Chords for "Jewish Rock" by Moshe Yess

We had_
Oh_
Oh, oh boy, did we [N] ever have a problem?
Yes, we had a serious_
Oh, oh boy, did we have a problem?
Yes, I would like to tell them about the problem we had.
_ When we started writing songs, we had a serious problem.
We didn't know what kind of music is kosher.
Oh, boy, did we have a problem, I say.
So, we went to a rabbi_
What did the rabbi say?
He said, oh boy, do you have a problem? _
_ No, I'm only kidding.
I'm kidding, seriously.
The rabbi did explain to us that as long as the words to the song don't say anything which
goes against Jewish law or [G] Jewish morals, any kind of pop music is really perfectly alright.
Wait, wait, you mean like jazz is kosher?
Well, rock and roll is kosher.
[Gb] Rock and roll is kosher, huh?
If the words are alright.
I mean, you can't go around saying things like, hey [N] baby, let's go_
No, no, no, no, we don't sing that kind of music.
No, [A] no, no, no, we don't do that kind of music.
[D] Not at all.
No, no, no, no.
[D] We normally do old Eskimo [B] folk songs.
Old Eskimo [Em] folk songs.
Jewish Eskimo folk songs.
Jewish [G] Eskimo folk songs.
[A] Back in Nome_
Back in Nome?
Yes.
Be it ever so [N] humble, there's no place like_
_ _ How does it feel to have one of your jokes die?
Well, it's a big undertaking.
It's a great experience.
Can you dig it?
You know?
When I want you to Japanese jokes?
No, I don't have a yen for that yet.
[G] Okay.
Takes too long to get oriented.
Yeah, [Em] uh-huh.
_ [G] Where were we?
Back in Nome.
About 200 years ago, the Jewish community of Alaskan would get together in the wintertime
and sing songs like [C] this.
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That's really [Gb] fancy, the way you do that with the [Ab] tamarink, Sean.
I like that.
All my years in the Salvation Army.
[C] Oh, wow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Wait, stop the show.
What?
What was that [D] loud noise you just made there?
What was that loud_
I just heard you make a loud noise.
What was that noise you just made there?
[Ab] That's called a rock and roll scream.
A rock [Gb] and roll scream?
Now, where did you learn that from?
[F] Pop Joe.
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I'm a rock and roll.
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[F] I'm a rock and roll.
I'm a rock and roll.
I'm a rock and roll.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I'm a [C] _ _ _ [F] rock _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] and roll. _ _ _
[C] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] I'm a rock [D] and roll.
I'm [C] a rock and roll.
I'm a rock [F] and roll. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm a rock and roll.
I'm a rock and roll.