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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 (x02220@1)                              B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| (x2444x@1)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------4------|-------------------------6------|
|-------------4---7--------------|-------------6---9--------------|
|-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

A (x02220@1)                              B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| (x2444x@1)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------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@1) 022100    Am (x02210@1) 577555
G#  466544    B    799877 or x24442
A   577655    C#m  x46654

E (022100@1)                        G#Listen (xx1114@1)while I sing you to sleep
       A (x02220@1)                AmWith (x02210@1)a rock 'n' roll lullaby
E (022100@1)                           G#Close (xx1114@1)your eyes and don't you peep
          A (x02220@1)                AmThis (x02210@1)is a rock 'n' roll lullaby
    E (022100@1)             C#m[Fill (x13321@4)1]
The Sandman's gonna get you...

Fill 1

C#m (x13321@4)                  F#7|----------------------------| (242352@1)|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--4-4--2-4-2----------------|
|-------------5-5--4-5-4--2--|

CHORUS:
Chords:
F#7  242322    D    xx0232
A (x02220@1)  577655    E (022100@1)  022100

F#7Snuggle (242352@1)down your sleepy head
"It's gettin' late," the Sandman said,
      D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)(F#7)
"Your dreams are waiting

F#7It's (242352@1)daybreak in the land of nod
So get to sleep you little sod,
     D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1) EYour (022100@1)dreams are waiting."

BRIDGE:
Chords:
Bm (x24432@1)       x24432              A (x02220@1)        577655
E (022100@1)        022100              Am(maj7)   x02110
C#m (x13321@4)      x46654              Amaj7 (x02120@1)    x02120
B (x2444x@1)        799877 or x24442

Bm (x24432@1)                              EAnd (022100@1)if you get a nightmare, would you go and shake your Ma?
            C#m (x13321@4)                      B (x2444x@1)   A'Cause (x02220@1)your Daddy's been a-workin' all day - ay
    Bm (x24432@1)                         EAnd (022100@1)if you go and get a glass of water by yourself
        C#m (x13321@4)                              Am(maj7)
You can show us that you're older than you are
Amaj7
Show us that you're older...

[ GUITAR SOLO (over Guitar figure 1 below) ]

[Play x2]

Guitar Figure 1

E (022100@1)              G# (xx1114@1)             A (x02220@1)              C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------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------------|----------------|------------------------|

E (022100@1)             C#mThe (x13321@4)Sandman's gonna get you

[play Fill 1]

Fill 1

C#m (x13321@4)                  F#7|----------------------------| (242352@1)|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--4-4--2-4-2----------------|
|-------------5-5--4-5-4--2--|

CHORUS:
Chords:
F#7  242322    D    xx0232
A (x02220@1)  577655    E (022100@1)  022100

F#7Well, (242352@1)you're too small to understand
You're living in a wonderland
     D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)F#7Your (242352@1)dreams are waitin'

F#7If (242352@1)only we could be there too
And dream a dream along with you
     D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)F#7Your (242352@1)dreams are waitin'

BRIDGE:
Chords:
Bm (x24432@1)       x24432              A (x02220@1)        577655
E (022100@1)        022100              Am(maj7)   x02110
C#m (x13321@4)      x46654              Amaj7 (x02120@1)    x02120
B (x2444x@1)        799877 or x24442

Bm (x24432@1)                               ECareful (022100@1)that you don't get out the wrong side of the cot
        C#m (x13321@4)                  B (x2444x@1)  AAre (x02220@1)you gonna be an angel or a de - vil
Bm (x24432@1)                               EYou're (022100@1)too young to reason what is right and what is wrong
    C#m (x13321@4)                              
But childhood dreams are gone too fast,
        Am(maj7)
There's no       way we can make them last
      Amaj7 (x02120@1)                  BWe'll (x2444x@1)always love you anyway - ay...

CODA:

Guitar figure 1

E (022100@1)              G# (xx1114@1)             A (x02220@1)              C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------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------------|----------------|------------------------|

EAny (022100@1)way you are
            G#Any (xx1114@1)way you are
            A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) DAny (xx0232@1)way you are

[repeat CODA until fade]


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