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ROCKARIA!
(read it: “rock-ah-ree-ah”)
Electric Light Orchestra (New World Record)
NOTE: The small letters indicate notes, not chords
DWeit 
hinter in die Bmferne 
man F#mhört, man hört 
die MusA7ik
/D  
DJust got back from the downtown palais
Where the music was so sweet
It knocked me right back in the alley
I'm rG7eady
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm rDeady
Whoa, whoa, whoa, I'm rAeadyBm  
                       F#m     Em   F#5-  G5- A  
And I'm really gonna rock tonight
DSweet little lady sings, like a songbird
And she sings the opera like you ain't never heard
But she ain't G7ready
No, no, no, she Dain't ready
No, no, no, sBmhe ain't ready
                 F#m        A7     D( F   F   E   E   D   D   B   B   F   F   E   E   D  D)
And she ain't gonna rock & roll                  
                Em       A( A   A   B   D  F#)  Em  
 She's sweet on   Wagner
                              A( A   A   B   D  F#) Em  
I think she'd die for Beethoven
                                        A( A   A   B   D  F#) Em  
She loves the way Puccini lays down a tune
                                     A( A   A   B   D   D  B)
And Verdi's always creeping from her room
DWeit 
hinter in die Bmferne 
man F#mhört, man hört 
die MusA7ik
/D  
DCome on I'll show you how to sing the blues
Now baby, come on over over, you got nothin' to lose
Are you rG7eady?
Hey, hey, hey, are yoDu ready?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, are you A7ready?
                  Bm             F#m    Em   F#5-  G5- A  
I wanna show you how to rock and roll
DNow listen here baby she, said to me
Just meet me at the opera house at quarter to three
Cause I'm rG7eady
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'Dm ready
Woo, hoo, hoo, I'm Bmready
                        F#m         A7    D( F   F   E   E   D   D   B   B   F   F   E   E   D  D)
I'm gonna show you how to sing the blues                
N.C                (uhh)
She's sweet on Wagner
                   (uhuhh)     ( D    DG6add9) Em  
I think she'd die for Beethoven
                        Em( Em   F#5  G5)    A( A   A   B   D  F#) Em  
She loves the way Puccini lays down a tune
                         ( Em   F#5  G5)     A( A   A   B   D   D  B)
And Verdi's always creeping from her room
                 D               Bm                  F#m          A7_
Faaaar            far away   the music       i-i-is playing    | both
       Oh far far away           The music is...    Playin'   _| 
Well we were Dreelin' and rockin' all tEm7hrough the night
Ya we were D/F#rockin at the opera house unGtil the break of light
And the orchesDtra was playin' all Chuck Em7Berry's greatest tunes
And the sinD/F#gers in the chorus all got oGff on them singin' blues
And as the Dnight grew Em7older everyboD/F#dy was as Gone
The peoplDe on the sEm7treets came runninD/F#' in to join in sGong
Just to hD5earing the oE5pera singers sF#5inging rock and roll so Gpure
I thouD5ght I saw the mE5ayor there, But I F#5wasn't really sGure
But it's aDl- rigBmhtF#m  A7  D  
         (ohh   ohh ah  Ah Uhhh)

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Rockaria

by Electric Light Orchestra

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F#m

F#5

Em7

D/F#

ROCKARIA!

(read it: “rock-ah-ree-ah”)

Electric Light Orchestra (New World Record)

NOTE: The small letters indicate notes, not chords

Weit

hinter in die ferne

F#m

man hört, man hört

die Musik

Just got back from the downtown palais

Where the music was so sweet

It knocked me right back in the alley

I'm ready

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm ready

A Bm

Whoa, whoa, whoa, I'm ready

F#m Em F#5 G5 A

- -

And I'm really gonna rock tonight

Sweet little lady sings, like a songbird

And she sings the opera like you ain't never heard

But she ain't ready

No, no, no, she ain't ready

F#m A7 D F F E E D D B B F F E E D D

( )

And she ain't gonna rock & roll

Em A A A B D F# Em

( )

She's sweet on Wagner

A A A B D F# Em

( )

I think she'd die for Beethoven

A A A B D F# Em

( )

She loves the way Puccini lays down a tune

A A A B D D B

( )

And Verdi's always creeping from her room

Weit

hinter in die ferne

F#m

man hört, man hört

die Musik

Come on I'll show you how to sing the blues

Now baby, come on over over, you got nothin' to lose

Are you ready?

Hey, hey, hey, are you ready?

Ooh, ooh, ooh, are you ready?

Bm F#m Em F#5 G5 A

- -

I wanna show you how to rock and roll

Now listen here baby she, said to me

Just meet me at the opera house at quarter to three

Cause I'm ready

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm ready

Woo, hoo, hoo, I'm ready

F#m A7 D F F E E D D B B F F E E D D

( )

I'm gonna show you how to sing the blues

N.C (uhh)

She's sweet on Wagner

D D Em

(uhuhh) ( G6add9)

I think she'd die for Beethoven

Em Em F#5 G5 A A A B D F# Em

( ) ( )

She loves the way Puccini lays down a tune

Em F#5 G5 A A A B D D B

( ) ( )

And Verdi's always creeping from her room

D Bm F#m A7

Faaaar far away the music i-i-is playing | both

Oh far far away The music is... Playin' _|

D Em7

Well we were reelin' and rockin' all through the night

D/F# G

Ya we were rockin at the opera house until the break of light

D Em7

And the orchestra was playin' all Chuck Berry's greatest tunes

D/F# G

And the singers in the chorus all got off on them singin' blues

D Em7 D/F# G

And as the night grew older everybody was as one

D Em7 D/F# G

The people on the streets came runnin' in to join in song

D5 E5 F#5 G

Just to hearing the opera singers singing rock and roll so pure

D5 E5 F#5 G

I thought I saw the mayor there, But I wasn't really sure

D Bm F#m A7 D

But it's al- right

(ohh ohh ah Ah Uhhh)

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