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Rock And Roll Holiday

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[Intro]
G  F  C  C/B  C/A  G
GWhy did you Fcome here, Cwhat do you Gneed
GDon't look at Fme like you Cwant me to Dplead
GMy friends are Fdying to make Crock and roll Gstand
GWhile we've been Fliving in a Ccountry rock Gband
[Chorus]
We've got to Fslow Cdown, calm Gdown
We Fgot to get Coff of this merry-go-Ground
Where did you Fgo, CMarilyn MonGroe
FIf you see James CDean, tell him I said hellGo
FJanis sang Chere, Jimi did Gtoo
They're Gsaving a Fplace there Cfor C/Bme   C/Aand  Gyou
There's gonna Embe a Crock and roll DholiGday
We've got to Cget there in Dtime to Gplay
Tune up the Emfiddle, rosin the Cbow
We could Gbe the only country band on a Crock C/Band C/Aroll Gshow
We've got to Emget up, no time to Ghit up
There's aCnother crowd Gwaiting for the Dmusic to Gplay
[Chorus]
FSlow Cdown - come Gdown
FDon't take a Cride on death's C/Bmerry - C/Ago - Dround 

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Rock And Roll Holiday

by David Allan Coe

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C/B

C/A

[Intro]

G F C C/B C/A G

G F C G

Why did you come here, what do you need

G F C D

Don't look at me like you want me to plead

G F C G

My friends are dying to make rock and roll stand

G F C G

While we've been living in a country rock band

[Chorus]

F C G

We've got to slow down, calm down

F C G

We got to get off of this merry-go-round

F C G

Where did you go, Marilyn Monroe

F C G

If you see James Dean, tell him I said hello

F C G

Janis sang here, Jimi did too

G F C C/B C/A G

They're saving a place there for me and you

Em C D G

There's gonna be a rock and roll holiday

C D G

We've got to get there in time to play

Em C

Tune up the fiddle, rosin the bow

G C C/B C/A G

We could be the only country band on a rock and roll show

Em G

We've got to get up, no time to hit up

C G D G

There's another crowd waiting for the music to play

[Chorus]

F C G

Slow down - come down

F C C/B C/A D

Don't take a ride on death's merry - go - round

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