Chords for Carl Perkins Birth Of Rock And Roll
Tempo:
122.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
C
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We tried to tell you what rockabilly music was, so we'll try it again.
Chillin'?
Well, Nashville [E] had country music
[G#] [A] [F#]
But Memphis [A] had the soul
[Am]
[A] Hey, [N] that ain't bad for an old dude.
Let's do it again.
I said Memphis had the soul
[Am]
[A]
Now, my daughter quit on that first one.
[F#] Lord, little poor boy had the [A] rhythm
[E] Well, I started when he wrote [D] it, and I was here when it happened
Lord, I think I ought to [A] know
Uh-huh
Well, I [E] was here when it happened
[D] I was Memphis' [C] kid, but the rock [A] didn't roll
[D] Yes, [A] I did y'all
Well, now that ain't Memphis, he's walking his [G] son right off the street
[A] If you move home, you [G] better get on your brand new feet
[A] Well, since he's been working out in my front
He turned him up, he rang him [E] out, he hung out
Lord, [D]
I think I [A] ought to know
Oh, yes, yes
Well, [E] I was here when it happened
[D] I was [C] Memphis' kid, but [A] the rock didn't roll
Yes, I did y'all
Here's the way [B] it happened
Jumped on all the beat, don't the drum
Just keep your head [G] and go ahead and rock
[A] They said a player would click you in the back of the door
He'd get caught playing the beat
And the frontman would beat him, knock it out the blue
Along with all the fake-up swing-swing-swing-swing
And the folks in my blue-sleeved shoes
[D] I said, well, it happened
Lord, I think I [A] ought to know
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well, [E] I was here when it happened
I [D] was Memphis' [C] kid, but the [A] rock didn't roll
[D]
[A] Lord, I did show it from my own eyes
[B] [D]
[A]
[E]
[D] [C] [A] [D]
[A] [B] Well, now, some folks [F] called it devil's music
Others said it [G] wouldn't last [Fm] long
But, oh, [D] yes, we started [D#] to shake it through
Somebody was wrong
[A] 64 [D] lost the beat of 94
The rock didn't roll, the best friend
[F#] The kid didn't know he ought to be home
And the world is crazy, yeah
[D] Well, it happened
My [Am] friend, I think I [B] ought to know
[A]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well, [E] I was here when it happened
[D] I was Memphis' [C] kid, but [A] the rock didn't roll
All right, now, come on, [E] show me that rock
[A]
[B] [Am] [D]
[A]
Lord, I [E] was here when it happened
[D] I was Memphis' [C] kid, but the rock [A] didn't roll
Oh, oh, [Em] oh
[B] [A]
[N]
Chillin'?
Well, Nashville [E] had country music
[G#] [A] [F#]
But Memphis [A] had the soul
[Am]
[A] Hey, [N] that ain't bad for an old dude.
Let's do it again.
I said Memphis had the soul
[Am]
[A]
Now, my daughter quit on that first one.
[F#] Lord, little poor boy had the [A] rhythm
[E] Well, I started when he wrote [D] it, and I was here when it happened
Lord, I think I ought to [A] know
Uh-huh
Well, I [E] was here when it happened
[D] I was Memphis' [C] kid, but the rock [A] didn't roll
[D] Yes, [A] I did y'all
Well, now that ain't Memphis, he's walking his [G] son right off the street
[A] If you move home, you [G] better get on your brand new feet
[A] Well, since he's been working out in my front
He turned him up, he rang him [E] out, he hung out
Lord, [D]
I think I [A] ought to know
Oh, yes, yes
Well, [E] I was here when it happened
[D] I was [C] Memphis' kid, but [A] the rock didn't roll
Yes, I did y'all
Here's the way [B] it happened
Jumped on all the beat, don't the drum
Just keep your head [G] and go ahead and rock
[A] They said a player would click you in the back of the door
He'd get caught playing the beat
And the frontman would beat him, knock it out the blue
Along with all the fake-up swing-swing-swing-swing
And the folks in my blue-sleeved shoes
[D] I said, well, it happened
Lord, I think I [A] ought to know
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well, [E] I was here when it happened
I [D] was Memphis' [C] kid, but the [A] rock didn't roll
[D]
[A] Lord, I did show it from my own eyes
[B] [D]
[A]
[E]
[D] [C] [A] [D]
[A] [B] Well, now, some folks [F] called it devil's music
Others said it [G] wouldn't last [Fm] long
But, oh, [D] yes, we started [D#] to shake it through
Somebody was wrong
[A] 64 [D] lost the beat of 94
The rock didn't roll, the best friend
[F#] The kid didn't know he ought to be home
And the world is crazy, yeah
[D] Well, it happened
My [Am] friend, I think I [B] ought to know
[A]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well, [E] I was here when it happened
[D] I was Memphis' [C] kid, but [A] the rock didn't roll
All right, now, come on, [E] show me that rock
[A]
[B] [Am] [D]
[A]
Lord, I [E] was here when it happened
[D] I was Memphis' [C] kid, but the rock [A] didn't roll
Oh, oh, [Em] oh
[B] [A]
[N]
Key:
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We tried to tell you what rockabilly music was, so we'll try it again.
_ _ Chillin'?
Well, Nashville [E] had country music _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#]
But Memphis [A] had the soul _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Hey, [N] that ain't bad for an old dude.
Let's do it again.
_ I said Memphis had the soul
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ Now, my daughter quit on that first one. _ _
_ _ [F#] Lord, little poor boy had the [A] rhythm
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Well, I started when he wrote [D] it, and I was here when it happened _
Lord, I think I ought to [A] know _
Uh-huh
_ Well, I [E] was here when it happened
[D] I was Memphis' [C] kid, but the rock [A] didn't roll
_ [D] Yes, [A] I did y'all
Well, now that ain't Memphis, he's walking his [G] son right off the street
[A] If you move home, you [G] better get on your brand new feet
[A] Well, since he's been working out in my front
He turned him up, he rang him [E] out, he hung out
Lord, [D] _ _ _ _
_ I think I [A] ought to know
Oh, yes, yes
Well, [E] I was here when it happened
[D] I was [C] Memphis' kid, but [A] the rock didn't roll _
Yes, I did y'all
Here's the way [B] it happened
Jumped on all the beat, don't the drum
Just keep your head [G] and go ahead and rock
[A] They said a player would click you in the back of the door
He'd get caught playing the beat
And the frontman would beat him, knock it out the blue
Along with all the fake-up swing-swing-swing-swing
And the folks in my blue-sleeved shoes
[D] I said, well, it happened
Lord, I think I [A] ought to know
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well, [E] I was here when it happened
I [D] was Memphis' [C] kid, but the [A] rock didn't roll
[D] _
[A] Lord, I did show it from my own eyes _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] Well, now, some folks [F] called it devil's music
Others said it [G] wouldn't last [Fm] long
But, oh, [D] yes, we started [D#] to shake it through
Somebody was wrong
[A] 64 [D] lost the beat of 94
The rock didn't roll, the best friend
[F#] The kid didn't know he ought to be home
And the world is crazy, yeah
[D] Well, it _ happened
My [Am] friend, I think I [B] ought to know
[A] _
Yeah, yeah, _ yeah
Well, [E] I was here when it happened
[D] I was Memphis' [C] kid, but [A] the rock didn't roll _
All right, now, come on, [E] show me that rock
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ Lord, I [E] was here when it happened
[D] I was Memphis' [C] kid, but the rock [A] didn't roll
Oh, oh, [Em] oh
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Chillin'?
Well, Nashville [E] had country music _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#]
But Memphis [A] had the soul _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Hey, [N] that ain't bad for an old dude.
Let's do it again.
_ I said Memphis had the soul
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ Now, my daughter quit on that first one. _ _
_ _ [F#] Lord, little poor boy had the [A] rhythm
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Well, I started when he wrote [D] it, and I was here when it happened _
Lord, I think I ought to [A] know _
Uh-huh
_ Well, I [E] was here when it happened
[D] I was Memphis' [C] kid, but the rock [A] didn't roll
_ [D] Yes, [A] I did y'all
Well, now that ain't Memphis, he's walking his [G] son right off the street
[A] If you move home, you [G] better get on your brand new feet
[A] Well, since he's been working out in my front
He turned him up, he rang him [E] out, he hung out
Lord, [D] _ _ _ _
_ I think I [A] ought to know
Oh, yes, yes
Well, [E] I was here when it happened
[D] I was [C] Memphis' kid, but [A] the rock didn't roll _
Yes, I did y'all
Here's the way [B] it happened
Jumped on all the beat, don't the drum
Just keep your head [G] and go ahead and rock
[A] They said a player would click you in the back of the door
He'd get caught playing the beat
And the frontman would beat him, knock it out the blue
Along with all the fake-up swing-swing-swing-swing
And the folks in my blue-sleeved shoes
[D] I said, well, it happened
Lord, I think I [A] ought to know
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well, [E] I was here when it happened
I [D] was Memphis' [C] kid, but the [A] rock didn't roll
[D] _
[A] Lord, I did show it from my own eyes _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] Well, now, some folks [F] called it devil's music
Others said it [G] wouldn't last [Fm] long
But, oh, [D] yes, we started [D#] to shake it through
Somebody was wrong
[A] 64 [D] lost the beat of 94
The rock didn't roll, the best friend
[F#] The kid didn't know he ought to be home
And the world is crazy, yeah
[D] Well, it _ happened
My [Am] friend, I think I [B] ought to know
[A] _
Yeah, yeah, _ yeah
Well, [E] I was here when it happened
[D] I was Memphis' [C] kid, but [A] the rock didn't roll _
All right, now, come on, [E] show me that rock
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ Lord, I [E] was here when it happened
[D] I was Memphis' [C] kid, but the rock [A] didn't roll
Oh, oh, [Em] oh
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _