Rock & Roll Band Chords by Boston

Tempo:
136.6 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

B

F#

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rock & Roll Band chords
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[B] We [E]
[B] [Em] [B]
[E] were just another [A] man at a mall, [Gm] sir, [E] on the road to [A] try to make ends meet.
Man, all the [A] bars creeping in our [G#m] cars, so we practiced right out [A] in the [C#] street.
No, we didn't [A] have much money, [E] we barely made enough [A] to survive.
we [G] got our most [F#] days, we got paid to play, [A] people came alive.
Rock and roll, man, [A] everybody's waiting, [C#m] get crazy, [A] and there's some [E] pain in there.
[B] play, [E] play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
100%  ➙  137BPM
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
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To learn Boston - Rock & Roll Band chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: B, E, A, E, F#, G# and A. For best results, commence at 68 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 137. With an eye on the song's key E Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[B] _ _ _ We [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] were just another [A] man at a mall, [Gm] sir, [E] on the road to [A] try to make ends meet.
_ [E] _
Man, all the [A] bars creeping in our [G#m] cars, so we practiced right out [A] in the [C#] street.
[D] _ [E]
No, we didn't [A] have much money, [E] we barely made enough [A] to survive.
[E] But when we [G] got our most [F#] days, we got paid to play, [A] people came alive.
_ [D#m] _ [C#m] _ _
Rock and roll, man, [A] everybody's waiting, [C#m] get crazy, [A] and there's some [E] pain in there.
[F#] And _ [G#] music, [A] _
[B] play, [E] play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ _ Dancing in [G] the streets [A] with hiatus, [E] we were getting pretty [Am] good at the _ [A] games.
[E] _ [G] People screwed a [Am] lot of indices, [A] but, man, [E] you know everybody [A] knew our name.
[D] _ [E] _ [G] Living on [A] rock and roll music, [E] never worried about [A] things we were missing.
[G#m] We got on up on [F#] stage, we got paid to [G#m] [A] play, _ everybody's [E] missing.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ Rock and roll, man, [A] everybody's [B] waiting, [C#m] get crazy, [A] and there's some [B] pain [E] in there.
_ [F#] _
And music, _ [A] play, [B] _ [E] play, play, yeah, _ _ _ [F#]
yeah, yeah, _ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] [E] yeah.
Playing for a week in the lather, _ landing through the [A] stage one night.
_ _ [E]
Smoke a fixie [A] car and throw a talent, _ [E]
cause I think this [A] band's out of sight.
[D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] Look up at [A] _ expectations, [E] when I hear you on the floor, [F#] you know you're gonna be [A] a sensation.
_ _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _
Rock and roll, man, [A] _ _ [C#m] everybody's _ _ [A] waiting, get crazy, and there's some [E] pain in there.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G#] _ [A] _
[B] And music, play, [E] play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Greatest Hits album.

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