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The Beat Goes On:Sonny And Cher.
#6 in 1967.
CHORUS: (Capo 3rd fret for original.)
The beat goes Don, the beat goes on.
Drums keep pounding D7rhythm to the Dbrain.
La de da de D7de...Gla de da de Dda.
#1.
DCharleston was once the rage, uh huh.
History has D7turned the page, Duh huh.
The mini skirts the current thing, uh huh.
Teenybopper is our D7newborn king, Duh huh.
CHORUS:
The beat goes Don, the beat goes on.
Drums keep pounding D7rhythm to the Dbrain.
La de da de D7de...Gla de da de Dda.
#2.
DThe grocery store's the super mart, uh huh.
Little girls still D7break their hearts, uh Dhuh.
And Dmen still keep on marching off to war.
Electrically they D7keep a baseball Dscore.
CHORUS:
The beat goes Don, the beat goes on.
Drums keep pounding D7rhythm to the Dbrain.
La de da de D7de...Gla de da de Dda.
#3.
DGrandmas sit in chairs and reminisce.
Boys keep chasing D7girls to get a Dkiss.
DThe cars keep going faster all the time.
Bums still cry,' Hey D7buddy, have you got a dime?'
CHORUS:
The beat goes Don, the beat goes on.
Drums keep pounding D7rhythm to the Dbrain.
La de da de D7de...Gla de da de Dda.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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The Beat Goes On

by Sonny & Cher

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

The Beat Goes On:Sonny And Cher.

#6 in 1967.

CHORUS: (Capo 3rd fret for original.)

The beat goes on, the beat goes on.

D7 D

Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.

D7 G D

La de da de de...la de da de da.

#1.

Charleston was once the rage, uh huh.

D7 D

History has turned the page, uh huh.

The mini skirts the current thing, uh huh.

D7 D

Teenybopper is our newborn king, uh huh.

CHORUS:

The beat goes on, the beat goes on.

D7 D

Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.

D7 G D

La de da de de...la de da de da.

#2.

The grocery store's the super mart, uh huh.

D7 D

Little girls still break their hearts, uh huh.

And men still keep on marching off to war.

D7 D

Electrically they keep a baseball score.

CHORUS:

The beat goes on, the beat goes on.

D7 D

Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.

D7 G D

La de da de de...la de da de da.

#3.

Grandmas sit in chairs and reminisce.

D7 D

Boys keep chasing girls to get a kiss.

The cars keep going faster all the time.

Bums still cry,' Hey buddy, have you got a dime?'

CHORUS:

The beat goes on, the beat goes on.

D7 D

Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.

D7 G D

La de da de de...la de da de da.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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