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Rock On

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David Essex
Rock On
1975
Standard Tuning (E-A-D-G-B-e)
Capo 2!
Verse 1 
AHey F#Kids ERock and F#Roll, ERock F#on, Ohh my soul
AHey F#There, EBoogie F#too, EDid F#ya?
AHey F#Shout Esummertime F#blues, Ejump up and down in my blue suede F#shoes
AHey F#Kids ERock and F#Roll, ERock F#On
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Chorus
EAnd where do we gF#o from here?
EWhich is the wF#ay thats clear? Still looking for that
(Chorus goes RIGHT into Verse 2)
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(verse 2)
ABlue F#jean, EBaby F#queen,
EPrettiest girl i've ever F#seen
ASee her F#shake on the Emovie F#screen,
EJimmy F#Dean (JAMES DEAN!)
ERock F#On 
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When the strings come in for that wierd part it goes something like this
(remember, capo on 2 fret)
e-----5----2----2---2--------------2--2----5---2-------2--2------2----|
b------------5---------5-5-5-2--5------------------5---------5--------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
There you have it, the song really isnt a strummer, but you canmake it that way

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Rock On

by David Essex

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

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David Essex

Rock On

1975

Standard Tuning (E-A-D-G-B-e)

Capo 2!

Verse 1

A F# E F# E F#

Hey Kids Rock and Roll, Rock on, Ohh my soul

A F# E F# E F#

Hey There, Boogie too, Did ya?

A F# E F# E F#

Hey Shout summertime blues, jump up and down in my blue suede shoes

A F# E F# E F#

Hey Kids Rock and Roll, Rock On

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Chorus

E F#

And where do we go from here?

E F#

Which is the way thats clear? Still looking for that

(Chorus goes RIGHT into Verse 2)

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(verse 2)

A F# E F#

Blue jean, Baby queen,

E F#

Prettiest girl i've ever seen

A F# E F#

See her shake on the movie screen,

E F#

Jimmy Dean (JAMES DEAN!)

E F#

Rock On

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When the strings come in for that wierd part it goes something like this

(remember, capo on 2 fret)

e-----5----2----2---2--------------2--2----5---2-------2--2------2----|

b------------5---------5-5-5-2--5------------------5---------5--------|

g---------------------------------------------------------------------|

d---------------------------------------------------------------------|

a---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

There you have it, the song really isnt a strummer, but you canmake it that way

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