That Is Rock And Roll

The Coasters

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  • B7
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • Em
  • G
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Key:
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 wheel
C And things just began to roll [Verse]
G Did you ever hear a tenor sax,
Em C swingin' like a rusty axe
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A7 G Honkin' like a frog, down in a
A7 hollow log, baby, that is rock and
D roll
G Did you ever hear a guitar twang,
B7 C Jingy - jingy - jingy - jang
C A7 G Ever hear those strings doin'
E A7 D crazy things, baby, that is rock and
G roll [Chorus]
C That ain't no freight train that you hear rollin' down the railroad
G tracks
A7 That's a country boy piano man,
D Playin' in between the cracks
G You say that music's for the
B7 C birds, and you can't understand the words
A7 G But honey, if you did, you'd
Em really blow your lid
A7 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 railroad
G tracks
A7 That's a country boy piano man,
D Playin' in between the cracks
G You say that music's for the
B7 C birds, and you can't understand the words
A7 G But honey, if you did, you'd
Em really blow your lid [Tag]
A7 D G 'Cause baby, that is rock and
E roll in the morning,
A7 D G baby that is rock and roll, in the
E evening,
A7 D G baby that is rock and roll
Song details

Composition: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

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