The Story Of A Rocknroll Band chords by Randy Newman

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard

Randy Newman
The Story of a Rock?n?Roll Band (1978)
(Randy Newman)

From: "Born Again"

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CHORDS

     E-A-D-G-B-e
E7-9   x-x-2-1-0-1
E7-9   x-x-2-1-3-1

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INTRO
| A augmentedA | % | % | % |

VERSE
A augmentedA
 They were six fine English boys
A augmentedA            G+G
 Who knew each other in Birmingham
E MajorE
 They bought a drum and guitar
A augmentedA
 Started a rock-roll band


VERSE
A augmentedA
 And Johnny played little violin
A augmentedA             G+G
 And Bobby Joe played the big violin
E MajorE
 The one that stands on the floor
                   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A augmentedA                       A augmentedA
 They were all in the rock-roll band    (break)


INTERLUDE 1
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| A augmentedA |     A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA
   2/4
| A augmentedA | A augmentedA |

PART
C majorC               A minorAm
 Their first song sounded like this:
 C majorC  A minorAm
 (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
C majorC   A minorAm
 (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
C majorC            A minorAm
 Please get me a witness, please get me a witness
(Ooooooh ...       oooooh)


VERSE
A augmentedA
 Right off, they needed a name
A augmentedA               G+G      | FF |
 Someone said, "How 'bout the Renegades?"
E MajorE
 Johnny said, "Well I don't know.
         A augmentedA
I prefer E.L.O."


INTERLUDE 2
| E minorEm | Em/DEm/D | Cmaj7Cmaj7 | % |
| E minorEm | Em/DEm/D | Cmaj7Cmaj7 | % |
| E minorEm | Em/DEm/D | Cmaj7Cmaj7 | % |
| E minorEm | Em/DEm/D | Cmaj7Cmaj7 |

| no chord |
(La, la, la, la, la, la)
| no chord |
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la)


VERSE
A augmentedA
 I love their "Mr. Blue Skies"
A augmentedA            G+G
 Almost my favorite is "Turn to Stone"
E MajorE                 E-9
 And how 'bout "Telephone Line"?
E MajorE         A augmentedA
 I love that E.L.O.


VERSE
A augmentedA
 I love their "Mr. Blue Skies"
A augmentedA            G+G
 Almost my favorite is "Turn to Stone"
                     6/4
E MajorE                | E-9 | E7-9 |
 And how 'bout "Telephone Line"?
E MajorE         A augmentedA
 I love that E.L.O.


CODA
| Bb majorBb | BB | C majorC | DbDb | D MajorD | Eb MajorEb

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| A augmentedA | A augmentedA A majorA   Eb5Eb5