Sister Rosetta Acoustic Live chords by Frank Turner

Intro:

Fadd9   C   G   C   x3
Fadd9   Am7   G

Verse 1:

       C
Sister Rosetta

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God mother of rock and roll

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The original sister of soul

                     G
All our music was in her

            C
She brought rhythm

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From the darkness into the light

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She brought the good work to the night

                G
To save all our sinners


Chorus:

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Rosetta rolled her eyes when she played

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She knew that strange things happen everyday

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And that the white boy hype would eventually fade

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But the music she played would remain


Verse 2:

         C
New York City

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It was nineteen thiry eight

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The radio couldn't wait for Rosetta to rock it

        C
Instant sensation

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And little Elvis, Chuck and Johnny at home

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Heard her on the gramophone and they wouldn't forget it


Chorus:

Fadd9   C          G             C
Rosetta rolled her eyes when she played

    Fadd9     C              G      C
She knew that strange things happen everyday

             Fadd9     C            G        C
And that the white boy hype would eventually fade

        Fadd9        Am7          G
But the way that she played would remain

Fadd9            Am7     G
Rosetta's in the hall of fame


Bridge:

Em            Am                Fadd9     C
Don't let her be forgotten in a church in Arkansas

Em           Am                  Fadd9                  G
Remember her teaching the cotton club, The Glory of the Lord

Em            Am            Fadd9            C
Don't let her be forgotten, Rosetta deserves more

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Remember her teaching a nation on a train platform in England in 1964


Verse 3:

       C
Sister Rosetta

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Saw the bright lights fade away

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She saw out the last of her days in the suburbs of Philly

            C
Down by the river

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She still heard music in the air

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Up above ahead and everywhere on a train bound for glory


Chorus:

Fadd9   C          G             C
Rosetta rolled her eyes when she played

    Fadd9     C              G           C
She knew that strange things happen everyday

             Fadd9     C          G          C
And that the white boy hype would eventually fade

        Fadd9        Am7          G
But the way that she played would remain


Fadd9   C          G             C
Rosetta rolled her eyes when she played

    Fadd9     C              G      C
She knew that strange things happen everyday

             Fadd9     C          G          C
And that the white boy hype would eventually fade

        Fadd9        Am7          G
But the way that she played would remain

Fadd9            Am7     G
Rosetta's in the hall of fame

Fadd9            Am7     G
Rosetta's in the hall of fame

Fadd9            Am7     G
Rosetta's in the hall of fame