Huey Lewis & The News – The Heart Of Rock And Roll (Guitar)

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[Intro] C5 (heartbeat...) C5 C7 [Verse 1]
C7
New York, NY is everything they say and no place that I'd rather be

C7                                                                      C7 B7
Where else can you do a half a million things all at a quarter to three?

Bb7
When they play their music, oooh that modern music, they like it with a lot of

               F7                                        Bbsus           F7        C7
style but it's still that same old back beat rhythm that really, really drives 'em wild
[Chorus]
             Bb                              F                 Bb                  F
They say the Heart of Rock and Roll is still beating and from what I've seen I believe 'em

Eb5                                             D5
Now the old boy may be barely breathing but the Heart of Rock and Roll,

G7sus                            C5
Heart of Rock and Roll is still beating
[Verse 2]
 C7
L.A., Hollywood and the Sunset Strip is something everyone should see

C7                                                             C7 B7
Neon lights and the pretty pretty girls all dressed so scantily

Bb7
When they play their music, that hard rockin' music, they like it with a lot o' flash

         F7                                        Bbsus         F7              C7
But it's still that same old back beat rhythm that really really kicks 'em in the ...
[Chorus]
             Bb                              F                 Bb                  F
They say the Heart of Rock and Roll is still beating and from what I've seen I believe 'em

Eb5                                             D5
Now the old boy may be barely breathing but the Heart of Rock and Roll,

G7sus                            C5
Heart of Rock and Roll is still beating
C5 Eb Eb
F               Bb   Eb Bb
Johnny!
[Solo] F Bb Eb Bb Bb Eb Bb x2 F Bb D F [Verse 3]
C7
D.C., San Antone, and the Liberty Town, Boston and Baton Rouge

C7                                                     C7 B7
Tulsa, Austin, Oklahoma City, Seattle, San Francisco too

Bb7
Everywhere there's music, real live music, bands with a million styles

         F7                                          Bbsus           F7       C7
But it's still the same old rock and roll music that really really drives 'em wild The..The..The..The...
[Chorus]
             Bb                               F                Bb                   F
They say the heart of Rock and Roll is still beating, and from what I've seen I believe 'em

        C5                                       B5
Now the old boy may be barely breathing but the Heart of Rock and Roll,

E7sus                            C5
Heart of Rock and Roll is still beating. Yeah!
[Outro]
C5
In Cleveland....   Detroit!   UH!  Heart of Rock and Roll!