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The Story of a Rock’n’Roll Band - Randy Newman
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Written by: Randy Newman
From: "Born Again" (1978)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
E-9 x-x-2-1-0-1
E7-9 x-x-2-1-3-1
lower case letters are single notes, not chords
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INTRO
| A | % | % | % |
VERSE
A
They were six fine English boys
A G
Who knew each other in Birmingham
E
They bought a drum and guitar
E | A |
Started a rock-roll band
VERSE
A
And Johnny played little violin
A G
And Bobby Joe played the big violin
E
The one that stands on the floor
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E A A
They were all in the rock-roll band (break)
INTERLUDE 1
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| A | A A A
2/4
| A | A |
PART
C Am
Their first song sounded like this:
C Am
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
C Am
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
C Am
Please get me a witness, please get me a witness
(Ooooooh ... oooooh)
VERSE
A
Right off, they needed a name
A G | F |
Someone said, "How 'bout the Renegades?"
E
Johnny said, "Well I don't know.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E A A
I prefer E.L.O." (break)
INTERLUDE 2
| Em | Em/D | Cmaj7 | % |
| Em | Em/D | Cmaj7 | % |
| Em | Em/D | Cmaj7 | % |
| Em | Em/D | Cmaj7 |
| no chord |
[c b a g f# e]
(La, la, la, la, la, la)
| no chord |
[c b a g f# e d]
(La, la, la, la, la, la ... la)
VERSE
A
I love their "Mr. Blue Sky"
A G
Almost my favorite is "Turn to Stone"
E E-9
And how 'bout "Telephone Line"?
E | A |
I love that E.L.O.
VERSE
A
I love their "Mr. Blue Sky"
A G
Almost my favorite is "Turn to Stone"
6/4
E | E-9 | E7-9 |
And how 'bout "Telephone Line"?
E | A |
I love that E.L.O.
CODA
| Bb | B | C | Db | D | Eb
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| A | A A Eb5