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Roll On Babe

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

BPM: 83   capo: 2° fret
[Intro]
  D         D        Em
  Em        D
  D         D        Em
   Em*              D               D  
                    Roll on
[Chorus]
  bDabe,   don't you roll so slDow. When the wheel don’t Emturn
     EmYou don't roll no more.     DI dream last 
[Verse 1]
  nDight.       Ole Lola was dDead.  I saw the apron stEmring
        EmAll around her head           D     DRoll on
[Chorus]
  Dbabe,   don't you roll so slDow. When the wheel don’t tEmurn
     EmYou don't roll no mDore       
[Solo]
  D         D        Em
   Em*              D  
  D         D        Em
   Em*              D               D  
                Well, I jumped a
[Verse 2]
 trDain         when I wanna Dgo.       And where she's bEmound
     EmWell, I don' t wanna knDow.         Roll on
[Chorus]
  bDabe,   don't you roll so slDow. When the wheel don’t Emturn
     EmYou don't roll no mDore.      Well, I've been drinking
[Verse 3]
  gDin.   I drank some whisky tDoo.   Yeah, I got hEmooked 
     EmOh, whatcha gonna do.     DRoll on
[Chorus]
  bDabe,   don't you roll so slDow. When the wheel don’t tEmurn
     EmYou don't roll no mDore.   mmm, mmm...  
[Chorus]
  mDmm         mm   EmmEm  
   Em*                          D  
                      repeat and fade out ......
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  * progression
e|----------------|         
B|----------------| 
G|----------------| 
D|----------------| 
A|----------------| 
E|0---2---3---5---|

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Roll On Babe

by Ronnie Lane

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

BPM: 83 capo: 2° fret

[Intro]

D D Em

Em D

D D Em

Em D D

Roll on

[Chorus]

D D Em

babe, don't you roll so slow. When the wheel don’t turn

Em D

You don't roll no more. I dream last

[Verse 1]

D D Em

night. Ole Lola was dead. I saw the apron string

Em D D

All around her head Roll on

[Chorus]

D D Em

babe, don't you roll so slow. When the wheel don’t turn

Em D

You don't roll no more

[Solo]

D D Em

Em D

D D Em

Em D D

Well, I jumped a

[Verse 2]

D D Em

train when I wanna go. And where she's bound

Em D

Well, I don' t wanna know. Roll on

[Chorus]

D D Em

babe, don't you roll so slow. When the wheel don’t turn

Em D

You don't roll no more. Well, I've been drinking

[Verse 3]

D D Em

gin. I drank some whisky too. Yeah, I got hooked

Em D

Oh, whatcha gonna do. Roll on

[Chorus]

D D Em

babe, don't you roll so slow. When the wheel don’t turn

Em D

You don't roll no more. mmm, mmm...

[Chorus]

D E Em

mmm mm mm

Em D

repeat and fade out ......

*********************

* progression

e|----------------|

B|----------------|

G|----------------|

D|----------------|

A|----------------|

E|0---2---3---5---|

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