Chords for Rolling Stones accept award at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions 1989

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_ _ _ _ I don't know, Pete Townsend.
Thank you Pete.
He said at the end I think that now we're
all his friends.
I'm not quite sure after that speech whether we are all his friends
anymore.
_ Next year, Pete, it's a sobering thought _ that you're going to be in this sort
of hot shoe here, so you know, someone else is going to wind you up like that. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I did have
some things to say.
I wanted to thank _ very much _ Ahmed and Jan Wenner and the committee
for electing us to the Waxworks of Rock. _
_ _ _ Now that Jan has finished his house in East Hampton
and Ahmed's finished his house in Turkey, _ I hope they can get down to building the Phantom
Temple of Rock in Cleveland. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ I particularly look forward to visiting the Alan Klein wing _ _ _ _
_ where the best examples of repackaging will be housed.
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_ You know, it's slightly ironic
that tonight we're all, I know you see us on our best behaviour, but we're being rewarded
for 25 years of bad behaviour. _
_ There's also a bit of music on the side, but I have to
be slightly sappy I suppose.
I must say I'm very proud to work with this group of musicians
for 25 years. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ As you know, tonight we have Mick Taylor with us and also we're very pleased
to welcome him.
_ Bill and Charlie couldn't make it.
We're pleased to be with Ronnie,
Keith and myself.
_ _ The other thing I'm very proud of is the songs that Keith and I have
written over the last 25 years. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'd like to pay tribute to two people who can't be
here tonight.
One, Ian Stewart, _ a _ great friend, a great blues pianist [G] whose odd but invaluable
musical advice [Ab] kept us on a steady bluesy course for most of the time.
[N] And to Brian
Jones whose individuality _ _ and musicianship often took us off the bluesy course with some
often marvellous results.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Jean Cocteau said that Americans are funny people.
First you
shock them, then they put you in a museum.
_ _ Well we're not quite ready to hang up the
number yet.
So on behalf of The Stones I'd like to thank you very much for this. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Yeah, my turn.
A few disconnected thoughts right.
I'd like to say thank you to Leo Fender
for making the goddamn things we gotta play right.
You know those guitars man.
That's I mean to me
being a guitar player that's very important.
I'd like to say thank you Leo.
_ I'd like to say thank
you Mick.
I'd like to say and Mick and Mick and Ron, Armand [Bb] especially for putting up with those
16 years.
_ _ And [Ab] _ also of course although Pete's beat me [Bb] to the punch here, _ Ian Stewart because I still
[N] feel like I'm working for him.
It's his band.
I work for him you know.
I'd like to thank you all. _ _
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_ _ _ Words Ron.
And then again.
Words.
There's myself who's part of my face Pete belongs to
Mick Taylor here.
_ _ Who I'm going to force to say a few words now.
But I mean first of all
_ I should be so lucky.
The company is exceptional and I couldn't be with a better band.
_ _ _ _ _ Mick Taylor on behalf of myself and Brian.
_ _ _ [Gb] Thank you.
Thank you everybody.
[N] _ _ It's a great honor for me to participate in this event and first of all though I'd like to
especially say a thank you for Charlie and Bill who I know would appreciate this
very deeply.
But I'm unavoidably detained and can't be here tonight.
_ _ _ But anyway we all really appreciate it very much.
More than words can say.
Thank you very [Bb] much. _
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