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JAMES TAYLOR - ROCK AND ROLL IS MUSIC. From WALKING MAN
album. Released 1974.
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
Mama knows and papa knows that rock 'n roll is music,
Rock 'n roll is music now.
Baby been cutting his teeth on Bo Diddley's,
I'm a man, man,
Listen to the Wolfman howl.
See the white man sailing his ship up on the sea,
watch the white man shackle the black man to a tree.
To the invader go the fruits of war,
he misses home and his boots are sore.
He has not got no roots no more, he comes for your gold,
watch out for your soul.
Tennis shoes, and rhythm and blues are second generation
all across the nation, now,
Mama knows, papa too rock 'n roll is music,
rock 'n roll is music, now.
To the invader go the fruits of war,
he misses home and his boots are sore.
He has not got no roots no more, he comes for your gold,
watch out for your soul.
Mama knows and papa knows that rock 'n roll is music,
rock 'n roll is music, now.
Use a capo on the 2nd fret.
E7 A7
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E|0---2---3---4------------------|-------------------------------|
Dbm7 Bm7
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G|-------------------------------|----------------------------2--|
D|-------------------------------|4H6---------4---4H6-----2H4----|
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E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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D|-------------------------------|----4H6------6--4H6-----2H4----|
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E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A G E B7-9
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E|----------------------3--------|------3---------3/4-5-6-7------|
E7 A7 Dbm7 Bm7
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D|-------------------------------|4H6-----4---4---4H6-----2H4----|
A|----------------0---1---2---3--|4------------------------------|
E|0---2---3---4------------------|-------------------------------|
Mama knows papa knows that rock 'n roll is music,
and
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D|-------------------------------|----4H6-------4-4H6-----2H4----|
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E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A G E B7-9
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E|----------------------3--------|------3---------3/4------------|
rock 'n roll is music now.
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B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------2-------0------|--------------------------7----|
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A|------------3B4----------------|0H1P0---------------------6----|
E|-------------------------------|------3---------3/4-5-6-7------|
E7 A7 Dbm7 Bm7
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Baby cutting on Bo Diddley's, a man, man,
been his teeth I'm
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A G E
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E|----------------------3--------|------3---------3-4------------|
Listen to the Wolfman howl.
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See the man sailing ship the sea,
white his up on
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watch man shackle man to a tree.
the white the black
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To the go the fruits of war, he
invader
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misses and his are sore. has not got no roots more, he
home boots He no
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A7 A7sus4 A7 B11
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comes your gold, watch for your soul.
for out
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E7 A7 Dbm7 Bm7
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D|-------------------------------|6-------6-------6-------4------|
A|----------------0---1---2---3--|4-------4-------4-------2------|
E|0---2---3---4------------------|-------------------------------|
Tennis and rhythm blues second generation
shoes and are
A G E B7-9
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A|0-----------4---0--------------|0H1P0---------------0-1-2------|
E|------------------------3------|-----3----------3/4------------|
all across the nation, now
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B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------2-------0------|--------------------------7----|
D|2-------4-------2-------0------|--------2-----------------7----|
A|------------3B4----------------|0H1P0---------------------6----|
E|-------------------------------|------3---------3/4-5-6-7------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/james_taylor/rock_and_roll_is_music_tab.html ]
E7 A7 Dbm7 Bm7
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A|----------------0---1---2---3--|4------------------------------|
E|0---2---3---4------------------|-------------------------------|
Mama knows, papa too rock 'n roll is music,
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D|-------------------------------|----4H6-------4-4H6-----2H4----|
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A G E7
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rock 'n roll is music now.
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D|2-------4-------2-------0------|0-----------------------2------|
A|------------3B4----------------|--------------------2-4--------|
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Solo
Dbm7 Ab7sus4 Ab7 A7 A7sus4 A7
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G|------11B13-11-9---9-----------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------11---9---9|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------11\9-7-9-/-11-7-----------------|
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Dbm7 Ab7sus4 Ab7 A7 A7sus4 A7 Ab7 G7 F#7
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To the go the fruits of war, he
invader
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A|4-------4-------6-------6------|7-------7-------7---6---5---4--|
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misses and his are sore. has not got no roots more, he
home boots He no
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D|------------2-------2----------|3-----------3-------3----------|
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A7 A7sus4 A7 B11
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G|6-----------7-------6----------|2-2---2---2-2------------------|
D|5-----------5-------5----------|1-1---1---1-1------------------|
A|7-----------7-------7----------|2-2---2---2-2------------------|
E|5-----------5-------5----------|-------------------------------|
comes your gold, watch for your soul.
for out
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B|2-----------3-------2----------|2-----2-----2------------------|
G|0-----------0-------0----------|2-----2-----2------------------|
D|2-----------2-------2----------|1-----1-----1------------------|
A|0-----------0-------0----------|2-----2-----2------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E7 A7 Dbm7 Bm7
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B|----------------1---2---3---4--|--------5-----------5-------3--|
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D|0---0---0---0------------------|4H6-----4---4---4H6-----2H4----|
A|----------------0---1---2---3--|4------------------------------|
E|0---2---3---4------------------|-------------------------------|
Mama and papa rock 'n roll is music,
knows knows that
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A G E7
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A|----0-------3B4----------------|2-------------------2-4-----2/4|
E|----------------------3--------|0---------------3/4------------|
rock 'n roll is music now. I say
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B|-------------------------------|0-------0----------------------|
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A G E B7-9
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rock 'n roll is music now. hooo
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D|2-------4-------2-------0------|--------2-----------------7----|
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E|-------------------------------|------3---------3/4-5-6-7------|
Coda
E7
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oooooooohooooooohoooooooooo yeah now, babe Hey
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Hard
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Rock 'n roll is music, rock 'n roll is music
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Rock 'n roll is music now
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwww Rock and ..
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B|--5-----5---------5-----5------|--5-----5---------0-------0----|
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B Bend
R Release
/ Slide up
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H Hammer-on
P Pull-off
~ Vibrato
+ Harmonic
x Mute note
. Play note like a dot in standard notation
^ Ties two notes together
(. Pause
