Keep The Ball Rollin':Jay And The Techniques.
#14 on BB Hot 100 on SMASH Records
in 1967.
INTRO: Db B A Abm..Db B A Ab..
CHORUS:
Db Dbm Db
Keep the ball rollin'..keep the ball rollin'..girl, the
Ab
name of the game is love.
Eb Ab Bb Ebm
On your mark, get set, let the kissin' start and just keep
Db F# Db A D
the ball rollin', baby, right into my heart.
#1.
D Em
How can you ask me to try and get by with just one little kiss?
A
(one little kiss?)
Em A D D
The kissin' you do, I need a second helpin', too.. (need a second
Bb
helpin', need a second helping, too.)
Eb Bb Ab
When you light the fire in my heart and every part of me is burning
with you.
Db F# Gm7
You've got to put your lips closer to mine (closer to mine)..
Ab Ab
Girl, you got to follow it through (you got to follow it through.)
Ab Ab
You got to follow it through..(you got to follow it through.)
CHORUS:
Db Dbm Db
Keep the ball rollin'..keep the ball rollin'..girl, the
Ab
name of the game is love.
Eb Ab Bb Ebm
On your mark, get set, let the kissin' start and just keep
Db F# Db A D
the ball rollin', baby, right into my heart.
#2.
D Em
Half of a loaf isn't better than none, when I'm starvin' for you..
A
(when I'm starvin' for you.)
Em A D Bb
Don't hold me tight, if every night we stop at two..(don't stop..keep
the ball rollin'.)
Eb Db
If you want me there when you call, then girl, it's all or nothing..
Ab
next time you do.
Db F#
You got to put your lips closer to mine (closer to mine)..
Gm7 Eb Ab Ab
girl, you got to follow it through..(you got to follow it through)..
Ab Ab
you got to follow it through..(you got to follow it through.)
CHORUS:
Db Dbm Db
Keep the ball rollin'..keep the ball rollin'..girl, the
Ab
name of the game is love.
Eb Ab Bb Ebm
On your mark, get set, let the kissin' start and just keep
Fm F# Db F# Db A
the ball rollin', baby, right into my heart.
INTERLUDE: D Gm D
OUTRO:
D B D
Yeah..keep the ball rollin'..keep the ball rollin'..girl, the name of
A
the game is love.
E A B Em F#m
On your mark, get set, let the kissin' start and just keep the ball rollin',
G D G D..Bb
baby, right into my heart..
...Ebm B Ebm..B Ebm Abm..B Ebm Db..Abm Eb Db B..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.