Rod Stewart – Born To Boogie (Guitar)

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[Intro]
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 What you got?

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[Verse 1]
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He stood five-foot-four

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But was a giant of his generation

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Just an east end kid

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Who became a rock 'n' roll sensation

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A dandy of a superstar

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Who led a sexual revolution

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Now when he played guitar

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He was a rock god, babyface assassin

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He wore a black bowler hat and a jacket made of cherry red satin

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He was a hero of mine

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That's why I wrote a song about him
[Chorus]
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"Bang a Gong," "Get It On," "I Love to Boogie"

G                F#m       Em      D
"Telegram Sam," "Twentieth Century Boy"

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"Ride a White Swan" and "Children of the Revolution," revolution
[Instrumental] D [Verse 2]
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Now when the lights go down and all the crowd is swaying

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Then he starts up "Jeepster," all the girls are screaming
Wow, they're screaming all right
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If you ever saw this guy, then you'll know just what I'm singing
Oh, Lord
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Now when I die, I'll be rocking up in Heaven beside him (Heaven beside him)

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We'll play a twelve part blues

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See if all God's children got the rhythm (Got the rhythm)

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The little maestro was a genius

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That's why I wanna sing about him (Sing about him)
[Chorus]
G               F#m          Em        D
"Bang a Gong," "Get It On," "I Love to Boogie"

G                F#m       Em      D
"Telegram Sam," "Twentieth Century Boy"

G             F#m        A                       D
"Ride a White Swan" and "Children of the, of the Revolution," people
[Instrumental] G F#m Em D G F#m Em D G F#m A D D [Chorus]
G               F#m          Em        D
"Bang a Gong," "Get It On," "I Love to Boogie"

G                F#m       Em      D
"Telegram Sam," "Twentieth Century Boy"

G             F#m        A                   D
"Ride a White Swan" and "Children of the Revolution"

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He loved to boogie

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I love to boogie

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Oh my, he could boogie-woogie-woogie

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What a man, what a guy, what a star

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Marc the genius