Chuck Berry

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Chuck Berry by The Toasters
Tabbed by: willemdekam

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Standard Tuning
Ska strumming except for the the 
last time "You can keep dancing..."

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Forty years ago there was a Jumpin' 
Jazz Jamaica scene
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They could hear these tunes 
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drifting down from New Orleans
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They put the two together in a 
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thing they called Ska
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And sent it off to England in the
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 back of Laurel Aiken's car

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It was 1964 and the rhythm just 
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wouldn't stop,
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People banging on the door to 
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hear "My boy Lollipop"
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Then the 70's came and with it the
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 2 Tone scene...
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People shakin' their heads at the 
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rudies on the record machine

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Now the 90's are here with the new 
bands bringin' it to you
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Skins and rudies-and even some 
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punk rock, too!
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But the boys are still playing and
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 the music is coming out live!
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Down at your jukebox, dancing on 
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a Saturday night!

*piano solo same as verse*

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In their eyes where does Chuck Berry
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Well he influences the Ska, 
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that's the long and the short of it
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He played his guitar and they 
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heard it on the radio
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And the rest is history, just as 
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everybody knows...

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Forty years ago there was a 
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Jumpin' Jazz Jamaica scene
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You can check them rudies dancing 
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at the record machine
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The style is timeless, with Fred 
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Perry and Doc Marten boots...
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You can keep dancing, just as 
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long as you remember your roots
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You can keep rocking, just as 
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long as you remember your roots
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You can keep dancing, just as 
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long as you remember your roots