[Intro]
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(F# G) 2x
G C G
Let me tell you something you don't seem to understand
C D
I don't really care about your crappy local band
G
Don't you tell me I can't tell you what to do
C G
I can, on the whole
G F# E
'Cause I work for a magazine
D C G
And I wrote a book about rock and roll
G C G
I wrote a book about rock and roll
G D
I wrote a book about rock and roll
G F# E D
I think rock and roll is wonderful
C D C G
And I wrote a book about rock and roll
G C G
I know words like "sobriquet," "malaise" and "plutocrat."
G
And I compare the Shaggs to Wittgenstein--
C D
How cool is that?
G
Oh, you don't? I didn't think you would
C G
Aren't my references out of control?
G F# E
Sometimes I even stump myself
D C G
But it's all in my book about rock and roll
G C G
I wrote a book about rock and roll
G D
I wrote a book about rock and roll
G F# E D
Rock and roll is in my soul
C D C G
So I wrote a book about rock and roll
(G F# E D C B A D)
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Hey yeah yeah, rock and roll
(Em)
If you start doubting me
There's something you should see
Take a look at these
Thousands of CDs
No one has more than me
D
And I got all of them for free
G C G
Hey, thanks for the free CD, I can sell it at the store down the block
G
And don't be surprised if I say "kiss my ass"
C D
That's how rock and rollers talk (like me)
G
But you better treat me right
C G
'Cause I'm mean and powerful
G F# E
But you'll never be a reference in
D C G
My next book about rock and roll
A D A
I wrote a book about rock and roll
A E
I wrote a book about rock and roll
A Ab F# E
Rock and roll is wonderful
D E D A
So I wrote a book about rock and roll
(A Bb F# E D A B E)
(A Bb F# E D E D A)
Hey yeah yeah, rock and roll
