Rock N Roll Lullabye tab by 10cc

Tabs

Words and Music by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman

Tuning: Standard
Timing is 4/4.

INTRO:

 A augmentedA                BB
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------4------|-------------------------6------|
|-------------4---7--------------|-------------6---9--------------|
|-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

A augmentedA                BB
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------4------|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9------|
|-------------4---7--------------|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9------|
|-5------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

VERSE:
Notes:
The first note of Fill 1 starts on the C# minorC#m of "get"; and the last note is on
the F#7F#7 of "Snuggle" in the CHORUS.

Chords:
E MajorE  022100  A minorAm  577555
G#G# 466544  BB  799877 or x24442
A augmentedA  577655  C# minorC#m x46654

E MajorE             G#G#
Listen while I sing you to sleep
    A augmentedA         A minorAm
With a rock 'n' roll lullaby
E MajorE               G#G#
Close your eyes and don't you peep
     A augmentedA         A minorAm
This is a rock 'n' roll lullaby
  E MajorE        C# minorC#m [Fill 1]
The Sandman's gonna get you...

Fill 1

C# minorC#m          F#7F#7
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--4-4--2-4-2----------------|
|-------------5-5--4-5-4--2--|

CHORUS:
Chords:
F#7F#7 242322  D MajorD  xx0232
A augmentedA  577655  E MajorE  022100

F#7F#7
Snuggle down your sleepy head
"It's gettin' late," the Sandman said,
   D MajorD   A augmentedA  E MajorE (F#7F#7)
"Your dreams are waiting

F#7F#7
It's daybreak in the land of nod
So get to sleep you little sod,
   D MajorD   A augmentedA  E MajorE
Your dreams are waiting."

BRIDGE:
Chords:
B minorBm     x24432       A augmentedA     577655
E MajorE     022100       Am(maj7)  x02110
C# minorC#m    x46654       Amaj7Amaj7   x02120
BB     799877 or x24442

B minorBm                E MajorE
And if you get a nightmare, would you go and shake your Ma?
      C# minorC#m            BB   A augmentedA
'Cause your Daddy's been a-workin' all day - ay
  B minorBm              E MajorE
And if you go and get a glass of water by yourself
    C# minorC#m                Am(maj7)
You can show us that you're older than you are
Amaj7Amaj7
Show us that you're older...

[ GUITAR SOLO (over Guitar figure 1 below) ]

[Play x2]

Guitar Figure 1

E MajorE        G#G#        A augmentedA        C majorC     D MajorD
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------2----------4-*|
|*----------------|----------3---3-|--------2-4-2-4-|------2-5--------4-7---*|
|---------2-4-2-4-|------3-6---6---|-0-0--4---------|-3-3--------5-5---------|
|--0-0--4---------|-4-4------------|----------------|------------------------|

E MajorE        C# minorC#m
The Sandman's gonna get you

[play Fill 1]

Fill 1

C# minorC#m          F#7F#7
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--4-4--2-4-2----------------|
|-------------5-5--4-5-4--2--|

CHORUS:
Chords:
F#7F#7 242322  D MajorD  xx0232
A augmentedA  577655  E MajorE  022100

F#7F#7
Well, you're too small to understand
You're living in a wonderland
   D MajorD   A augmentedA  E MajorE F#7F#7
Your dreams are waitin'

F#7F#7
If only we could be there too
And dream a dream along with you
   D MajorD   A augmentedA  E MajorE F#7F#7
Your dreams are waitin'

BRIDGE:
Chords:
B minorBm     x24432       A augmentedA     577655
E MajorE     022100       Am(maj7)  x02110
C# minorC#m    x46654       Amaj7Amaj7   x02120
BB     799877 or x24442

B minorBm                 E MajorE
Careful that you don't get out the wrong side of the cot
    C# minorC#m          BB  A augmentedA
Are you gonna be an angel or a de - vil
B minorBm                 E MajorE
You're too young to reason what is right and what is wrong
  C# minorC#m
But childhood dreams are gone too fast,
    Am(maj7)
There's no    way we can make them last
   Amaj7Amaj7          BB
We'll always love you anyway - ay...

CODA:

Guitar figure 1

E MajorE        G#G#        A augmentedA        C majorC     D MajorD
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------2----------4-*|
|*----------------|----------3---3-|--------2-4-2-4-|------2-5--------4-7---*|
|---------2-4-2-4-|------3-6---6---|-0-0--4---------|-3-3--------5-5---------|
|--0-0--4---------|-4-4------------|----------------|------------------------|

E MajorE
Any way you are
      G#G#
Any way you are
      A augmentedA  C majorC  D MajorD
Any way you are

[repeat CODA until fade]