Chords for Bachman-Turner Overdrive's Induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame

[G#] _ Ladies and gentlemen, [C#] please welcome Commander Chris [N] Hathiel. _ _ _ _
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_ _ You get up every morning, the alarm clocks warnin'
Take the A-15 into the city _
Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ has not sung those lyrics to Takin' Care of Business? _ _ _ _
_ And I played that tune one night for the Russian _ cosmonauts
up on the International Space Station.
They loved it! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And the group that made that song a timeless hit
was Winnipeg's own Bachman-Turner Overdriver.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ It was a _ _ glossy magazine cover for truck drivers
that inspired the band's name, but their music inspired me.
They had raw _ power and the harmonies, the simple chords,
and yet they could foray into a song like Looking Out for Number One.
_ And good music _ _ is an international language, even in space.
And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bachman-Turner Overdrive's hits are some of the friendliest earworms in the universe.
_ _ It is my privilege to induct the band that helped launch Canadian rock beyond the stratosphere.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have liftoff the Canadian Music Hall of Fame's latest inductee,
Bachman-Turner Overdrive! _ _ _ _ _
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_ like to thank _ Paris for giving us this honor tonight
and making it that much more special to do it in Winnipeg, the band's hometown.
_ And I want them to know that this award, this Juno Award,
will be certainly the hallmark of my career.
And I want to thank Randy, Fred, and Robbie for giving me the chance to play in the band
and to _ contribute creatively and stylistically to the band's sound.
It was a terrific experience. _
And of course I want to thank my wonderful wife, my friends, my fans,
and the fans of the band for sticking with us for so long.
And specifically, I'd like to thank two people.
Bruce Allen, my manager, mentor, and friend,
whose direction and advice has proved invaluable throughout my career.
And, _ thank you.
And Sam Feldman, who gave me all the encouragement at the start.
So thank you, and thank you Canada. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hello, Winnipeg.
How are you? _
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_ _ _ _ _ First, I'd like to thank my wife, Chrissy, for the six months of stress I put her through getting ready for this.
_ And I'd like to thank my doctors, Dr.
Mariola Janishevska, _ Robert Isereau, for keeping me alive to get here. _ _ _
_ _ And my wife has a message for Taylor Swift.
I'm married, I can't be her boyfriend. _ _ _ _
_ I'm glad I got this award before Justin Bieber.
Thank you.
_ _ _ And all the BTO fans around the world, thank you.
_ Thank you.
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_ Thank you, Rob. _ _ _
Well, _ Winnipeg, my hometown. _
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_ _ _ _ _ I'd like to thank my family and my friends. _
I'd like to thank these guys _ who went through the whole thing with me.
_ _ _ You know, there's so many people.
All the people that I worked with, that believed and supported. _ _
The fans that hung with us for all these years.
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_ _ _ I'd also like to thank Winnipeg for being a great place to grow up. _ _
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_ _ And it was a great place to learn my craft and carry it out to the world.
_ _ It's been _ a fabulous trip.
_ Thank you very much. _ _
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_ Thank you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Thank you very much.
_ The four of us stand here and we took a ride around the world together.
That was quite incredible.
The ride started here in Winnipeg. _ _ _
_ _ _ It started with Gary Backman as our manager.
Tim Backman in the band.
It evolved to Blair Thornton joining the band.
We moved to Vancouver.
Bruce Allen, who's sitting over there, became our fifth wheel.
And I don't mean the spare tire.
I mean the driving wheel, the steering wheel.
He was on the road with us night and day and helped make BTO what it was.
After I left the band, there was Jim Clinch, Jim Valance.
A lot of guys shared this honor with us.
It's great to be standing here tonight in Winnipeg, _ where it all started. _ _ _ _
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Everyone has had the same message here tonight.
If you have a dream, stick to your dream.
Plan A.
_ There is no Plan B.
Plan B is stick to Plan A. _ _ _ _
Keep going.
Aim for the sky.
You might get there.
Thank you.
We love you all.
Thank you, Winnipeg.
Thank you, Geno's. _
Thank you, Bruce Allen.
Thank you, guys. _ _ _
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