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|Great song by underrated Rockabilly pioneer Dale Hawkins, |
|known for being the father of Swamp Rock (Suzie Q), and for |
|playing real raw Rockabilly. This however is a sweeter Pop |
|song, it's great, it's played very much like Ritchie Valens' |
|"Come on, Let's Go", and the background singers borrow from |
|Buddy Holly's "I'm Gonna Love You Too". |
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|This is only the third song I'm learning by ear, so I can't say |
|that this is the way it goes 100%, but it feels good when I play |
|it, and I have re-written it a couple of times. The thing I'm |
|most unsure of is the lyrics after you sing about his girlfriend |
|with the shape of a balloon, it's hard to hear what he sings there. |
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|Please come with suggestions/critique or whatever, and rate it if |
|you want to! |
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|Enjoy! :) |
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Intro: A D E, A D E, A D E, A D E
A
High school board
D E
They said he was-a bad
A D E
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
A
He had a knack of getting
D E
All the teachers mad
A D E
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
D
He got his kicks from
A
Cutting class every day
E
When he heard the bell ring
E E E E E
He'd run the other way-hay-hay-hay-hay
A D A E A D A E
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he
A D A E A D A
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he
A
He had a girlfriend in
D E
The shape of a balloon
A D E
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dale_hawkins/class_cutter_yeah_yeah_crd.html ]
A
The fellas all asked him why
D E
You go with such a goon
A D E
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
D
He laughed and telled his friends
A
So I don't have to be on guard
E
Cause pap(?) was always happy
E E E E
With that big tub of lard, lard, lard, lard
A D A E A D A E
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he
A D A E A D A
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he
[Sax solo] A D E, A D E, A D E, A D E D A E
Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah,
When he heard the bell ring
E E E E
He'd run the other way-hay-hay-hay
A D A E A D A E
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he
A D A E A D A
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he
A
He didn't do his homework
D E
He never passed a test
A D E
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
A
Lunch was the class
D E
That he loved the best
A D E
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
D
They caught him sleeping
A
In the boiler room
E
The principal hit him
E E E
On the head with a broom, broom, broom
A D A E A D A E
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he
A D A E A D A
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he
D A
He thought he was cool
But he was only a fool
E E
Cause they kicked that
E E E E E
Cool cat out of school
A D A E A D A E
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he
A D A E A D A
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he (fade out)
