Electric Light Orchestra fue un exitoso grupo de rock de Birmingham, Inglaterra de la época de los 70's y los 80's.
Banda formada en 1971 por Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne y Bev Bevan, en prinicipio era un proyecto paralelo a The Move, banda integrada por los mismos miembros, más tarde The Move se disolvería y el genio de Roy Wood tras el debut de E.L.O. abandonaría el grupo quedando Lynne de líder. Su primer y extravagante album intentó fusionar instrumentos clásicos
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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Chorus:
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Chorus:
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Verse:
C Taking a dive cause you can't halt the slide Am Floating down stream I'm taking a dive Ab Oh so let her go don't start spoiling the show Fm It's a bad dream I'm taking I'm taking
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