James Taylor – Rock N Roll Is Music Now (Guitar Intro)

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Words and Music by James Taylor from his 1974 album "Walking Man" [Intro] E7 A7 C#m7 Bm7 A G E Ab7+9 [Ahorus]
E7             A7               C#m7             Bm7
Mama knows and papa knows that rock'n'roll is music

A                 G  E   Ab7+9
Rock'n'roll is music now
[Verse 1]
E7                     A7              C#m7               Bm7
Baby been cutting his teeth on Bo Diddley's, I'm a man, man

A                  G  E
Listen to the Wolfman howl

C#m7          Ab7sus4   Ab7         A7     A7sus4     A7   C#m7
   See the white man sailing his ship upon the sea

                     Bm7         E              E7
Watch the white man shackle the black man to a tree

C#m7         Ab7sus4   Ab7      A7      A7sus4   A7  Ab7  G7  A7
   To the invader    go the fruits of      war

                   F#7sus4    F#7
He misses home and his boots are sore

   G7         G7sus4   G7
He has not got no roots  no more

   A7             Asus4  A7
He comes for your gold

B7sus4
Watch out for your soul
[Chorus]
E7                A7
Tennis shoes, and rhythm'n'blues

     C#m7          Bm7
Are second generation

A                 G  E    Ab7+9
All across the nation now

E7             A7              C#m7              Bm7
Mama knows and papa too, that rock'n'roll is music

A                 G  E
Rock'n'roll is music now
[Instrumental] C#m7 Ab7sus4 Ab7 A7 A7sus4 A7 C#m7 Bm7 G E7 C#m7 [Verse 2]
         Ab7sus4   Ab7      A7     A7sus4    A7  Ab7  G7  A7
To the invader    go the fruits of       war

                   F#7sus4    F#7
He misses home and his boots are sore

   G7         G7sus4  G7
He has not got no roots no more

   A7              A7sus4  A7
He comes for your gold

B7sus4
Watch out for your soul
[Chorus]
       E7             F#7              C#m7              Bm7
'Cause mama knows and papa knows that rock'n'roll is music

A                 G  E
Rock'n'roll is music now

       A                   G   E   Ab7+9
I said rock'n'roll is music now    Yeah now, hey, hark
[Outro] E7 G#m7 B7
E7     G#m7  B7       E7        G#m7   B7
Rock'n'roll is music, rock'n'roll is music

E7     G#m7  B7       E7
Rock'n'roll is music now

E7     G#m7  B7       E7        G#m7   B7
Rock'n'roll is music, rock'n'roll is music

E7     G#m7  B7       E7
Rock'n'roll is music now

E7     G#m7  B7       E7        G#m7   B7
Rock'n'roll is music, rock'n'roll is music

E7     G#m7  B7       E7
Rock'n'roll is music now

E7     G#m7  B7       E7        G#m7   B7
Rock'n'roll is music, rock'n'roll is music

E7     G#m7  B7       E7
Rock'n'roll is music now