Mando Diao - Long Before Rock N Roll Chords & Tabs

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                  Mando Diao -   Long Before Rock'n'Roll

Tabbed by: GuitarSpongeBob

Tuning: Standard

 |Intro:|part 1: Guitar 1: 
 
  (em)               (am)     in brackets= guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------| play the part 1 
G|-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9--9-9-11-12-11------------------|       2x
D|-------9---------9------9-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

  |part 2:
  (G)               (D)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-8/-11--9~----------------|  1x
D|-------9---------7------7--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

|then: |part 1: 1x |part 2: 1x

|Verse: Guitar 1:
  em       am       G         D      D7
e|------------------3---------2------2-----------------------|
B|---------1--------0---------3------1-----------------------|
G|---------2--------0---------2------2-----------------------|   1x
D|-2-------2--------0---------0------0-----------------------|
A|-2----------------2----------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------3----------------------------------------|
She said I like just lying on the bed
Beneath the ceiling with her head upon my pillow
There's nothing as I'd rather do

  em       am       G         D      D7
e|------------------3---------2------2-----------------------|
B|---------1--------0---------3------1-----------------------|
G|---------2--------0---------2------2-----------------------|   1x
D|-2-------2--------0---------0------0-----------------------|
A|-2----------------2----------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------3----------------------------------------|
And I said I'd rather do it on the couch
Or in the kitchen where about
You seem so down child
Like nothing could destroy your world

|Chorus: Guitar 1
  em       am       G         D
e|------------------3---------2------------|                 
B|---------1--------0---------3------------|                    
G|---------2--------0---------2------------|                               
D|-2-------2--------0---------0------------|   1x        
A|-2----------------2----------------------|          
E|-0----------------3----------------------|           
  But I never ever wanted to
  You never ever let me to
  I would but you must wait till it gets dark
  em       am       G         D
e|------------------3---------2------------|                 
B|---------1--------0---------3------------|                    
G|---------2--------0---------2------------|                               
D|-2-------2--------0---------0------------|   1x        
A|-2----------------2----------------------|          
E|-0----------------3----------------------|           
  So what is it that you want me to
  I can't make it even good for you
  So play me some from 1954
             
|Bridge:      B                                          
         e|---2---------|
         B|---4---------|
         G|---4---------|
         D|---4---------|
         A|---2---------|
         E|-------------|
        Before Rock 'n' Roll
      Yeah, before Rock 'n' Roll
        Before Rock 'n' Roll

|Introriff: Guitar 1:
 (em)               (Am)     in brackets= guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------| play the part 1 
G|-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9--9-9-11-12-11------------------|       1x
D|-------9---------9------9-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mando_diao/long_before_rock_n_roll_tab_ver_2.html ]
  |part 2:
  (G)               (D)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-8/-11--9~----------------| 1x
D|-------9---------7------7--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

|Verse 2: Guitar 1:
  em       am       G         D      D7
e|------------------3---------2------2-----------------------|
B|---------1--------0---------3------1-----------------------|
G|---------2--------0---------2------2-----------------------|   1x
D|-2-------2--------0---------0------0-----------------------|
A|-2----------------2----------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------3----------------------------------------|
Well later she came with flowers in her arms
                   And we can do it in the car my brother owns it
                                  The driver's seat is made for us
  em       am       G         D      D7
e|------------------3---------2------2-----------------------|
B|---------1--------0---------3------1-----------------------|
G|---------2--------0---------2------2-----------------------|   1x
D|-2-------2--------0---------0------0-----------------------|
A|-2----------------2----------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------3----------------------------------------|
And I said I'd rather grab a bite to eat
                   There is a diner down the street
                                Let's take it easy
                                      And join this lovely harmony

|Chorus: Guitar 1
  em       am       G         D
e|------------------3---------2------------|                 
B|---------1--------0---------3------------|                    
G|---------2--------0---------2------------|                               
D|-2-------2--------0---------0------------|   1x        
A|-2----------------2----------------------|          
E|-0----------------3----------------------|           
  But I never ever wanted to
  You never ever let me to
  I would but you must wait till it gets dark
  em       am       G         D
e|------------------3---------2------------|                 
B|---------1--------0---------3------------|                    
G|---------2--------0---------2------------|                               
D|-2-------2--------0---------0------------|   1x        
A|-2----------------2----------------------|          
E|-0----------------3----------------------|           
  So what is it that you want me to
  I can't make it even good for you
  So play me some from 1954

|Bridge:         B                                          
         e|------2------|
         B|------4------|
         G|------4------|
         D|------4------|
         A|------2------|
         E|-------------|
        Before Rock 'n' Roll
      Yeah, before Rock 'n' Roll
        Before Rock 'n' Roll
        Yeah,  Yeah,  Yeah,

|Intro:|part 1: Guitar 1: 
 
  (em)               (Am)     in brackets= guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------| play the part 1 
G|-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9--9-9-11-12-11------------------|       1x
D|-------9---------9------9-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
  Lalalalalala...
  Before rock'n'roll...
  |part 2:
  (G)               (D)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-8/-11--9~----------------|  1x
D|-------9---------7------7--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
  Lalalalala...
  Before rock'n'roll...

|Intro part 1,then part 2
|Intro part 1,then part 2

The song ends with: em

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