The Story Of A Rocknroll Band chords by Randy Newman

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 | % | % | % |


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


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


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


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


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


INTERLUDE 2
| Em | Em/D | Cmaj7 | % |
| Em | Em/D | Cmaj7 | % |
| Em | Em/D | Cmaj7 | % |
| Em | Em/D | Cmaj7 |

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



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


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


CODA
| Bb | B | C | Db | D | Eb

      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| A | A A     Eb5