That Is Rock And Roll
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G=(3 2 0 0 0 3)Em=(0 2 2 0 0 0) C=(x 3 2 x 1 x)A7=(0 0 2 2 2 3) B7=(x 2 1 2 0 2)E=(0 2 2 1 0 0) That is Rock and Roll [Spoken Intro]G In the beginning there was nothing but rock,Em Then somebody invented the wheelC And things just began to roll [Verse]G Did you ever hear a tenor sax,Em C swingin' like a rusty axeContinues after the adA7 G Honkin' like a frog, down in aA7 hollow log, baby, that is rock andD rollG Did you ever hear a guitar twang,B7 C Jingy - jingy - jingy - jangC A7 G Ever hear those strings doin'E A7 D crazy things, baby, that is rock andG roll [Chorus]C That ain't no freight train that you hear rollin' down the railroadG tracksA7 That's a country boy piano man,D Playin' in between the cracksG You say that music's for theB7 C birds, and you can't understand the wordsA7 G But honey, if you did, you'dEm really blow your lidA7 D G 'Cause baby, that is rock and roll [Sax lead] [Chorus]C That ain't no freight train that you hear rollin' down the railroadG tracksA7 That's a country boy piano man,D Playin' in between the cracksG You say that music's for theB7 C birds, and you can't understand the wordsA7 G But honey, if you did, you'dEm really blow your lid [Tag]A7 D G 'Cause baby, that is rock andE roll in the morning,A7 D G baby that is rock and roll, in theE evening,A7 D G baby that is rock and roll