---------------------------------------------------------------------- |Great song by underrated Rockabilly pioneer Dale Hawkins, | |known for being the father of Swamp Rock (Suzie Q), and for | |playing real raw Rockabilly. This however is a sweeter Pop | |song, it's great, it's played very much like Ritchie Valens' | |"Come on, Let's Go", and the background singers borrow from | |Buddy Holly's "I'm Gonna Love You Too". | | | |This is only the third song I'm learning by ear, so I can't say | |that this is the way it goes 100%, but it feels good when I play | |it, and I have re-written it a couple of times. The thing I'm | |most unsure of is the lyrics after you sing about his girlfriend | |with the shape of a balloon, it's hard to hear what he sings there. | | | |Please come with suggestions/critique or whatever, and rate it if | |you want to! | | | |Enjoy! :) | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro: A D E, A D E, A D E, A D E A High school board D E They said he was-a bad A D E (Yeah, yeah, yeah) A He had a knack of getting D E All the teachers mad A D E (Yeah, yeah, yeah) D He got his kicks from A Cutting class every day E When he heard the bell ring E E E E E He'd run the other way-hay-hay-hay-hay A D A E A D A E Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he A D A E A D A Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he A He had a girlfriend in D E The shape of a balloon A D E (Yeah, yeah, yeah) A The fellas all asked him why D E You go with such a goon A D E (Yeah, yeah, yeah) D He laughed and telled his friends A So I don't have to be on guard E Cause pap(?) was always happy E E E E With that big tub of lard, lard, lard, lard A D A E A D A E Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he A D A E A D A Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he [Sax solo] A D E, A D E, A D E, A D E D A E Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, When he heard the bell ring E E E E He'd run the other way-hay-hay-hay A D A E A D A E Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he A D A E A D A Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he A He didn't do his homework D E He never passed a test A D E (Yeah, yeah, yeah) A Lunch was the class D E That he loved the best A D E (Yeah, yeah, yeah) D They caught him sleeping A In the boiler room E The principal hit him E E E On the head with a broom, broom, broom A D A E A D A E Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he A D A E A D A Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he D A He thought he was cool But he was only a fool E E Cause they kicked that E E E E E Cool cat out of school A D A E A D A E Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he A D A E A D A Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he (fade out)
