(Ian Hunter)
Intro: F# (2 bars/ E (2bars)/ B (4 bars) B E Way back in the 50's - you never said a wrong word F# People were clean - people were mean E B Children should be seen, but children should be not heard E You learned to keep your mouth shut - you did what you were told F# But then one day the radio played E B The sound that we'd all been waiting for The whole of our lives 'n' E I still love Rock 'n' Roll - I play it every day F# Hummin' along, singin' the song E B It's the only way - I know how to say what's on my mind E I get up in the morning - put the kettle on the stove F# Tommy Steele croons a Guy Mitchell tune E B I never felt more like singin' the blues - but if I had to choose You know I still love rock 'n' roll E I still love rock 'n' roll (let me hear ya) B (2 bars)/ E (2 bars) B E I never been to Lubbock, Texas or Memphis, Tennessee F# I never washed dishes in Macon, Georgia E B I wasn't half as good and I wasn't half as pretty as you E But I still got the feelings - embedded in my soul F# A rebel armada - Kettering, Granada E B It ain't my fault that I never grew up - I got bitten by your bug E And I still love rock 'n' roll, I still love rock 'n' roll, B E I still love rock 'n' roll, I still love rock 'n' roll F# (2 bars)/ E (2 bars) D A D A I know what you're thinkin' - it's a little bit strange to you D A B I know what you're thinkin' - 'cos I'm thinkin' the same way too E But oh those two little four letter words - they're all you need to know F# 'cos when it all comes down to it - I don't like the sound of it When you mess around with it - E B I'm still in it for the thrill of it I know you tried to kill it but B E I still love rock 'n' roll - I play it every day F# Hummin' along - singin' the songs E B It's the only way I know how to say what's on my mind E I get up every morning - I put the coffee on the stove F# The computer's gone - the turntable's on E B I can't believe it's 2001 - God, I must be knockin' on E But I still love rock 'n' roll, I still love rock 'n' roll, (4 times) Outro: F# (2 bars/ E (2bars)/ D (1 bar)/ A (1 bar)/B (2 bars)
A letter indicates guitar chord; a letter with a slash and another letter indicates a guitar chord with a different bass note, eg Am/F#=Am chord with F# bass.
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Transcribed by Paul Stepto