Intro: E7 A7 C#m7 Bm7 A G E Ab7+9 Ahorus: E7 A7 C#m7 Bm7 Mama knows and papa knows that rock'n'roll is music A G E Ab7+9 Rock'n'roll is music now Verse 1: E7 A7 C#m7 Bm7 Baby been cutting his teeth on Bo Diddley's, I'm a man, man A G E Listen to the Wolfman howl C#m7 Ab7sus4 Ab7 A7 A7sus4 A7 C#m7 See the white man sailing his ship upon the sea Bm7 E E7 Watch the white man shackle the black man to a tree C#m7 Ab7sus4 Ab7 A7 A7sus4 A7 Ab7 G7 A7 To the invader go the fruits of war F#7sus4 F#7 He misses home and his boots are sore G7 G7sus4 G7 He has not got no roots no more A7 Asus4 A7 He comes for your gold B7sus4 Watch out for your soul
Chorus: E7 A7 Tennis shoes, and rhythm'n'blues C#m7 Bm7 Are second generation A G E Ab7+9 All across the nation now E7 A7 C#m7 Bm7 Mama knows and papa too, that rock'n'roll is music A G E Rock'n'roll is music now Instrumental: C#m7 Ab7sus4 Ab7 A7 A7sus4 A7 C#m7 Bm7 G E7 C#m7 Verse 2: Ab7sus4 Ab7 A7 A7sus4 A7 Ab7 G7 A7 To the invader go the fruits of war F#7sus4 F#7 He misses home and his boots are sore G7 G7sus4 G7 He has not got no roots no more A7 A7sus4 A7 He comes for your gold B7sus4 Watch out for your soul Chorus: E7 F#7 C#m7 Bm7 'Cause mama knows and papa knows that rock'n'roll is music A G E Rock'n'roll is music now A G E Ab7+9 I said rock'n'roll is music now Yeah now, hey, hark Outro: E7 G#m7 B7 E7 G#m7 B7 E7 G#m7 B7 Rock'n'roll is music, rock'n'roll is music E7 G#m7 B7 E7 Rock'n'roll is music now E7 G#m7 B7 E7 G#m7 B7 Rock'n'roll is music, rock'n'roll is music E7 G#m7 B7 E7 Rock'n'roll is music now E7 G#m7 B7 E7 G#m7 B7 Rock'n'roll is music, rock'n'roll is music E7 G#m7 B7 E7 Rock'n'roll is music now E7 G#m7 B7 E7 G#m7 B7 Rock'n'roll is music, rock'n'roll is music E7 G#m7 B7 E7 Rock'n'roll is music now
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