WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Toasters - Chuck Berry Chords | Ver. 1
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Chuck Berry by The Toasters
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Standard Tuning
Ska strumming except for the the last time "You can keep dancing..."
D D
Forty years ago there was a Jumpin' Jazz Jamaica scene
D A
They could hear these tunes drifting down from New Orleans
D G
They put the two together in a thing they called Ska
D A D
And sent it off to England in the back of Laurel Aiken's car
D D
It was 1964 and the rhythm just wouldn't stop,
D D A
People banging on the door to hear "My boy Lollipop"
D G
Then the 70's came and with it the 2 Tone scene...
D A D
People shakin' their heads at the rudies on the record machine
D D
Now the 90's are here with the new bands bringin' it to you
D A
Skins and rudies-and even some punk rock, too!
D G
But the boys are still playing and the music is coming out live!
D A D
Down at your jukebox, dancing on a Saturday night!
*piano solo same as verse*
D D
In their eyes where does Chuck Berry fit?
D D A
Well he influences the Ska, that's the long and the short of it
D D G
He played his guitar and they heard it on the radio
D A D
And the rest is history, just as everybody knows...
D D
Forty years ago there was a Jumpin' Jazz Jamaica scene
D A
You can check them rudies dancing at the record machine
D D G
The style is timeless, with Fred Perry and Doc Marten boots...
D A D
You can keep dancing, just as long as you remember your roots
D A D
You can keep rocking, just as long as you remember your roots
D A D
You can keep dancing, just as long as you remember your roots
