Rock And Roll Survival Blues chords by The Rubettes

Chords with lyrics

Rock'N'Roll Survival Blues:The Rubettes.
Album - Wear It's At - #32 Germany, #42
Netherlands on POLYDOR Records in 1974.


INTRO: E MajorE EbmEbm A augmentedA E MajorE EbmEbm E MajorE

#1.
E MajorE      D MajorD    E MajorE
I was such a pleasant child til rock and roll.
(rock and roll)
E MajorE                 AbmAbm DbmDbm
Took away my peace of mind and my self control.
(self control)
A augmentedA
Soon I was so sure that I was God's great gift

to a generation.
GbGb             BB
I was surely bound to be a star.

#2.
 E MajorE
I bought myself a Fender and a Super Twin.
(Super Twin)
E MajorE
Toughened up my vocal chords with Gordon's Gin.
 AbmAbm   E MajorE
(Gordon's gin)
A augmentedA                 BB
Played around for months and never made the news.
A augmentedA              BB    E MajorE
Soon I had the rock and roll survival blues.

#3.
E MajorE
I drove around from gig to gig in a rusty van.
(rusty van)
E MajorE
Dreaming of a limousine and a livery man.
(livery man)
A augmentedA           DbmDbm    A augmentedA
I simply couldn't understand why I was still

the local standby.
GbGb               BB
When I was heaven made to be a star.

#4.
  E MajorE
The years went by and still I'm on the same old

scene.
(same old scene)
E MajorE   DbmDbm   E MajorE
Never getting the publicity machine.
(city machine)
A augmentedA        D MajorD     DbmDbm        BB
Now, I knew what they meant about paying your dues.
G+G    E MajorE    A augmentedA       E MajorE BB   E MajorE
Cause I had the rock and roll survival blues.

INTERLUDE: E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD

      E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA GbmGbm E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD E minorEm A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA

      D MajorD A minorAm C majorC D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD E MajorE

      A augmentedA E minorEm D MajorD G+G D MajorD A minorAm BB G+G A augmentedA D MajorD BB


#5.
  E MajorE                  E minorEm    E MajorE
The years went by the bands went by and I played on.
(I played on)
E MajorE
I could not understand where I was going wrong.
DbmDbm  A augmentedA       DbmDbm  A augmentedA
So, I split from the music city went to school in
           E MajorE    EbmEbm   GbGb
a northern backroom, just sat down and learned myself
  BB   A augmentedA BB
the blues.

#6.
E MajorE
Then I made a record and now here I am.
(here I am)
                   E minorEm   E MajorE
I don't know how it happened but who gives a damn.
(gives a damn)
 DbmDbm A augmentedA   DbmDbm        BB
I only know I love you, now you got the news.
      A augmentedA    E MajorE   BB
I ain't no rock and roll revival...

OUTRO:
A augmentedA    E MajorE   BB
rock and roll revival..
E MajorE         A augmentedA   BB  E MajorE
rock and roll sur-vival......blues.

E minorEm A augmentedA E minorEm A..E Em...E


A augmentedA seventies smash from Kraziekhat.