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A simple but catchy song.
All chords are Major chords.
[Verse 1]
GYour mama said, clean out your head boy, don’t lay nothing on my child.
GYour friends they said, your heads' in a noose boy lay some boogie on our minds.
[Chorus]
GAnd we sDtood like the rapids and CI was like a new born Gchild.
[Verse 2]
GYour father said, clean out your head boy, go and kick cans along the street.
GYour father said, clean out your toes rose and go and lick some uncooked meat.
[Chorus]
GAnd we sDtood like the rapids and CI was like a new born Gchild.
[Verse 3]
GYour mama said, my babe is not free son, but I’m loose about midnight.
GYour father said,your sister's a groove boy, what I said it just ain’t right.
[Chorus]
GBut then I Dstood like the rapids and Cthey were like a new born Gchild.
GGonna drive me wild.
There's a guitar solo in there as well but I'm unable to tab it.

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Rapids

by T. Rex

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A simple but catchy song.

All chords are Major chords.

[Verse 1]

Your mama said, clean out your head boy, don’t lay nothing on my child.

Your friends they said, your heads' in a noose boy lay some boogie on our minds.

[Chorus]

G D C G

And we stood like the rapids and I was like a new born child.

[Verse 2]

Your father said, clean out your head boy, go and kick cans along the street.

Your father said, clean out your toes rose and go and lick some uncooked meat.

[Chorus]

G D C G

And we stood like the rapids and I was like a new born child.

[Verse 3]

Your mama said, my babe is not free son, but I’m loose about midnight.

Your father said,your sister's a groove boy, what I said it just ain’t right.

[Chorus]

G D C G

But then I stood like the rapids and they were like a new born child.

Gonna drive me wild.

There's a guitar solo in there as well but I'm unable to tab it.

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