• Song:

    Steal Your Rock N Roll

  • Artist:

    Memphis Cast

This is from the Broadway show, "Memphis: A New Musical"
Link: http://memphisthemusical.com

Finale song, "Steal Your Rock N Roll"

B (x2444x@1)             F#/Bb      Abm (133111@4)             EI (022100@1)listened to advice, from folks smarter than me,

B (x2444x@1) F# (244322@1)     E (022100@1)        E/F#Hmm, (222100@1)and I ignored it.

B (x2444x@1)           F# (244322@1)         Abm (133111@4)        F# (244322@1)EI (022100@1)listened to hatred, from folks richer than me,

B (x2444x@1) F# (244322@1)     E (022100@1)        E/F#Hmm, (222100@1)and I deplored it.

B (x2444x@1)           F# (244322@1)        Abm (133111@4)             EI (022100@1)listened to music, from folks darker than me,

B (x2444x@1)         F# (244322@1)      A (x02220@1)     A/BAnd (002520@1)you know, I adored it.

lead-in:  E/B   B   A

A (x02220@1)                         BFirst (x2444x@1)comes a point in everybody's life,

C#m (x13321@4)                  AWhen (x02220@1)they gotta stand up and face the fight.

A (x02220@1)                        BThen (x2444x@1)comes a point in everybody's life,

C#m (x13321@4)                        DWhen (xx0232@1)they gotta wonder if they've done right!

A (x02220@1)EI (022100@1)swallowed my fear,

D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)   EFollowed (022100@1)my heart right here,

C#mAnd (x13321@4)through it all,

A (x02220@1)      F#m (244222@1)         GOne (320003@1)almighty thought stood clear!

transition to chorus:  Gsus    G

F (133211@1)                     C/EListen (x3111x@5)to the beat, listen to the beat,

Dm7
Play it!

C Dm7 C/E
Obey it!

F (133211@1)           C/E (x3111x@5)                 G (320003@1) Gsus4 (3x0013@1) GLove (320003@1)it with, love it with your feet.

F (133211@1)                      C/EListen (x3111x@5)to your soul, listen to your soul.

Dm7
Heed it!

C Dm7 C/E
You need it!

F (133211@1)          C/E (x3111x@5)                G (320003@1) Gsus4 (3x0013@1) GLet (320003@1)it make, let it make you whole.

G (320003@1)        F (133211@1)                                C/EAnd (x3111x@5)if you listen to the beat and hear what's in your soul,

Dm7              GYou'll (320003@1)never let anyone steal

FYour (133211@1)rock n' roll!

This chord progression proceeds through most of the rest of the song, including 
the "nananananana-nananana."

The ending part goes:

Dm7               Dm7               Dm7
You'll never let anyone, never let anyone, never let anyone steeeeeal

N.C.   F C/E   Dm7 G7sus4   C
Your   rock    and         roll!
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