• Song:

    Rocket 88

  • Artist:

    Ike Turner

  • Album:

    You're Drivin' Me Insan...

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Rocket 88 chords
Ike Turner / Jackie Benston (Ike Turner 1951) 1st rock & roll song (later cover by Bill Haley)

E7 (020130@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A E (022100@1)name="chord_x21202@1">B7 A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E7 (020130@1)E (022100@1)        E7You (020130@1)may have heard of jalopies,
              E (022100@1)        E7you (020130@1)heard the noise they make;
    E (022100@1)                    E7 (020130@1)     Elet (022100@1)me introduce you to my Rocket 88.
AYes (x02220@1)it s great, just won't wait,
E (022100@1)                E7 (020130@1)     Eeverybody (022100@1)likes my Rocket  88.
            B7Baby, (x21202@1)we ll ride in style,
A (x02220@1)         Emoving (022100@1)all along.

E7 (020130@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A E (022100@1)name="chord_x21202@1">B7 A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E7 (020130@1)E7 (020130@1)               E (022100@1)       E7V-8 (020130@1)motor and this modern design,
                           E (022100@1)        E7my (020130@1)convertible top and the gals don t mind
B7 (x21202@1)                     A (x02220@1)                 ESporting (022100@1)with me, riding all around town for joy.

(Spoken) -- Blow your horn, Rocket, blow your horn!

(Horn sound effect leading into guitar solo.)

E (022100@1)                     E7 (020130@1)     EStep (022100@1)in my Rocket and a don t be late,
                          E7 (020130@1)      Ewe're (022100@1)pulling out about a half past eight.
                          E7 (020130@1)   EGoing (022100@1)down the corner and dealer Bill,
                            E7 (020130@1)          Eeverybody (022100@1)in my car s going take a little pill.
B7Move (x21202@1)on out,
A (x02220@1)                  EOozing (022100@1)and cruising along.

(Guitar solo.)

In Bill Haley and The Comets cover version:

Now that you've ridden in my Rocket '88,
I'll be around every night about eight.
You know it's great, don't be late,
Everybody likes my Rocket '88.
Gals will ride in style,
Moving all along.

Set8

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