[Verse]
G F G
Grab a hold of your axe and try to pluck out this riff
G F G
Let your shoulders relax, you don't wanna be so stiff
G Bb
Keep on going don't stop, take it over the top
C Bb
Make each note really pop, squeeze out every last drop
Eb
Give it one final whop!
G
And yes, you're in the band
[Verse]
G F G
Turn a cello this way and it's practically like a bass
G F G
Pop the strings when the play and watch how you shred my face
G Bb
Keep on rockin' each note, grab it right by the throat
C Bb
Keep the rhythm afloat, don't forget to emote
Eb
And that's all that she wrote
G
Baby you're in the band
[Verse]
G F Eb
If you play the piano, you can play the keys
G F Eb
So just loosen it up and strut your expertise
G Bb C
Take a look at this music and let your mind expand
Bb G
You're in the band
[Verse]
G F G
Sit your butt at the skins and try to whack out a beat
G F G
Feel the groove in your pins, then slowly turn up the heat
G Bb
With a rat-a-tat-tat on the bass and hi-hat
C
Make it juicy and fat
Bb
Yes exactly like that
Eb
And now shut it down flat
G
You're in the band
Em B Bb A
[Verse]
Em B Bb A
I need a couple of roadies, I need someone on tech
Em B Bb A
Who wants to be security?
D
Well how about being manager?
D
Is that something you could swing?
D
It means I'm putting you in charge of the whole damn thing!
G
We've got our band
G
Now repeat after me, I pledge allegiance to the band! (I pledge allegiance to the band!)
G
And I promise to give Mr. Schneebly full command! (I promise to give Mr. Schneebly full command!)
G
And with me in control of the band as a whole, we will rock and we'll roll, with our heart and our soul
G
If you're in raise your hand!
[Outro]
G
I'm in the band!
G
I'm in the band!
G
I'm in the band!
G
I'm in the band!
G
I'm in the band!
G
I'm in the band!
G
You're in the band!
G
We're in the band!
G
You're in the band!
G
We're in the band!
G
You're in the band!