her be forgotten in a church in Arkansas
Em           Am                  Fadd9                  G
Remember her teaching the cotton club, The Glory of the Lord
Em            Am            Fadd9            C
Don't let her be forgotten, Rosetta deserves more
Em           Am                     Fadd9                           G
Remember her teaching a nation on a train platform in England in 1964


[Verse 3]
       C
Sister Rosetta
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Saw the bright lights fade away
    Fadd9                   C                      G
She saw out the last of her days in the suburbs of Philly
            C
Down by the river
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She still heard music in the air
          Fadd9         C                          G
Up above ahead and everywhere on a train bound for glory


[Chorus]
Fadd9   C          G             C
Rosetta rolled her eyes when she played
    Fadd9     C              G           C
She knew that strange things happen everyday
             Fadd9     C          G          C
And that the white boy hype would eventually fade
        Fadd9        Am7          G
But the way that she played would remain

Fadd9   C          G             C
Rosetta rolled her eyes when she played
    Fadd9     C              G      C
She knew that strange things happen everyday
             Fadd9     C          G          C
And that the white boy hype would eventually fade
        Fadd9        Am7          G
But the way that she played would remain
Fadd9            Am7     G
Rosetta's in the hall of fame
Fadd9            Am7     G
Rosetta's in the hall of fame
Fadd9            Am7     G
Rosetta's in the hall of fame