Originally in E, I play in A capo 1
Intro
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| Well |
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| We were | just another band out of | Boston |
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| On the r | oad to try to make ends m | eet |
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| Pl | ayin’ all the bars, sleepin’ i | n our cars |
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| And we | practiced right on out in the st | reet | → |
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| No, we didn’t have much | money |
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| We | barely made enough to survi | ve |
Hard stop on the V at the end of this line
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| But when we | got up on stage and got r | eady to play, people c | ame alive |
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| Rock and roll band everybo | dy’s waitin’ |
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| Gettin’ crazy ant | icipating |
Hard stop on the last “yeah”
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| Love and m | usic, pl | ay, p | lay, p | lay, yeah, yeah, yeah, y | eah |
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| Dancin’ in the streets of Hya | nnis |
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| We were g | etting pretty good at the | game |
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| People stood in line and didn’t | seem to mind |
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| You know | everybody knew our | name | → |
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| Livin’ on rock-n-roll mus | ic |
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| Never | worried ‘bout the things we were | missing |
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| When we | got up on the stage and got | ready to play |
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| Everybo | dy listened |
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| Rock and roll band everybo | dy’s waitin’ |
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| Gettin’ crazy ant | icipating |
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| Love and m | usic, pl | ay, p | lay, p | lay, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah |
Solo
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Let ring
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| Playin’ for a week in Rhode I | sland |
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| A m | an came to the stage one n | ight |
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| He s | moked a big cigar and drove a C | adillac car |
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| And said, | boys, I think this bands outta s | ight, ooooh | → |
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| Sign a record company con | tract |
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| You k | now I’ve got great expect | ations |
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| When I | hear you on the car radi | o you’re gonna be a | sensation, yeah |
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| Rock and roll band everybo | dy’s waitin’ |
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| Gettin’ crazy ant | icipating |
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| Love and m | usic, pl | ay, p | lay, p | lay, | yeah, yeah |
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