Chords with lyrics
Intro:
E7E7 A7A7 C#m7C#m7 Bm7Bm7 A augmentedA G+G E MajorE Ab7Ab7+9
Ahorus:
E7E7 A7A7 C#m7C#m7 Bm7Bm7
Mama knows and papa knows that rock'n'roll is music
A augmentedA G+G E MajorE Ab7Ab7+9
Rock'n'roll is music now
Verse 1:
E7E7 A7A7 C#m7C#m7 Bm7Bm7
Baby been cutting his teeth on Bo Diddley's, I'm a man, man
A augmentedA G+G E MajorE
Listen to the Wolfman howl
C#m7C#m7 Ab7sus4Ab7sus4 Ab7Ab7 A7A7 A7sus4A7sus4 A7A7 C#m7C#m7
See the white man sailing his ship upon the sea
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE E7E7
Watch the white man shackle the black man to a tree
C#m7C#m7 Ab7sus4Ab7sus4 Ab7Ab7 A7A7 A7sus4A7sus4 A7A7 Ab7Ab7 G7G7 A7A7
To the invader go the fruits of war
F#sus4F#7sus4 F#7F#7
He misses home and his boots are sore
G7G7 G7sus4G7sus4 G7G7
He has not got no roots no more
A7A7 Asus4Asus4 A7A7
He comes for your gold
B7sus4B7sus4
Watch out for your soul
Chorus:
E7E7 A7A7
Tennis shoes, and rhythm'n'blues
C#m7C#m7 Bm7Bm7
Are second generation
A augmentedA G+G E MajorE Ab7Ab7+9
All across the nation now
E7E7 A7A7 C#m7C#m7 Bm7Bm7
Mama knows and papa too, that rock'n'roll is music
A augmentedA G+G E MajorE
Rock'n'roll is music now
Instrumental:
C#m7C#m7 Ab7sus4Ab7sus4 Ab7Ab7 A7A7 A7sus4A7sus4 A7A7 C#m7C#m7 Bm7Bm7 G+G E7E7 C#m7C#m7
Verse 2:
Ab7sus4Ab7sus4 Ab7Ab7 A7A7 A7sus4A7sus4 A7A7 Ab7Ab7 G7G7 A7A7
To the invader go the fruits of war
F#sus4F#7sus4 F#7F#7
He misses home and his boots are sore
G7G7 G7sus4G7sus4 G7G7
He has not got no roots no more
A7A7 A7sus4A7sus4 A7A7
He comes for your gold
B7sus4B7sus4
Watch out for your soul
Chorus:
E7E7 F#7F#7 C#m7C#m7 Bm7Bm7
'Cause mama knows and papa knows that rock'n'roll is music
A augmentedA G+G E MajorE
Rock'n'roll is music now
A augmentedA G+G E MajorE Ab7Ab7+9
I said rock'n'roll is music now Yeah now, hey, hark
Outro:
E7E7 G#m7G#m7 B7B7
E7E7 G#m7G#m7 B7B7 E7E7 G#m7G#m7 B7B7
Rock'n'roll is music, rock'n'roll is music
E7E7 G#m7G#m7 B7B7 E7E7
Rock'n'roll is music now
E7E7 G#m7G#m7 B7B7 E7E7 G#m7G#m7 B7B7
Rock'n'roll is music, rock'n'roll is music
E7E7 G#m7G#m7 B7B7 E7E7
Rock'n'roll is music now
E7E7 G#m7G#m7 B7B7 E7E7 G#m7G#m7 B7B7
Rock'n'roll is music, rock'n'roll is music
E7E7 G#m7G#m7 B7B7 E7E7
Rock'n'roll is music now
E7E7 G#m7G#m7 B7B7 E7E7 G#m7G#m7 B7B7
Rock'n'roll is music, rock'n'roll is music
E7E7 G#m7G#m7 B7B7 E7E7
Rock'n'roll is music now