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