Beatles - Rock And Roll Music Chords & Tabs

 

Rock And Roll Music Chords & Tabs

Beatles Chords & Tabs

Version: 3 Type: Chords

Rock And Roll Music Chords

   
ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC: THE BEATLES (Chuck Berry) 4/4 - 168

None of the lyrics for this version by The Beatles, that are going around
on the internet, were totally correct!
I have tried to reproduce as precise as possible the words John Lennon
is singing, sometimes it's just a guessing game...

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|./.  |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-Counts

        //// (Fast Downbeats)
Intro: |E7

Chorus:

NC         |NC (1/2 measure) |A7           |./.    |
JUST LET ME HEAR SOME OF THAT ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC,
./.            |./.                  |D7                 |./.    |
ANY OLD WAY YOU CHOOSE IT. IT'S GOT A BACK BEAT YOU CAN'T LOSE IT,
A7              |./.    |E7                |./.    |
ANY OLD TIME YOU USE IT. GOTTA BE ROCK ROLL MUSIC,
                                                       / (Break)
E            E7        |A7    |E            E7        |A7
IF YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME,    IF YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME.

Verse 1:

NC                      |E7         |
I'VE GOT NO KICK AGAINST MODERN JAZZ,
./.                           |A7           |
    UNLESS THEY TRY TO PLAY IT TOO DARN FAST,
./.                           |D7    |
    AND LOSE THE BEAUTY OF THE MELODY,
                                        / (Break)
./.                          |E7       |E7
    UNTIL THEY SOUNDED LIKE A SYMPHONY.

Chorus:

NC                           |A7           |./.    |
THAT'S WHY I GO FOR THAT THAT ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC,
./.            |./.                  |D7                 |./.    |
ANY OLD WAY YOU CHOOSE IT. IT'S GOT A BACK BEAT YOU CAN'T LOSE IT,
A7              |./.         |E7                |./.    |
ANY OLD TIME YOU USE IT. IT'S GOTTA BE ROCK ROLL MUSIC,
                                                       /
E            E7        |A7    |E            E7        |A7
IF YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME,    IF YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME.

Verse 2:

NC                       |E7               |
I TOOK MY LOVED ONE OVER 'CROSS THE TRACKS,
./.                          |A7          |
    AND SHE CAN GET HER MAN A WAILING SAX.
./.                        |D7          |
    I MUST ADMIT THEY HAD A ROCKIN' BAND,
                                            /
./.                             |E7        |E7
    MAN THEY WERE BLOWIN' LIKE A HURRICAN'.

Chorus:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/rock_and_roll_music_crd_ver_3.html ]
NC                           |A7           |./.    |
THAT'S WHY I GO FOR THAT THAT ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC,
./.            |./.                  |D7                 |./.    |
ANY OLD WAY YOU CHOOSE IT. IT'S GOT A BACK BEAT YOU CAN'T LOSE IT,
A7              |./.     |E7                |./.    |
ANY OLD TIME YOU USE IT.  GOTTA BE ROCK ROLL MUSIC,
                                                       /
E            E7        |A7    |E            E7        |A7
IF YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME,    IF YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME.

Verse 3:

NC                       |E7      |
WAY DOWN SOUTH THEY HAD A JUBILEE,
./.                             |A7       |
    THE GEORGIA FOLKS THEY HAD A JAMBOREE.
./.                                 |D7         |
    THEY'RE DRINKIN' HOMEBREW FROM A WOODEN CUP,
                                                /
./.                              |E7           |E7
    THE FOLKS ARE DANCING AND ARE ALL SHOOK UP.

Chorus:

NC                      |A7           |./.    |
AND STARTED PLAYIN' THAT ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC,
./.             |./.               |D7                 |./.    |
ANY OLD TIME YOU USE IT. IT'S GOT A BACK BEAT YOU CAN'T LOSE IT,
A7              |./.     |E7                |./.    |
ANY OLD TIME YOU USE IT.  GOTTA BE ROCK ROLL MUSIC,
                                                       /
E            E7        |A7    |E            E7        |A7
IF YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME,    IF YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME.

Verse 4:

NC                           |E7    |
DON'T GET TO HEAR THEM PLAY A TANGO,
./.                          |A7    |
    AND IN THE MOOD TO TAKE A MAMBO.
./.                         |D7    |
    IT'S WAY TOO EARLY FOR A CONGO,
                                    /
./.                       |E7      |E7
    SO KEEP A ROCKIN' THAT PI-A-NO.

Chorus/Outro:

NC                      |A7           |./.    |
THAT'S WHY I GO FOR THAT ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC,
./.             |./.               |D7                 |./.     |
ANY OLD TIME YOU USE IT. IT'S GOT A BACK BEAT YOU CAN'T LOSE IT,
A7              |./.     |E7                |./.    |
ANY OLD TIME YOU USE IT.  GOTTA BE ROCK ROLL MUSIC,
                                                       /  ///
E            E7        |A7    |E            E7        |A7
IF YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME,    IF YOU WANNA DANCE WITH ME.