The Golden Age of Rock and Roll - Mott The Hoople.

Ian Hunter.

This song features on 'The Hoople' Album, the one with the medusa on the front cover. Probably one of 
best albums I think.
Playing the whole lot as bar chords sounds the best.

Piano Intro and lots of Oooo's,
Then:

Ladies and Gentlemen
The Golden Age of Rock and Rol...

C# (x43121@1) F (133211@1) G# (xx1114@1) C# (x43121@1)name="chord_244322@1">F#   C# (x43121@1)B (x2444x@1)  F# (244322@1)name="chord_244322@1">F#   C# (x43121@1)B (x2444x@1)  F# (244322@1)Verse:

F#Everybody (244322@1)hazy
Shell shocked and crazy
C# (x43121@1)                             F#Screaming (244322@1)for the faces at the window
F#Jeans (244322@1)for the genies, dresses for the dreamies
C# (x43121@1)                               F#Fighting (244322@1)for a place in the front row

Chorus:

B (x2444x@1)     C# (x43121@1)B (x2444x@1)       C# (x43121@1)B (x2444x@1)   C#Oh (x43121@1)Oh Oh    Oh Oh Oh Oh   Oh Oh Oh
F#(Its (244322@1)good for your body, its good for your soul)
B (x2444x@1)     C# (x43121@1)B (x2444x@1)       C# (x43121@1)B (x2444x@1)   C#Oh (x43121@1)Oh Oh    Oh Oh Oh Oh   Oh Oh Oh
F#(Its (244322@1)the golden age of rock and roll)

Verse:

Well you get a little buzz
Send in for the fuzz
Guitars getting higher and higher
The dude in the paint thinks he's gonna faint
Stoke more coke on the fire

Chorus:

Oh Oh Oh    Oh Oh Oh Oh   Oh Oh Oh
(You've gotta stay young, never grow old)
Oh Oh Oh    Oh Oh Oh Oh   Oh Oh Oh
(Its the golden age of rock and roll)

Other Chorus bit:

     G# (xx1114@1)   G (320003@1)                B (x2444x@1)             C#The (x43121@1)golden age of rock and roll will never die
     G# (xx1114@1)   G (320003@1)                B (x2444x@1)             C#As (x43121@1)long as children feel the need to laugh and cry
D# (x43121@3)                        C#Don't (x43121@1)want to smash - want a smash sensation
D# (x43121@3)                        C#Don't (x43121@1)want to wreck - want recreation
D# (x43121@3)                        C#Don't (x43121@1)wanna fight, but if you turn us down
G#We're (xx1114@1)gonna turn you around - don't mess with the sound

Solo:

F# (244322@1) C# (x43121@1) B (x2444x@1) F# (244322@1)Verse:

The show's gotta move everybody groove
There ain't no trouble on the streets now
So if the going the going gets rough don't you blame us
You ninety-six decibel freaks

Chorus:

Oh Oh Oh    Oh Oh Oh Oh   Oh Oh Oh
(Its good for your body its good for your soul)
Oh Oh Oh    Oh Oh Oh Oh   Oh Oh Oh
(Its the golden age of rock and roll)

Oh Oh Oh    Oh Oh Oh Oh   Oh Oh Oh
(Youv'e gotta stay young, never grow old)
Oh Oh Oh    Oh Oh Oh Oh   Oh Oh Oh
(Its good for your body its good for your soul)
Oh Oh Oh    Oh Oh Oh Oh   Oh Oh Oh
(Its the golden age of rock and roll)

Oh Oh Oh    Oh Oh Oh Oh   Oh Oh Oh
(Youv'e gotta stay young, never grow old)
Oh Oh Oh    Oh Oh Oh Oh   Oh Oh Oh
(Its good for your body its good for your soul)
Oh Oh Oh    Oh Oh Oh Oh   Oh Oh Oh
(Its the golden age of rock and roll)

Outro:

C# (x43121@1) F (133211@1) G# (xx1114@1) A# (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1)Thats all!..............

Andrew Jones. 2000.
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