Rock And Roll Baby chords by The Stylistics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G A G A

Verse 1:
A
Tootsie roll soul and doodle-white shoes
                          D
Papa's sure proud of his little bitty rockin' roll baby
           A
Singin' at the age of two
    E         Bm             A
He can hardly talk but he sure knows how to sing the blues

Verse 2:
A
Little Joe never sings out of tune
                         D
Always in key, he's a soulful little rockin' roll baby
            A
Papa loves the way you do
   E          Bm         A
Never heard a boy sing the way my little Joey do

Chorus:
    F#m    D     Dbm       F#
He was born in a theatre in Bluefield, West Virginia
Bm     Dbm  D        E
His ma and I were travelin' on the road
     F#m      D      Dbm       F#
I worked hard all that summer as a fill-in for the drummer
Bm    Bbm      E        A
One-night stands weren't easy for little Joe

Verse 3:
A
Bought a new house in Beverly Hills
                          D
Papa made it big and he did it for his rockin' roll baby
              A
A little bit of rhythm and blues
   E         Bm        A
Got a funky walk in his little orthopedic shoes

Chorus:
    F#m    D     Dbm       F#
He was born in a theatre in Bluefield, West Virginia
Bm     Dbm  D        E
His ma and I were travelin' on the road
     F#m      D      Dbm       F#
I worked hard all that summer as a fill-in for the drummer
Bm    Bbm      E        A
One-night stands weren't easy for little Joe