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That Is Rock And Roll

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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]
 GIn the beginning there was nothing but rock,
 EmThen somebody invented the wheel
 CAnd things just began to roll
[Verse]
 Did you Gever hear a tenor sax, Emswingin' like a rusty Caxe
 Honkin' like a A7frog, down Gin a hollow log, A7baby, that is rock and Droll
 Did yoGu ever hear a guitar twang, B7Jingy - jingy - jingy - Cjang
 CEver hear those A7strings Gdoin' crazy Ethings, A7baby, that is Drock and Groll
[Chorus]
 CThat ain't no freight train that you hear rollin' down the railroad trackGs
 That's a A7country boy piano man, Playin' in between the cracksD  
 You Gsay that music's for the birds, and you B7can't understand the Cwords
 But honey, if you A7did, you'd Greally blow youEmr lid
 'Cause A7baby, that is Drock and Groll
[Sax lead]
[Chorus]
 CThat ain't no freight train that you hear rollin' down the railroad trackGs
 That's a A7country boy piano man, Playin' in between the cracksD  
 You Gsay that music's for the birds, and you B7can't understand the Cwords
 But honey, if you A7did, you'd Greally blow youEmr lid
[Tag]
 'Cause A7baby, that is Drock and Groll in the Emorning,
 A7baby that is Drock and Groll, in the Eevening,
 A7baby that is Drock and Groll

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That Is Rock And Roll

by The Coasters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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]

In the beginning there was nothing but rock,

Then somebody invented the wheel

And things just began to roll

[Verse]

G Em C

Did you ever hear a tenor sax, swingin' like a rusty axe

A7 G A7 D

Honkin' like a frog, down in a hollow log, baby, that is rock and roll

G B7 C

Did you ever hear a guitar twang, Jingy - jingy - jingy - jang

C A7 G E A7 D G

Ever hear those strings doin' crazy things, baby, that is rock and roll

[Chorus]

C G

That ain't no freight train that you hear rollin' down the railroad tracks

A7 D

That's a country boy piano man, Playin' in between the cracks

G B7 C

You say that music's for the birds, and you can't understand the words

A7 G Em

But honey, if you did, you'd really blow your lid

A7 D G

'Cause baby, that is rock and roll

[Sax lead]

[Chorus]

C G

That ain't no freight train that you hear rollin' down the railroad tracks

A7 D

That's a country boy piano man, Playin' in between the cracks

G B7 C

You say that music's for the birds, and you can't understand the words

A7 G Em

But honey, if you did, you'd really blow your lid

[Tag]

A7 D G E

'Cause baby, that is rock and roll in the morning,

A7 D G E

baby that is rock and roll, in the evening,

A7 D G

baby that is rock and roll

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