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Song title: Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby
Original Album: How dare you!
Words and Music by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman
Copyright © 1976 Mercury Records
Published by Mercury Records
Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) (www.gartfrets.net)
NOTES:
Standard Tuning; timing is 4/4.
INTRO:
A B
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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------4------|-------------------------6------|
|-------------4---7--------------|-------------6---9--------------|
|-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
A B
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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------4------|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9------|
|-------------4---7--------------|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9------|
|-5------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
VERSE:
Notes:
The first note of Fill 1 starts on the C#m of "get"; and the last note is on
the F#7 of "Snuggle" in the CHORUS.
Chords:
E 022100 Am 577555
G# 466544 B 799877 or x24442
A 577655 C#m x46654
EListen while I sing you to G#sleep
With a Arock 'n' roll lullaAmby
EClose your eyes and don't you G#peep
This is a Arock 'n' roll lullaAmby
E C#m [Fill 1]
The Sandman's gonna get you...
Fill 1
C#m F#7
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|----------------------------|
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|--4-4--2-4-2----------------|
|-------------5-5--4-5-4--2--|
CHORUS:
Chords:
F#7 242322 D xx0232
A 577655 E 022100
F#7Snuggle down your sleepy head
"It's gettin' late," the Sandman said,
D A E (F#7)
"Your dreams are waiting
It's F#7daybreak in the land of nod
So get to sleep you little sod,
Your Ddreams Aare Ewaiting."
BRIDGE:
Chords:
Bm x24432 A 577655
E 022100 Am(maj7) x02110
C#m x46654 Amaj7 x02120
B 799877 or x24442
And Bmif you get a nightmare, would you Ego and shake your Ma?
'Cause your C#mDaddy's been a-workin' all Bday - Aay
And Bmif you go and get a glass of Ewater by yourself
C#m Am(maj7)
You can show us that you're older than you are
Amaj7Show us that you're older...
[ GUITAR SOLO (over Guitar figure 1 below) ]
[Play x2]
Guitar Figure 1
E G# A C D
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|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------2----------4-*|
|*----------------|----------3---3-|--------2-4-2-4-|------2-5--------4-7---*|
|---------2-4-2-4-|------3-6---6---|-0-0--4---------|-3-3--------5-5---------|
|--0-0--4---------|-4-4------------|----------------|------------------------|
The ESandman's gonna C#mget you
[play Fill 1]
Fill 1
C#m F#7
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|----------------------------|
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|--4-4--2-4-2----------------|
|-------------5-5--4-5-4--2--|
CHORUS:
Chords:
F#7 242322 D xx0232
A 577655 E 022100
Well, F#7you're too small to understand
You're living in a wonderland
Your Ddreams Aare EwaiF#7tin'
If F#7only we could be there too
And dream a dream along with you
Your Ddreams Aare EwaiF#7tin'
BRIDGE:
Chords:
Bm x24432 A 577655
E 022100 Am(maj7) x02110
C#m x46654 Amaj7 x02120
B 799877 or x24442
BmCareful that you don't get out the Ewrong side of the cot
Are you C#mgonna be an angel or a Bde - Avil
BmYou're too young to reason what is Eright and what is wrong
But C#mchildhood dreams are gone too fast,
Am(maj7)
There's no way we can make them last
We'll Amaj7always love you anyway - Bay...
CODA:
Guitar figure 1
E G# A C D
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|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------2----------4-*|
|*----------------|----------3---3-|--------2-4-2-4-|------2-5--------4-7---*|
|---------2-4-2-4-|------3-6---6---|-0-0--4---------|-3-3--------5-5---------|
|--0-0--4---------|-4-4------------|----------------|------------------------|
Any way you Eare
Any way you G#are
Any way you Aare C D
[repeat CODA until fade]