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Rooty Toot Toot

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1/62

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 62Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Gtr Motif 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------0h2---2-0-2~-----|
D|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----0h2---2-0-2~-----|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Gtr Motif 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----x----------------|
A|------------------------0-------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Intro]
1 bar - drums only
1 bar - Gtr Motif 1 with delay
1 bar - drums only
A D G A
A[GDtr Motif 1]
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------0h2---2-0-2~-----|
D|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----0h2---2-0-2~-----|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
AGot my hands on a liDttle bit of dough
GSo I went to the grocery store
And gAot some steaks to go
AWent by and picked up my gal, TDeddi Jo
GWe had ourselves a picnic
BesAide a dirt road
[Percussion Break]
3 beats
[Chorus]
ARooty toot toot
DRooty toot toot
GWe had it made in the shade
ALike a ball through the hoop
ASpinnin' and tumblin' insDide this hoola hoop
GLivin' and learnin'
ARooty toot toot
[Gtr Motif 2] 
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|    x3
D|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----x----------------|
A|------------------------0-------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
AWe laid out a blanket
DAnd started a fire
GHad the radio playin'
AFrom inside the car
AI took off my shirt and DI kicked off my shoes
GShe read the paper
AAnd told me the news
AShe said, there's a lot of people out there
DWho are at the end of their rope
GSometimes baby
AYou've got to lay low
[Gtr Break]
2 beats
G-G F#-G F#
[Chorus]
ARooty toot toot
DRooty toot toot
GWe had it made in the shade
ALike a ball through the hoop
ASpinnin' and tumblin' insDide this hoola hoop
GLivin' and learnin'
ARooty toot toot
[Gtr Motif 2]
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----x----------------|
A|------------------------0-------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
DWe stayed there all dAay
DWe both got us some reAal good suntans
DI thought that was oAk
GSometimes life can bAe so grand
       E           G        AN.C.
[Percussion Break]
4 bars
[Verse 3]
(percussion only)
We were gettin' ready
To shake out of that place
When the Illinois state trooper
Got in my face
He said, You're on private property
But once he cooled down he was ok
Sometimes you're golden, man
That's all I got to say
[Gtr Break]
4 beats
G-G F#-G F#, G-G F#-G F#
[Chorus]
ARooty toot toot
DRooty toot toot
GWe had it made in the shade
ALike a ball through the hoop
ASpinnin' and tumblin' insDide this hoola hoop
GLivin' and learnin'
ARooty toot toot
[Chorus]
ARooty toot toot
DRooty toot toot
GWe had it made in the shade
ALike a ball through the hoop
ASpinnin' and tumblin' insDide this hoola hoop
GLivin' and learnin'
ARooty toot toot
[Gtr Break]
4 beats
G-G F#-G F#,  G-G F#-G F# 
[Gtr Motif 2]
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----x----------------|
A|------------------------0-------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
************************************
| h   Hammer-on
| ~   Vibrato
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| x   Dead note
************************************

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Rooty Toot Toot

by John Mellencamp

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Gtr Motif 1

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

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

G|---------------------0h2---2-0-2~-----|

D|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----0h2---2-0-2~-----|

A|--------------------------------------|

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

Gtr Motif 2

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

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

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

D|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----x----------------|

A|------------------------0-------------|

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

[Intro]

1 bar - drums only

1 bar - Gtr Motif 1 with delay

1 bar - drums only

A D G A

A D

[Gtr Motif 1]

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

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

G|---------------------0h2---2-0-2~-----|

D|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----0h2---2-0-2~-----|

A|--------------------------------------|

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

[Verse 1]

A D

Got my hands on a little bit of dough

So I went to the grocery store

And got some steaks to go

A D

Went by and picked up my gal, Teddi Jo

We had ourselves a picnic

Beside a dirt road

[Percussion Break]

3 beats

[Chorus]

Rooty toot toot

We had it made in the shade

Like a ball through the hoop

A D

Spinnin' and tumblin' inside this hoola hoop

Livin' and learnin'

Rooty toot toot

[Gtr Motif 2]

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

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

G|--------------------------------------| x3

D|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----x----------------|

A|------------------------0-------------|

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

[Verse 2]

We laid out a blanket

And started a fire

Had the radio playin'

From inside the car

A D

I took off my shirt and I kicked off my shoes

She read the paper

And told me the news

She said, there's a lot of people out there

Who are at the end of their rope

Sometimes baby

You've got to lay low

[Gtr Break]

2 beats

G-G F#-G F#

[Chorus]

Rooty toot toot

We had it made in the shade

Like a ball through the hoop

A D

Spinnin' and tumblin' inside this hoola hoop

Livin' and learnin'

Rooty toot toot

[Gtr Motif 2]

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

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

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

D|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----x----------------|

A|------------------------0-------------|

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

[Bridge]

D A

We stayed there all day

D A

We both got us some real good suntans

D A

I thought that was ok

G A

Sometimes life can be so grand

E G A

N.C.

[Percussion Break]

4 bars

[Verse 3]

(percussion only)

We were gettin' ready

To shake out of that place

When the Illinois state trooper

Got in my face

He said, You're on private property

But once he cooled down he was ok

Sometimes you're golden, man

That's all I got to say

[Gtr Break]

4 beats

G-G F#-G F#, G-G F#-G F#

[Chorus]

Rooty toot toot

We had it made in the shade

Like a ball through the hoop

A D

Spinnin' and tumblin' inside this hoola hoop

Livin' and learnin'

Rooty toot toot

[Chorus]

Rooty toot toot

We had it made in the shade

Like a ball through the hoop

A D

Spinnin' and tumblin' inside this hoola hoop

Livin' and learnin'

Rooty toot toot

[Gtr Break]

4 beats

G-G F#-G F#, G-G F#-G F#

[Gtr Motif 2]

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

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

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

D|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----x----------------|

A|------------------------0-------------|

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

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| ~ Vibrato

| b Bend

| br Bend release

| x Dead note

************************************

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