Biography:
Dale Hawkins (born Delmar Allen Hawkins on August 22, 1936 in Goldmine, Louisiana - February 13, 2010, Little Rock, Arkansas) was a pioneer American Rock singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist who is often called the architect of the swamp rock boogie. (Fellow rockabilly pioneer Ronnie Hawkins is his cousin.)
In 1957, Hawkins was playing at Shreveport, Louisiana clubs, and although his music was influenced by the new rock and roll style of Elvis Presley and the guitar sounds of Scotty Moore
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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". |
| |
|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. |
| |
|Please come with suggestions/critique or whatever, and rate it if |
|you want to! |
| |
|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)
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)
|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". |
| |
|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. |
| |
|Please come with suggestions/critique or whatever, and rate it if |
|you want to! |
| |
|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)
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)
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