Chords for Roy Orbison and the Class of '55 sing "Rock and Roll"
Tempo:
108.25 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
at an event like this.
[A]
[E]
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[E]
[B] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [G] [F#] [E]
[F#m] That's all you need to know [C#] about rock and [E] roll.
[A] [E] [E]
Well you could not imagine, shake my head to sin,
[A] Took me a walk down by the Mississippi.
[E]
Well I heard this rockin' music, comin' out of the harbor inn.
[A] I couldn't resist, I had me a drink, then I had [E] me a listen.
[B] I said to the boys in the band, get [E] a grip,
[A] It's somethin' that [B] I'd really like to [E] know.
[A] When I was a boy I heard [E] this wild kind of music,
[B] And I think it's called rock [E] and roll.
Can [F#m] you tell me what [E] you know about rock and roll?
[A]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[B] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [G] [F#] [E]
[F#m] That's all you need to know [C#] about rock and [E] roll.
[A] [E] [E]
Well you could not imagine, shake my head to sin,
[A] Took me a walk down by the Mississippi.
[E]
Well I heard this rockin' music, comin' out of the harbor inn.
[A] I couldn't resist, I had me a drink, then I had [E] me a listen.
[B] I said to the boys in the band, get [E] a grip,
[A] It's somethin' that [B] I'd really like to [E] know.
[A] When I was a boy I heard [E] this wild kind of music,
[B] And I think it's called rock [E] and roll.
Can [F#m] you tell me what [E] you know about rock and roll?
[A]
Key:
E
A
B
F#m
G
E
A
B
at an event like this. _ _ _
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_ [F#m] That's all you need to know [C#] about rock and [E] roll.
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_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well you could not imagine, shake my head to sin,
[A] Took me a walk down by the Mississippi.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ Well I heard this rockin' music, comin' out of the harbor inn.
[A] I couldn't resist, I had me a drink, then I had [E] me a listen. _ _ _ _
_ [B] I said to the boys in the band, get [E] a grip, _
_ [A] It's somethin' that [B] I'd really like to [E] know. _
_ [A] When I was a boy I heard [E] this wild kind of music,
[B] And I think it's called rock [E] and roll. _
Can [F#m] you tell me what [E] you know about rock and roll?
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_ [F#m] That's all you need to know [C#] about rock and [E] roll.
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_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well you could not imagine, shake my head to sin,
[A] Took me a walk down by the Mississippi.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ Well I heard this rockin' music, comin' out of the harbor inn.
[A] I couldn't resist, I had me a drink, then I had [E] me a listen. _ _ _ _
_ [B] I said to the boys in the band, get [E] a grip, _
_ [A] It's somethin' that [B] I'd really like to [E] know. _
_ [A] When I was a boy I heard [E] this wild kind of music,
[B] And I think it's called rock [E] and roll. _
Can [F#m] you tell me what [E] you know about rock and roll?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _