R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A.
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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They come from the cities and they come from the smaller towns,
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Beat up cars with guitars and drummers goin' crack, boom, bam.
[Chorus]
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R. O. C. K. in the U. S. A.
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R. O. C. K. in the U. S. A
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R. O. C. K. in the U. S. A, yeah, yeah
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Rockin' in the U.S.A.
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[Verse 2]
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Said goodbye to their families, said goodbye to their friends;
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With pipedreams in their heads and very little money in their hands.
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Some are black and some are white, aint't too proud to sleep on the floor tonight.
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With the blind faith of Jesus, you know that they just might . . . be
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Rockin' in the U.S.A.
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[Chorus]
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R. O. C. K. in the U. S. A.
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R. O. C. K. in the U. S. A
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R. O. C. K. in the U. S. A, yeah, yeah
N.C.
Rockin' in the U.S.A.
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[Verse 3]
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Voices from nowhere and voices from the larger towns
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Filled our head full of dreams, turned our world upside down
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There was Frankie Lymon, Bobby Fuller, Mitch Ryder (they were rockin')
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Jackie Wilson, Shangrilas, Young Rascals (they were rockin')
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Spotlight on Martha Reeves, let's don't forget James Brown.
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Rockin' in the U.S.A.
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[Pan Flute Solo] [8 bars]
[Guitar Solo] [8 bars]
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[Pan Flute transition] [2x]
What I Like About You
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Hey!
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Uh,… huh… Hey!…
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Uh,… huh… What I like a-bout…
[VERSE #1]
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you, you hold me tight
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Tell me I’m the on-ly one, wanna come over tonight Yeah…
[CHORUS #1]
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Keep on whisperin’in my ear
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Tell me all the things that I wanna hear cause that’s
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True That’s what I like a-bout
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You What I like a-bout…
[VERSE #2]
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you, you really know how to
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Dance When you go
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Up town, jump around, think about true ro-
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mance Yeah…
[CHORUS #2]
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Keep on whisperin’in my ear
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Tell me all the things that I wanna hear cause that’s
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True That’s what I like about
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You That’s what I like about
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You That’s what I like about
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You That’s what I like about
you!
[Bridge]
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Hey!
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[Pan Flute Solo] [8 M]
[Guitar Solo] [8 M]
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What I like a-bout
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You You keep me warm at night
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Never wanna let you go, Know you make me feel al-
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right. Yeah.
[CHORUS #3]
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Keep on whisperin’in my ear
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Tell me all the things that I wanna hear cause that’s
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True That’s what I like about
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You That’s what I like about
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You That’s what I like about
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You That’s what I like about
[softer]
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You That’s what I like about
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You That’s what I like about
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You That’s what I like about
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You That’s what I like about
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you. Hey!
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[Outro]
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Hey!