Rock ’n’ roll band
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Hey !
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1. Well, we were just another band out of
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on the road to try and make
ends meet.
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playin'
all the bars, sleepin' in our cars,
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and we practiced right down out in the street.
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No, we didn't have much money,
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we barely made enough to
survive,
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but when we got up on stage
and got ready to play,
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people came alive.
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Rock 'n' roll band, everybody's waiting, gettin'
crazy, anticipating
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Love, and music, play, play, play, yeah yeah yeah yeah !
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2. Dancin' in the streets of
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we were getting pretty good at
the game
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people stood in line and
didn't seem to mind,
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you know, everybody knew our
name.
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Livin'
on rock 'n' roll music,
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never worried 'bout the things
we were missin',
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when we got up on stage and
got ready to play,
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everybody'd
listen.
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Rock 'n' roll band, everybody's waiting, gettin'
crazy, anticipating
D E G
A D
Love, and music, play, play, play!
+ E - A
- E - A (2x)
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3. Playin' for a week in
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a man came to the stage one
night,
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he smoked a big cigar and
drove a Cadillac car,
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and said,
"Boys I think this band's outta sight".
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Sign a record company contract,
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you know I've got great
expectations,
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when I hear you on the car
radio,
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you're gonna
be a sensation.
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Rock 'n' roll band, everybody's waiting, gettin'
crazy, anticipating
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A D
Love, and music, play, play, play !
E - G - A + C - G - D (3x) + C - - G - - D
Yeah, yeah !
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Boston)