Roll Back The Rug (and dance) Chords
Tempo:
157.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
F#
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[Em]
[A] [B]
[E]
Mama played piano [F#] in church every [B] Sunday morning.
[E] Daddy worked [F#] hard to raise all his [B] children right.
[A] They were fine [E] upstanding Christian folk, [B] didn't tell any [E] lies or dirty jokes.
[A] But strange things happened [E] in our house on [B] Saturday night.
Yeah, [E] we'd roll back the rug, roll back the [A] rug and dance.
[E] Slippin' and a-slidin' on the hardwood [F#] floor, everybody [B] got a chance.
[E] They would rock the whole house, twist and shout,
[A] tell the small-tasting stuff and the judge ran out.
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [E] rug and dance.
We were too young to bop [F#] and didn't know the Texas [B] Tuesday.
[E] So me and little sister [F#] would sit and run the record [B] machine.
[A] She'd play the [E] songs, it was something sweet.
[B] I'd play the music [E] with a rockin' beat.
[A] Those were the [E] happiest times I've [B] ever seen.
[E] Yeah, we'd roll back the rug, roll back the [A] rug and dance.
[E] Slippin' and a-slidin' on the hardwood [F#] floor, everybody [B] got a chance.
[E] Yeah, we'd rock the whole house, twist and shout,
[A] tell the small-tasting stuff and the judge ran out.
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [B] rug and dance.
[E] [F#]
[B]
[E] [C#]
[B]
[A] Every time I'd listen [E] to a rockin' band, [B] I wish that things could be the [E] way they were back then.
[A] Those were the [E] happiest times I've [B] ever seen.
Yeah, [E] we'd roll back the rug, roll back the [A]
rug and dance.
Yeah, we'd roll back the rug and dance.
[E] Slippin' and a-slidin' on the hardwood [F#] floor, everybody [B] got a chance.
[E] Yeah, we'd rock the whole house, twist and shout,
[A] tell the small-tasting stuff and the judge ran out.
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [E] rug and dance.
[A] [C#m]
We'd roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [E] rug and dance.
[A]
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the rug and dance.
[E] [E]
[Em]
[A] [B]
[E]
Mama played piano [F#] in church every [B] Sunday morning.
[E] Daddy worked [F#] hard to raise all his [B] children right.
[A] They were fine [E] upstanding Christian folk, [B] didn't tell any [E] lies or dirty jokes.
[A] But strange things happened [E] in our house on [B] Saturday night.
Yeah, [E] we'd roll back the rug, roll back the [A] rug and dance.
[E] Slippin' and a-slidin' on the hardwood [F#] floor, everybody [B] got a chance.
[E] They would rock the whole house, twist and shout,
[A] tell the small-tasting stuff and the judge ran out.
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [E] rug and dance.
We were too young to bop [F#] and didn't know the Texas [B] Tuesday.
[E] So me and little sister [F#] would sit and run the record [B] machine.
[A] She'd play the [E] songs, it was something sweet.
[B] I'd play the music [E] with a rockin' beat.
[A] Those were the [E] happiest times I've [B] ever seen.
[E] Yeah, we'd roll back the rug, roll back the [A] rug and dance.
[E] Slippin' and a-slidin' on the hardwood [F#] floor, everybody [B] got a chance.
[E] Yeah, we'd rock the whole house, twist and shout,
[A] tell the small-tasting stuff and the judge ran out.
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [B] rug and dance.
[E] [F#]
[B]
[E] [C#]
[B]
[A] Every time I'd listen [E] to a rockin' band, [B] I wish that things could be the [E] way they were back then.
[A] Those were the [E] happiest times I've [B] ever seen.
Yeah, [E] we'd roll back the rug, roll back the [A]
rug and dance.
Yeah, we'd roll back the rug and dance.
[E] Slippin' and a-slidin' on the hardwood [F#] floor, everybody [B] got a chance.
[E] Yeah, we'd rock the whole house, twist and shout,
[A] tell the small-tasting stuff and the judge ran out.
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [E] rug and dance.
[A] [C#m]
We'd roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [E] rug and dance.
[A]
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the rug and dance.
[E] [E]
Key:
E
B
A
F#
Em
E
B
A
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mama played piano [F#] in church every [B] Sunday morning. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Daddy worked [F#] hard to raise all his [B] children right. _ _ _ _
[A] They were fine [E] upstanding Christian folk, [B] didn't tell any [E] lies or dirty jokes.
[A] But strange things happened [E] in our house on [B] Saturday night.
_ _ _ Yeah, [E] we'd roll back the rug, roll back the [A] rug and dance. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Slippin' and a-slidin' on the hardwood [F#] floor, everybody [B] got a chance. _
[E] They would rock the whole house, twist and shout,
[A] tell the small-tasting stuff and the judge ran out.
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [E] rug and dance. _ _ _ _
We were too young to bop [F#] and didn't know the Texas [B] Tuesday. _ _ _ _ _
[E] So me and little sister [F#] would sit and run the record [B] machine. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ She'd play the [E] songs, it was something sweet.
[B] _ I'd play the music [E] with a rockin' beat.
[A] _ Those were the [E] happiest times I've [B] _ _ ever seen. _
[E] Yeah, we'd roll back the rug, roll back the [A] rug and dance. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Slippin' and a-slidin' on the hardwood [F#] floor, everybody [B] got a chance.
[E] Yeah, we'd rock the whole house, twist and shout,
[A] tell the small-tasting stuff and the judge ran out.
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [B] rug and dance. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Every time I'd listen [E] to a rockin' band, [B] I wish that things could be the [E] way they were back then.
[A] _ Those were the [E] happiest times I've [B] _ _ ever seen.
Yeah, [E] we'd roll back the rug, roll back the [A]
rug and dance.
Yeah, we'd roll back the rug and dance.
[E] _ Slippin' and a-slidin' on the hardwood [F#] floor, everybody [B] got a chance. _
[E] Yeah, we'd rock the whole house, twist and shout,
[A] tell the small-tasting stuff and the judge ran out.
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [E] rug and dance.
_ [A] _ _ _ [C#m]
We'd roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [E] rug and _ dance.
[A] _ _ _ _
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the rug and _ dance.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mama played piano [F#] in church every [B] Sunday morning. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Daddy worked [F#] hard to raise all his [B] children right. _ _ _ _
[A] They were fine [E] upstanding Christian folk, [B] didn't tell any [E] lies or dirty jokes.
[A] But strange things happened [E] in our house on [B] Saturday night.
_ _ _ Yeah, [E] we'd roll back the rug, roll back the [A] rug and dance. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Slippin' and a-slidin' on the hardwood [F#] floor, everybody [B] got a chance. _
[E] They would rock the whole house, twist and shout,
[A] tell the small-tasting stuff and the judge ran out.
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [E] rug and dance. _ _ _ _
We were too young to bop [F#] and didn't know the Texas [B] Tuesday. _ _ _ _ _
[E] So me and little sister [F#] would sit and run the record [B] machine. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ She'd play the [E] songs, it was something sweet.
[B] _ I'd play the music [E] with a rockin' beat.
[A] _ Those were the [E] happiest times I've [B] _ _ ever seen. _
[E] Yeah, we'd roll back the rug, roll back the [A] rug and dance. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Slippin' and a-slidin' on the hardwood [F#] floor, everybody [B] got a chance.
[E] Yeah, we'd rock the whole house, twist and shout,
[A] tell the small-tasting stuff and the judge ran out.
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [B] rug and dance. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Every time I'd listen [E] to a rockin' band, [B] I wish that things could be the [E] way they were back then.
[A] _ Those were the [E] happiest times I've [B] _ _ ever seen.
Yeah, [E] we'd roll back the rug, roll back the [A]
rug and dance.
Yeah, we'd roll back the rug and dance.
[E] _ Slippin' and a-slidin' on the hardwood [F#] floor, everybody [B] got a chance. _
[E] Yeah, we'd rock the whole house, twist and shout,
[A] tell the small-tasting stuff and the judge ran out.
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [E] rug and dance.
_ [A] _ _ _ [C#m]
We'd roll back the [B] rug, roll back the [E] rug and _ dance.
[A] _ _ _ _
[E] Roll back the [B] rug, roll back the rug and _ dance.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _