Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Standard Tuning
Intro:
Dmaj7Dmaj7 D#dim7D#dim7 E minor 7Em7 A7b9A7b9 F#m7F#m7 B7B7 E7E7 A7A7
D MajorD D7D7 G+G Bb7Bb7 A7A7
Verse:
NC D MajorD D#dim7D#dim7 Em9Em9 A7A7
Well, You've heard about the alligators sleepin' in the shade
D MajorD D#dim7D#dim7 Em9Em9 A7A7
You've heard about the sugar barons screwin' up the 'glades,
D MajorD D7D7 G+G Bb7Bb7 A7A7
It's a melting pot existence That is hard to contemplate And a never ending battle
A7A7
in the Sunshine State.
Verse:
D MajorD D#dim7D#dim7 Em9Em9 A7A7
But far, far away from the front page news,
D MajorD D#dim7D#dim7 Em9Em9 A7A7
Far, far away from the headline blues,
D MajorD D7D7 G+G Bb7Bb7 A7A7
Down a secondary road that severely shows its age The forties comes to life
A7A7
on a make-shift stage.
Chorus:
D MajorD D#dim7D#dim7 E minor 7Em7 A7A7
It's the Bob Roberts Society Band.
F#m7F#m7 B7B7 E minor 7Em7 A7A7
Playing every Sunday at the Orange Grove Stand.
D MajorD D7D7 G+G Bb7Bb7
They don't play grunge and they don't play loud.
A7A7
It's the magic of the music that still draws a crowd.
Verse:
D MajorD D#dim7D#dim7 Em9Em9 A7A7
Well, the word goes out From Melbourne to the Keys.
D MajorD D#dim7D#dim7 Em9Em9 A7A7
The faithful get the message Like it's written on the breeze.
D MajorD D7D7 G+G Bb7Bb7 A7A7
Young folks, old folks, 'Bout to cut a rug.Fox Trot, Bunny Hop, Do the Jitterbug,
Chorus:
D MajorD D#dim7D#dim7 E minor 7Em7 A7A7
It's the Bob Roberts Society Band.
F#m7F#m7 B7B7 E minor 7Em7 A7A7
Playing every Sunday at the Orange Grove Stand.
D MajorD D7D7 G+G Bb7Bb7
They don't play grunge and they don't play loud.
A7A7
It's the magic of the music that still draws a crowd.
Verse:
D MajorD D#dim7D#dim7 Em9Em9 A7A7
I saw mini vans from Boca, Buses from Perrine.
D MajorD D#dim7D#dim7 Em9Em9 A7A7
There were people speaking Hindu In the Bar-B-Que line.
D MajorD D7D7 G+G Bb7Bb7 A7A7
A augmentedA couple on their honeymoon Looked a bit confused. But the boys in the band
A7A7
put 'em right in the mood.
Verse:
D MajorD D#dim7D#dim7 Em9Em9 A7A7
A augmentedA lady dressed in purple started dancing all alone
D MajorD D#dim7D#dim7 Em9Em9 A7A7
Then she sauntered oh so gently to the vacant microphone.
D MajorD D7D7 G+G Bb7Bb7 A7A7
She sounded like she's someone and never missed a beat. By the time the number ended they were
A7A7
dancin' in the street.
Verse:
D MajorD D#dim7D#dim7 Em9Em9 A7A7
They'd died and gone to heaven That lively little crowd
D MajorD D#dim7D#dim7 Em9Em9 A7A7
Trombones and saxophones Sent 'em through the clouds
D MajorD D7D7 G+G Bb7Bb7 A7A7
It could have gone all night. But the party had to stop.When they blew the circuit breaker
A7A7
In the souvenir shop
Chorus:
D MajorD D#dim7D#dim7 E minor 7Em7 A7A7
It's the Bob Roberts Society Band.
F#m7F#m7 B7B7 E minor 7Em7 A7A7
Playing every Sunday at the Orange Grove Stand.
D MajorD D7D7 G+G Bb7Bb7
They don't play grunge and they don't play loud.
A7A7
It's the magic of the music that still draws a crowd.
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