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Chuck Berry by The Toasters
Tabbed by: willemdekam
Email: willemdekam@gmail.com
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Standard Tuning
Ska strumming except for the the last time "You can keep dancing..." 

D (xx0232@1)		DForty (xx0232@1)years ago there was a Jumpin' Jazz Jamaica scene 
D (xx0232@1)					AThey (x02220@1)could hear these tunes drifting down from New Orleans 
D (xx0232@1)				  GThey (320003@1)put the two together in a thing they called Ska 
D (xx0232@1)	   A (x02220@1)	          D (xx0232@1)And sent it off to England in the back of Laurel Aiken's car 

D (xx0232@1)		DIt (xx0232@1)was 1964 and the rhythm just wouldn't stop, 
D (xx0232@1)D (xx0232@1)		 APeople (x02220@1)banging on the door to hear "My boy Lollipop" 
D (xx0232@1)			    GThen (320003@1)the 70's came and with it the 2 Tone scene...
D (xx0232@1)	         	     A (x02220@1)              DPeople (xx0232@1)shakin' their heads at the rudies on the record machine 

D (xx0232@1)		DNow (xx0232@1)the 90's are here with the new bands bringin' it to you 
D (xx0232@1)			   A (x02220@1)   
Skins and rudies-and even some punk rock, too!
D (xx0232@1)                                                         GBut (320003@1)the boys are still playing and the music is coming out live! 
D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)                   DDown (xx0232@1)at your jukebox, dancing on a Saturday night! 

*piano solo same as verse*

D (xx0232@1)                       DIn (xx0232@1)their eyes where does Chuck Berry fit? 
D (xx0232@1)                         D (xx0232@1)                              AWell (x02220@1)he influences the Ska, that's the long and the short of it 
D (xx0232@1)                   D (xx0232@1)                           GHe (320003@1)played his guitar and they heard it on the radio 
D (xx0232@1)                       A (x02220@1)                DAnd (xx0232@1)the rest is history, just as everybody knows... 

D (xx0232@1)                                  DForty (xx0232@1)years ago there was a Jumpin' Jazz Jamaica scene 
D (xx0232@1)                                                  AYou (x02220@1)can check them rudies dancing at the record machine 
D (xx0232@1)                     D (xx0232@1)                             GThe (320003@1)style is timeless, with Fred Perry and Doc Marten boots... 
D (xx0232@1)                    A (x02220@1)                                DYou (xx0232@1)can keep dancing, just as long as you remember your roots
D (xx0232@1)                    A (x02220@1)                                D (xx0232@1)You can keep rocking, just as long as you remember your roots
D (xx0232@1)                    A (x02220@1)                                D (xx0232@1)You can keep dancing, just as long as you remember your roots