The Story Of A Rock And Roll Band
Randy Newman
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Story of a Rock and Roll Band - Randy Newman --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Randy Newman From: "Born Again" (1978) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-9 x-x-2-1-0-1 E7-9 x-x-2-1-3-1 lower case letters are single notes not chords --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | | % | % | % | [Verse 1] They were six fine English boys Who knew each other in Birmingham They bought a drum and guitar Started a rock-roll band [Verse 2] And Johnny played little violin And Bobby Joe played the big violin The one that stands on the floor 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + They were all in the rock-roll band (break) [Interlude 1] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2/4 | | | [Bridge] Their first song sounded like this: (Oh oh oh oh oh) (Oh oh oh oh oh) Please get me a witness please get me a witness (Ooooooh ... oooooh) [Verse 3] Right off they needed a name Someone said "How ’bout the Renegades?" Johnny said "Well I don’t know. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + I prefer E.L.O." (break) [Interlude 2] | | / | | % | | | / | | % | | | / | | % | | | / | | | no chord | (La la la la la la) | no chord | (La la la la la la ... la) [Verse 4] I love their "Mr. Blue Sky" Almost my favorite is "Turn to Stone" And how ’bout "Telephone Line"? I love that E.L.O. [Verse 5] I love their "Mr. Blue Sky" Almost my favorite is "Turn to Stone" 6/4 And how ’bout "Telephone Line"? I love that E.L.O. [Coda] | | | | | | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | |