Randy Newman – The Story Of A Rock And Roll Band (Guitar)

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Randy Newman From: "Born Again" (1978) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
E-9    x-x-2-1-0-1
E7-9   x-x-2-1-3-1
lower case letters are single notes, not chords --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | A | % | % | % | [Verse 1]
A
 They were six fine English boys

A                       G
 Who knew each other in Birmingham

E
 They bought a drum and guitar

E                         | A | 
 Started a rock-roll band
[Verse 2]
A
 And Johnny played little violin

A                         G
 And Bobby Joe played the big violin

E
 The one that stands on the floor
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E                                     A       A
 They were all in the rock-roll band       (break)
[Interlude 1] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| A |         A A A
     2/4
| A | A | [Bridge]
C                              Am
 Their first song sounded like this:

 C    Am
 (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

C     Am
 (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

C                        Am
 Please get me a witness, please get me a witness
(Ooooooh ... oooooh) [Verse 3]
A
 Right off, they needed a name

A                             G           | F |
 Someone said, "How 'bout the Renegades?"

E
 Johnny said, "Well I don't know.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E                   A       A
 I prefer E.L.O."         (break)
[Interlude 2] | Em | Em/D | Cmaj7 | % | | Em | Em/D | Cmaj7 | % | | Em | Em/D | Cmaj7 | % | | Em | Em/D | Cmaj7 | | no chord | [c b a g f# e] (La, la, la, la, la, la) | no chord | [c b a g f# e d] (La, la, la, la, la, la ... la) [Verse 4]
A
 I love their "Mr. Blue Sky"

A                       G 
 Almost my favorite is "Turn to Stone"

E                                 E-9
 And how 'bout "Telephone Line"?

E                  | A |
 I love that E.L.O.
[Verse 5]
A
 I love their "Mr. Blue Sky"

A                       G 
 Almost my favorite is "Turn to Stone"
6/4
E                                | E-9 | E7-9 |
 And how 'bout "Telephone Line"?

E                  | A |
 I love that E.L.O.
[Coda] | Bb | B | C | Db | D | Eb 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | A | A A Eb5