Biography:
The Rubettes were a Pop band from England assembled in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, the then head of A&R at Polydor Records, and his co-writer, Tony Waddington after their doo-wop and 1950s American pop-influenced songs had been rejected by a number of existing acts. The band emerged at the tail end of the glam rock movement, wearing trademark white suits and cloth caps on stage.
The line-up of the band was Alan Williams (born
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Rock'N'Roll Survival Blues:The Rubettes.
Album - Wear It's At - #32 Germany, #42
Netherlands on POLYDOR Records in 1974.
INTRO: E Ebm A E Ebm E
#1.
E D E
I was such a pleasant child til rock and roll.
(rock and roll)
E Abm Dbm
Took away my peace of mind and my self control.
(self control)
A
Soon I was so sure that I was God's great gift
to a generation.
Gb B
I was surely bound to be a star.
#2.
E
I bought myself a Fender and a Super Twin.
(Super Twin)
E
Toughened up my vocal chords with Gordon's Gin.
Abm E
(Gordon's gin)
A B
Played around for months and never made the news.
A B E
Soon I had the rock and roll survival blues.
#3.
E
I drove around from gig to gig in a rusty van.
(rusty van)
E
Dreaming of a limousine and a livery man.
(livery man)
A Dbm A
I simply couldn't understand why I was still
the local standby.
Gb B
When I was heaven made to be a star.
#4.
E
The years went by and still I'm on the same old
scene.
(same old scene)
E Dbm E
Never getting the publicity machine.
(city machine)
A D Dbm B
Now, I knew what they meant about paying your dues.
G E A E B E
Cause I had the rock and roll survival blues.
INTERLUDE: Em A D Em A D E A D E A D
E D A Gbm E A D Em A E A
D Am C D Am D Am D E
A Em D G D Am B G A D B
#5.
E Em E
The years went by the bands went by and I played on.
(I played on)
E
I could not understand where I was going wrong.
Dbm A Dbm A
So, I split from the music city went to school in
E Ebm Gb
a northern backroom, just sat down and learned myself
B A B
the blues.
#6.
E
Then I made a record and now here I am.
(here I am)
Em E
I don't know how it happened but who gives a damn.
(gives a damn)
Dbm A Dbm B
I only know I love you, now you got the news.
A E B
I ain't no rock and roll revival...
OUTRO:
A E B
rock and roll revival..
E A B E
rock and roll sur-vival......blues.
Em A Em A..E Em...E
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
Album - Wear It's At - #32 Germany, #42
Netherlands on POLYDOR Records in 1974.
INTRO: E Ebm A E Ebm E
#1.
E D E
I was such a pleasant child til rock and roll.
(rock and roll)
E Abm Dbm
Took away my peace of mind and my self control.
(self control)
A
Soon I was so sure that I was God's great gift
to a generation.
Gb B
I was surely bound to be a star.
#2.
E
I bought myself a Fender and a Super Twin.
(Super Twin)
E
Toughened up my vocal chords with Gordon's Gin.
Abm E
(Gordon's gin)
A B
Played around for months and never made the news.
A B E
Soon I had the rock and roll survival blues.
#3.
E
I drove around from gig to gig in a rusty van.
(rusty van)
E
Dreaming of a limousine and a livery man.
(livery man)
A Dbm A
I simply couldn't understand why I was still
the local standby.
Gb B
When I was heaven made to be a star.
#4.
E
The years went by and still I'm on the same old
scene.
(same old scene)
E Dbm E
Never getting the publicity machine.
(city machine)
A D Dbm B
Now, I knew what they meant about paying your dues.
G E A E B E
Cause I had the rock and roll survival blues.
INTERLUDE: Em A D Em A D E A D E A D
E D A Gbm E A D Em A E A
D Am C D Am D Am D E
A Em D G D Am B G A D B
#5.
E Em E
The years went by the bands went by and I played on.
(I played on)
E
I could not understand where I was going wrong.
Dbm A Dbm A
So, I split from the music city went to school in
E Ebm Gb
a northern backroom, just sat down and learned myself
B A B
the blues.
#6.
E
Then I made a record and now here I am.
(here I am)
Em E
I don't know how it happened but who gives a damn.
(gives a damn)
Dbm A Dbm B
I only know I love you, now you got the news.
A E B
I ain't no rock and roll revival...
OUTRO:
A E B
rock and roll revival..
E A B E
rock and roll sur-vival......blues.
Em A Em A..E Em...E
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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