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Twenty Flight Rock
Eddie Cochran
[Intro]
e|-A--------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---3-4---3-4---3-4---|
E|-5-----5-----5-----5-|
[Verse 1]
I've Agot a girl with a record machine
When it comes to rockin, she's a queenD  
                                     A (mute)
We love to dance on a Saturday night
N.C.
All alone where I can hold her tight
But E7she lives on 20th floor uptown
A (mute)
And the elevator has broken down
During the verses the riff goes like this:
e|-A------------------------D------------A--E7------------A--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------3-4---3-4-----5-6---5-6---|
A|---3-4---3-4---3-4---3-4-5-----5-------7-----7-------|
E|-5-----5-----5-----5-----------------5-------------5-|
[Verse 2]
So I Awalk one, two flight, three flight, four
Five, six, seven flight, eight flight moreD  
At 12th I'm startin' to sag
A15th floor I'm ready to drag
E7Get to the top, DI'm too tired to Arock
[Verse 3]
AShe called me up on the telephone
Said: "Come over, baby. I'm all alone."D  
                                        A (mute)
I said: "Sorry, baby. You're mighty sweet,
N.C.
but I'm in bed achin' feet."
ThE7is went for a couple of days
A (mute)
But I could not stay away
[Verse 4]
So I Awalk one, two flight, three flight, four
Five, six, seven flight, eight flight moreD  
At 12th I'm startin' to sag
A15th floor I'm ready to drag
E7Get to the top, DI'm too tired to Arock
[Instrumental]
A A A A D D A A E7 D A A
[Verse 5]
AThey sent it to Chicago for repairs
'Til it's fixed I'm usin' the staiDrs
I have to get there before it's to laAte
N.C.
My baby couldn't bear much to wait
E7All this climbin' is gettin' me down
A (mute)
You'll find my corpse draped over a rail
[Verse 6]
But I Afly one, two flight, three flight, four
Five, six, seven flight, eight flight moreD  
At 12th I'm startin' to sag
A15th floor I'm ready to drag
E7Get to the top, DI'm too tired to Arock

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A major

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Twenty Flight Rock

by Eddie Cochran

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Twenty Flight Rock

Eddie Cochran

[Intro]

e|---------------------|

B|---------------------|

G|---------------------|

D|---------------------|

A|---3-4---3-4---3-4---|

E|-5-----5-----5-----5-|

[Verse 1]

I've got a girl with a record machine

When it comes to rockin, she's a queen

A (mute)

We love to dance on a Saturday night

N.C.

All alone where I can hold her tight

But she lives on 20th floor uptown

A (mute)

And the elevator has broken down

During the verses the riff goes like this:

A D A E7 A

e|-----------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------3-4---3-4-----5-6---5-6---|

A|---3-4---3-4---3-4---3-4-5-----5-------7-----7-------|

E|-5-----5-----5-----5-----------------5-------------5-|

[Verse 2]

So I walk one, two flight, three flight, four

Five, six, seven flight, eight flight more

At 12th I'm startin' to sag

15th floor I'm ready to drag

E7 D A

Get to the top, I'm too tired to rock

[Verse 3]

She called me up on the telephone

Said: "Come over, baby. I'm all alone."

A (mute)

I said: "Sorry, baby. You're mighty sweet,

N.C.

but I'm in bed achin' feet."

This went for a couple of days

A (mute)

But I could not stay away

[Verse 4]

So I walk one, two flight, three flight, four

Five, six, seven flight, eight flight more

At 12th I'm startin' to sag

15th floor I'm ready to drag

E7 D A

Get to the top, I'm too tired to rock

[Instrumental]

A A A A D D A A E7 D A A

[Verse 5]

They sent it to Chicago for repairs

'Til it's fixed I'm usin' the stairs

I have to get there before it's to late

N.C.

My baby couldn't bear much to wait

All this climbin' is gettin' me down

A (mute)

You'll find my corpse draped over a rail

[Verse 6]

But I fly one, two flight, three flight, four

Five, six, seven flight, eight flight more

At 12th I'm startin' to sag

15th floor I'm ready to drag

E7 D A

Get to the top, I'm too tired to rock

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