Cooper Station Blues chords by Chris Murray

• Difficulty: Beginner

Intro:

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Verse 1:
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I want to talk to you today about Moon Records
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I sent them a tape that I had made about a month ago
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I said that the band is breaking up I’m trying to go solo
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the man on the phone call back to say that Mr. Bucket said no
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He don’t know if the rude boys, like you boys
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will like my stuff, but he know
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the one man show will never go
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and the tape it sounds too rough

Verse 2:
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I know it’s true, they’ll never like what they never get to hear
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it’s been that way for ska over the years
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but why should the ska world cover its ears
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to the sounds of my blood, sweat and tears

Chorus:
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when I want to play ska
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I want to play ska for all of you
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I want to play ska for all of you
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cos ska is what I do

Verse 2:
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and so I’ve come down to New York to demonstrate to you
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that Venice Shoreline Chris is paying respect to the roots
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so clap your hands, sway your hips get into a soulful groove
          A                      E        A
hear this music straight from my heart to you

Chorus:
E                   A   Bm    E
when I want to play ska
E              A       F#    E
I want to play ska for all of you
E                   A   Bm    E
I want to play ska for all of you
A   Bm            A       E
cos ska is what I do

Chorus:
E                   A   Bm    E
when I want to play ska
E              A       F#    E
I want to play ska for all of you
E                   A   Bm    E
I want to play ska for all of you
A   Bm            A       E
cos ska is what I do

Verse 3:
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and I think that the rude boys, like you boys
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might like my stuff, and I know
     A              Bm
the one man show is here we go
        E                    A
and the tape sounds just raw enough