Chords for Stray Cats Mystery Train Kept A Rollin
Tempo:
128.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
B
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
Well, I'm from the Lin's Nation, about 1955.
I've never been to Memphis, but oh, man alive!
The town was really buzzing, about this cat from Tennessee.
[Em] The boy who shook his hips
with such a [E] shock and tight suit.
He [Gb] was the devil, don't [B] you know?
This [Em] greasy cat from
Tupelo.
[E] Sit right back, you rocking cats, and just enjoy the [N] show.
[A] [Em]
They [E] heard a wrist blowing, but it was [Em] so much more than that.
There was a guitar and
a singer, and this big bass they would slap.
I saw Montana passing, and away, [D]
[E] goodbye.
[Em] Woo [E]-hoo!
[Gb] Cause that Mystery [B] Train done hooked me, [Em] like old bourbon, whiskey, [Bm] and rye.
[A] [B]
[E] Yeah!
Mystery Train kept rolling.
[A] Elvis Presley led the [E] way.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Johnny Cash was shoving cold.
Mystery [A] Train kept rolling.
Jerry Lee was the great [D] man.
[E] Mystery Train kept rolling.
Mr.
Phillips ran the [B] show.
Carl Perkins was my ticket.
[Em] Boy, the train don't ever stop.
[E] Listen, boy, we'll show you how to rock.
[A]
[E] I
[A]
[E]
[Bb] [B] [Em] [A]
[Em]
[E] went to Mr.
Perkins.
This train sure rolled fast.
Well, kid, if you can't hold on, you
ain't never gonna last.
I told the man in [Am] black to shovel a [E] little more coal.
[A] [B] I went
and grabbed my [Ebm] guitar [Em] and yelled, teach me how to rock and [A] roll.
[E] [B]
Yeah!
[Em] Mystery Train
kept rolling.
Elvis Presley led the way.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Johnny Cash was shoving
cold.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Jerry Lee was the great man.
Mystery [E] Train kept rolling.
Mr.
Phillips ran the show.
[B] Carl Perkins punched my ticket.
[A] Well, this train don't ever stop.
[E] You just hang around and listen, boy, we'll show you how to rock.
Alright, now take it
down a notch.
Take it down one more notch now.
Cause I knew I was on a ride that would
take me to the top.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
[Em] There ain't nothing you can't stop.
[A] The train
had hit a tunnel.
Everything got dark as [E] night.
Elvis whispered in my ear, it's getting rough,
so hold on [B] tight.
This thing [Ebm] was a local holler.
Man, [Em] he almost jumped the track.
Well, I all
of a sudden stood up and sang, we ain't never turning [Eb] back.
[B] I said, hey, Roy.
Hey, [A] Johnny.
Hey, [G] Jerry Lee.
Well, now I [A] really sing.
Well, thank you for the ticket, but I don't
want the fame.
I just want to [Gm] ride [B] on this big, old mystery [Em] train.
Mystery Train kept
rolling.
Yeah.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Oh, Johnny.
Get on board.
[G] Yeah.
[E]
[A] Get [E] on board.
[Fm]
[N] [G] Get [Gb] on board.
[E]
Yeah.
[N]
Well, I'm from the Lin's Nation, about 1955.
I've never been to Memphis, but oh, man alive!
The town was really buzzing, about this cat from Tennessee.
[Em] The boy who shook his hips
with such a [E] shock and tight suit.
He [Gb] was the devil, don't [B] you know?
This [Em] greasy cat from
Tupelo.
[E] Sit right back, you rocking cats, and just enjoy the [N] show.
[A] [Em]
They [E] heard a wrist blowing, but it was [Em] so much more than that.
There was a guitar and
a singer, and this big bass they would slap.
I saw Montana passing, and away, [D]
[E] goodbye.
[Em] Woo [E]-hoo!
[Gb] Cause that Mystery [B] Train done hooked me, [Em] like old bourbon, whiskey, [Bm] and rye.
[A] [B]
[E] Yeah!
Mystery Train kept rolling.
[A] Elvis Presley led the [E] way.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Johnny Cash was shoving cold.
Mystery [A] Train kept rolling.
Jerry Lee was the great [D] man.
[E] Mystery Train kept rolling.
Mr.
Phillips ran the [B] show.
Carl Perkins was my ticket.
[Em] Boy, the train don't ever stop.
[E] Listen, boy, we'll show you how to rock.
[A]
[E] I
[A]
[E]
[Bb] [B] [Em] [A]
[Em]
[E] went to Mr.
Perkins.
This train sure rolled fast.
Well, kid, if you can't hold on, you
ain't never gonna last.
I told the man in [Am] black to shovel a [E] little more coal.
[A] [B] I went
and grabbed my [Ebm] guitar [Em] and yelled, teach me how to rock and [A] roll.
[E] [B]
Yeah!
[Em] Mystery Train
kept rolling.
Elvis Presley led the way.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Johnny Cash was shoving
cold.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Jerry Lee was the great man.
Mystery [E] Train kept rolling.
Mr.
Phillips ran the show.
[B] Carl Perkins punched my ticket.
[A] Well, this train don't ever stop.
[E] You just hang around and listen, boy, we'll show you how to rock.
Alright, now take it
down a notch.
Take it down one more notch now.
Cause I knew I was on a ride that would
take me to the top.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
[Em] There ain't nothing you can't stop.
[A] The train
had hit a tunnel.
Everything got dark as [E] night.
Elvis whispered in my ear, it's getting rough,
so hold on [B] tight.
This thing [Ebm] was a local holler.
Man, [Em] he almost jumped the track.
Well, I all
of a sudden stood up and sang, we ain't never turning [Eb] back.
[B] I said, hey, Roy.
Hey, [A] Johnny.
Hey, [G] Jerry Lee.
Well, now I [A] really sing.
Well, thank you for the ticket, but I don't
want the fame.
I just want to [Gm] ride [B] on this big, old mystery [Em] train.
Mystery Train kept
rolling.
Yeah.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Oh, Johnny.
Get on board.
[G] Yeah.
[E]
[A] Get [E] on board.
[Fm]
[N] [G] Get [Gb] on board.
[E]
Yeah.
[N]
Key:
E
A
Em
B
Gb
E
A
Em
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, I'm from the Lin's Nation, about 1955.
I've never been to Memphis, but oh, man alive!
The town was really buzzing, about this cat from Tennessee.
[Em] The boy who shook his hips
with such a [E] shock and tight suit.
He [Gb] was the devil, don't [B] you know?
This [Em] greasy cat from
Tupelo. _
[E] Sit right back, you rocking cats, and just enjoy the [N] show.
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
They [E] heard a wrist blowing, but it was [Em] so much more than that.
There was a guitar and
a singer, and this big bass they would slap.
I saw Montana passing, and away, [D] _ _
[E] goodbye.
[Em] _ _ Woo [E]-hoo!
[Gb] Cause that Mystery [B] Train done hooked me, [Em] like old bourbon, whiskey, [Bm] and rye.
[A] _ _ [B] _
[E] Yeah!
Mystery Train kept rolling.
[A] Elvis Presley led the [E] way.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Johnny Cash was shoving cold.
Mystery [A] Train kept rolling.
Jerry Lee was the great [D] man.
[E] Mystery Train kept rolling.
Mr.
Phillips ran the [B] show.
Carl Perkins was my ticket.
[Em] Boy, the train don't ever stop.
[E] _ _ Listen, boy, we'll show you how to rock.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ I _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] went to Mr.
Perkins.
This train sure rolled fast.
Well, kid, if you can't hold on, you
ain't never gonna last.
I told the man in [Am] black to shovel a [E] little more coal. _ _ _ _
[A] [B] I went
and grabbed my [Ebm] guitar [Em] and yelled, teach me how to rock and [A] roll.
[E] _ _ [B] _
Yeah!
[Em] Mystery Train
kept rolling.
Elvis Presley led the way.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Johnny Cash was shoving
cold.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Jerry Lee was the great man.
Mystery [E] Train kept rolling.
Mr.
Phillips ran the show.
[B] Carl Perkins punched my ticket.
[A] Well, this train don't ever stop.
[E] You just hang around and listen, boy, we'll show you how to rock.
_ _ _ Alright, now take it
down a notch.
_ Take it down one more notch now.
Cause I knew I was on a ride that would
take me to the top.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
[Em] There ain't nothing you can't stop.
[A] The train
had hit a tunnel.
Everything got dark as [E] night.
Elvis whispered in my ear, it's getting rough,
so hold on [B] tight.
This thing [Ebm] was a local holler.
Man, [Em] he almost jumped the track.
Well, I all
of a sudden stood up and sang, we ain't never turning [Eb] back.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] I said, hey, Roy.
Hey, [A] Johnny.
_ Hey, [G] Jerry Lee.
Well, now I [A] really sing. _
Well, thank you for the ticket, but I don't
want the fame.
I just want to [Gm] ride [B] on this big, old mystery [Em] train.
Mystery Train kept
rolling.
Yeah. _
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Oh, Johnny.
Get on board.
[G] Yeah.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Get [E] on board.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ [G] Get [Gb] on board.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yeah. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, I'm from the Lin's Nation, about 1955.
I've never been to Memphis, but oh, man alive!
The town was really buzzing, about this cat from Tennessee.
[Em] The boy who shook his hips
with such a [E] shock and tight suit.
He [Gb] was the devil, don't [B] you know?
This [Em] greasy cat from
Tupelo. _
[E] Sit right back, you rocking cats, and just enjoy the [N] show.
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
They [E] heard a wrist blowing, but it was [Em] so much more than that.
There was a guitar and
a singer, and this big bass they would slap.
I saw Montana passing, and away, [D] _ _
[E] goodbye.
[Em] _ _ Woo [E]-hoo!
[Gb] Cause that Mystery [B] Train done hooked me, [Em] like old bourbon, whiskey, [Bm] and rye.
[A] _ _ [B] _
[E] Yeah!
Mystery Train kept rolling.
[A] Elvis Presley led the [E] way.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Johnny Cash was shoving cold.
Mystery [A] Train kept rolling.
Jerry Lee was the great [D] man.
[E] Mystery Train kept rolling.
Mr.
Phillips ran the [B] show.
Carl Perkins was my ticket.
[Em] Boy, the train don't ever stop.
[E] _ _ Listen, boy, we'll show you how to rock.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ I _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] went to Mr.
Perkins.
This train sure rolled fast.
Well, kid, if you can't hold on, you
ain't never gonna last.
I told the man in [Am] black to shovel a [E] little more coal. _ _ _ _
[A] [B] I went
and grabbed my [Ebm] guitar [Em] and yelled, teach me how to rock and [A] roll.
[E] _ _ [B] _
Yeah!
[Em] Mystery Train
kept rolling.
Elvis Presley led the way.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Johnny Cash was shoving
cold.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Jerry Lee was the great man.
Mystery [E] Train kept rolling.
Mr.
Phillips ran the show.
[B] Carl Perkins punched my ticket.
[A] Well, this train don't ever stop.
[E] You just hang around and listen, boy, we'll show you how to rock.
_ _ _ Alright, now take it
down a notch.
_ Take it down one more notch now.
Cause I knew I was on a ride that would
take me to the top.
Mystery Train kept rolling.
[Em] There ain't nothing you can't stop.
[A] The train
had hit a tunnel.
Everything got dark as [E] night.
Elvis whispered in my ear, it's getting rough,
so hold on [B] tight.
This thing [Ebm] was a local holler.
Man, [Em] he almost jumped the track.
Well, I all
of a sudden stood up and sang, we ain't never turning [Eb] back.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] I said, hey, Roy.
Hey, [A] Johnny.
_ Hey, [G] Jerry Lee.
Well, now I [A] really sing. _
Well, thank you for the ticket, but I don't
want the fame.
I just want to [Gm] ride [B] on this big, old mystery [Em] train.
Mystery Train kept
rolling.
Yeah. _
Mystery Train kept rolling.
Oh, Johnny.
Get on board.
[G] Yeah.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Get [E] on board.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ [G] Get [Gb] on board.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yeah. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _