10cc - Rock N Roll Lullabye Chords & Tabs

 

Rock N Roll Lullabye Chords & Tabs

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Rock N Roll Lullabye Tab

   
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Song title:       Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby
Original Album:   How dare you!

Words and Music by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman
Copyright © 1976 Mercury Records
Published by Mercury Records

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Standard Tuning; timing is 4/4.


INTRO:
 
  A                                B
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------4------|-------------------------6------|
|-------------4---7--------------|-------------6---9--------------|
|-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  A                                B
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------4------|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9------|
|-------------4---7--------------|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9------|
|-5------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


VERSE:
Notes:
The first note of Fill 1 starts on the C#m of "get"; and the last note is on
the F#7 of "Snuggle" in the CHORUS.

Chords:
E   022100    Am   577555
G#  466544    B    799877 or x24442
A   577655    C#m  x46654

E                          G#
Listen while I sing you to sleep
       A                  Am
With a rock 'n' roll lullaby
E                             G#
Close your eyes and don't you peep
          A                  Am
This is a rock 'n' roll lullaby
    E               C#m [Fill 1]
The Sandman's gonna get you...

Fill 1

   C#m                    F#7
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--4-4--2-4-2----------------|
|-------------5-5--4-5-4--2--|


CHORUS:
Chords:
F#7  242322    D    xx0232
A    577655    E    022100

F#7
Snuggle down your sleepy head
"It's gettin' late," the Sandman said,
      D      A   E  (F#7)
"Your dreams are waiting

     F#7
It's daybreak in the land of nod
So get to sleep you little sod,
     D      A   E
Your dreams are waiting."


BRIDGE:
Chords:
Bm         x24432              A          577655
E          022100              Am(maj7)   x02110
C#m        x46654              Amaj7      x02120
B          799877 or x24442
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/0-9/10cc/rock_n_roll_lullabye_tab.html ]
    Bm                                E
And if you get a nightmare, would you go and shake your Ma?
            C#m                        B     A
'Cause your Daddy's been a-workin' all day - ay
    Bm                           E
And if you go and get a glass of water by yourself
        C#m                                Am(maj7)
You can show us that you're older than you are
Amaj7
Show us that you're older...


[ GUITAR SOLO (over Guitar figure 1 below) ]

[Play x2]

Guitar Figure 1

   E                G#               A                C          D 
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------2----------4-*|
|*----------------|----------3---3-|--------2-4-2-4-|------2-5--------4-7---*|
|---------2-4-2-4-|------3-6---6---|-0-0--4---------|-3-3--------5-5---------|
|--0-0--4---------|-4-4------------|----------------|------------------------|


    E               C#m
The Sandman's gonna get you


[play Fill 1]

Fill 1

   C#m                    F#7
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--4-4--2-4-2----------------|
|-------------5-5--4-5-4--2--|


CHORUS:
Chords:
F#7  242322    D    xx0232
A    577655    E    022100

      F#7
Well, you're too small to understand
You're living in a wonderland
     D      A   E  F#7
Your dreams are waitin'

   F#7
If only we could be there too
And dream a dream along with you
     D      A   E  F#7
Your dreams are waitin'


BRIDGE:
Chords:
Bm         x24432              A          577655
E          022100              Am(maj7)   x02110
C#m        x46654              Amaj7      x02120
B          799877 or x24442

Bm                                 E
Careful that you don't get out the wrong side of the cot
        C#m                    B    A
Are you gonna be an angel or a de - vil
Bm                                 E
You're too young to reason what is right and what is wrong
    C#m                                
But childhood dreams are gone too fast,
        Am(maj7)
There's no       way we can make them last
      Amaj7                    B
We'll always love you anyway - ay...


CODA:

Guitar figure 1

   E                G#               A                C          D 
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------2----------4-*|
|*----------------|----------3---3-|--------2-4-2-4-|------2-5--------4-7---*|
|---------2-4-2-4-|------3-6---6---|-0-0--4---------|-3-3--------5-5---------|
|--0-0--4---------|-4-4------------|----------------|------------------------|


            E
Any way you are
            G#
Any way you are
            A   C   D
Any way you are


[repeat CODA until fade]