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Burned Like A Rocket:Billy Joe Royal.
Album - Greatest Hits - Single #10 in 1985.
INTRO:
G#
I-wanna-do-de-bop-bop-A-do-de-bop..
        C#
I-wanna-do-de-bop-bop-A-do-de-bop..
I-wanna-D#ah-ah-ah-ah-C#aaaaaaa-I-wanna-G#do-de
bop-bop-A-do.....I-wanna-do..
#1.
G#Someone wave goodbye..
(do-de-bop-I-wanna-do.)
G#Come and wave goodbye..
(do-de-bop-I-wanna-do.)..
C#I'll be leaving, won't you hold the G#door?
(do-de-bop-bop-A-do.)
G#Well, if I D#said I love you, C#well, I don't love you anyG#more.
G#
I-wanna-do-de-bop-bop-A-do-de-bop...I-wanna-do-de-bop-bop-
A-do-de-bop..I-wanna-do..
#2.
G#I know it's gonna hurt..
(do-de-bop-I-wanna-do)..
G#but you treated me like dirt..
(do-de-bop-I-wanna-do)
I C#always repayed, every debt I G#owed.
(Bop-bop-A-do-de-bop-bop)
Well, if you D#think you're lucky, well, C#you're not lucky anyG#more.
G#
I-wanna-do-de-bop-bop-A-do-de-bop..
CHORUS:
Well, we C#burned like a G#rocket.
You said you C#loved me, just like I love G#you.
But find a C#dime in your G#pocket, and C#you're on
the phone to D#someone new.
(INTERLUDE:)  G#   C#  D#  
CHORUS:
Well, we C#burned like a G#rocket.
You said you C#loved me, just like I love G#you.
But find a C#dime in your G#pocket, and C#you're on
the phone to D#someone new.
#3.
D#Someone had to G#break..
(do-bop-A-bop-A-do)..
G#One of us had to break.
(Do-bop-A-bop-A-do)..
Now I C#do without all the things I need you G#for.
(Do-bop-A-bop-A-do..)
G#Well, if I D#said I love you, well, C#I don't love you anyG#more.
(Do-bop-A-bop-A-do..)
OUTRO:
G#Oh, yes, if I D#said I love you, well, C#I don't love you anyG#more.
An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Burned Like A Rocket

by Billy Joe Royal

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Burned Like A Rocket:Billy Joe Royal.

Album - Greatest Hits - Single #10 in 1985.

INTRO:

I-wanna-do-de-bop-bop--do-de-bop..

D# C# G#

I-wanna-ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaaaa-I-wanna-do-de

bop-bop--do.....I-wanna-do..

#1.

Someone wave goodbye..

(do-de-bop-I-wanna-do.)

Come and wave goodbye..

(do-de-bop-I-wanna-do.)..

C# G#

I'll be leaving, won't you hold the door?

(do-de-bop-bop--do.)

G# D# C# G#

Well, if I said I love you, well, I don't love you anymore.

I-wanna-do-de-bop-bop--do-de-bop...I-wanna-do-de-bop-bop-

-do-de-bop..I-wanna-do..

#2.

I know it's gonna hurt..

(do-de-bop-I-wanna-do)..

but you treated me like dirt..

(do-de-bop-I-wanna-do)

C# G#

I always repayed, every debt I owed.

(Bop-bop--do-de-bop-bop)

D# C# G#

Well, if you think you're lucky, well, you're not lucky anymore.

I-wanna-do-de-bop-bop--do-de-bop..

CHORUS:

C# G#

Well, we burned like a rocket.

C# G#

You said you loved me, just like I love you.

C# G# C#

But find a dime in your pocket, and you're on

the phone to someone new.

G# C# D#

(INTERLUDE:)

CHORUS:

C# G#

Well, we burned like a rocket.

C# G#

You said you loved me, just like I love you.

C# G# C#

But find a dime in your pocket, and you're on

the phone to someone new.

#3.

D# G#

Someone had to break..

A A

(do-bop--bop--do)..

One of us had to break.

A A

(Do-bop--bop--do)..

C# G#

Now I do without all the things I need you for.

A A

(Do-bop--bop--do..)

G# D# C# G#

Well, if I said I love you, well, I don't love you anymore.

A A

(Do-bop--bop--do..)

OUTRO:

G# D# C# G#

Oh, yes, if I said I love you, well, I don't love you anymore.

An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.

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