Misc Cartoons – Schoolhouse Rock - Electricity Electricity (Guitar)

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From SchoolHouseRock Performed by Zachary Sanders
G                  G/F      C7
When you're in the dark and you want to see,

G               G   G/F     C7  G7
You need uh ... Electricity,Electricity

Bb        Ab          F          D7
Flip that switch and what do you get?

               G    G/F    C7  G7
You get uh ... Electricity,Electricity

Bb    Ab   F          D7
Every room can now be lit

                 G     G/F   C7  G7
With just uh ... Electricity,Electricity

Bb           Ab       F   D7
Where do you think it all comes from

                  G    G/F     C7
This powerful ... Electricity, Electricity

Bb           Ab     F         D7
Through high wires to here it comes,

                        G    G/F     C7  G7
They're bringing uh ... Electricity, Electricity

Bb    Ab       F       D7
Every building must be wired to use it,

       G   G/F      C7  G7
Uh ... Electricity, Electricity

Bb    Ab          F               D7
Power plants most all use fire to make it,

       G   G/F      C7  G7
Uh ... Electricity, Electricity

Bb     Ab       F     D7
Burnin'fuel and usin' steam,

                  G   G/F      C7  G7
They generate ... Electricity, Electricity

Bb        Ab        F      D7
Turn that generator by any means,

G7                                C7
You're making uh ... Electricity, Electricity

D7
A generator is a machine that contains a powerful
magnet
     C7
that creates a magnetic field. When wires are
rotated rapidly
                   D7
through this field then a current of electricity is
produced.
     G
Now, if we only had a superhero who could stand

         G/F
here and turn

              C7
the generator real fast, then we wouldn't need to

                               C7
burn so much fuel to make ... electricity.

Bb       Ab       F          D7
Benjamin Franklin flying his kite

                      G   G/F      C7  G7
Was searching for ... Electricity, Electricity.

Bb                  Ab       F          D7
He knew that it had somethin'to do with lightnin',

         G7                  C7
It's all uh ... Electricity, Electricity.

Bb        Ab        F       D7
Rubbin' a comb with wool or fur will give you a

G
charge of

             G/F     C7  G7
Electricity (static) Electricity

Bb         Ab     F             D7
Strokin' a cat to make it purr, you're buildin' up

G
static

G   G/F      C7  G7
Electricity, Electricity

D7
Electricity at rest is called static electricity.

            C       C7
Like in the winter wearing a heavy coat,
You get a shock off the doorknob.
              D7
Or you scrape across a carpet

                G
And sneak up on your very best friend,

    G/F
And zap 'im on the ear with a shock of-

G   G/F      C7  G7
Electricity, Electricity

Bb      Ab      F      D7
Current flowing to and fro, makes a circuit of

G   G/F      C7  G7
Electricity, Electricity.

Bb             Ab            F        D7
Voltage is the pressure that makes it go.

                    G   G/F      C7  G7
It's pushin' uh ... Electricity, Electricity ...

Bb         Ab       F        D7
Watts will tell you just how much
You'll be usin'
       G   G/F      C7  G7
Uh ... Electricity, Electricity.

Bb       Ab        F          D7
PowerFul stuff, so watch that plug! It's potent

G   G/F      C7  G7
Electricity, Electricity.

G   G/F      C7  G7
Electricity, Electricity.