The Legend Of Paul Revere:Paul Revere And The Raiders.
B-Side of 'Him Or Me' - #5 in 1967.

INTRO: E

#1.
E (022100@1)                            A (x02220@1)      EIn (022100@1)a little town in Idaho, way back in '61.
  A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)              F# (244322@1)                BA (x2444x@1)man was fryin' burgers, gee, it seemed like lots of fun.
    E (022100@1)               E7 (020130@1)        A (x02220@1)                    BBut (x2444x@1)to his friend the bun-boy, he confessed his miser....y..
   A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)                B (x2444x@1)             E'I (022100@1)think I'd like to start a group, so, come along with me.'

CHORUS:
              A (x02220@1)                        BAnd (x2444x@1)all you...sta..aa..tions, across the na..aa..tion..
        F# (244322@1)             A (x02220@1)               Eplease, (022100@1)play our records for your congre...gation.

#2.
E (022100@1)                                      A (x02220@1)           EThe (022100@1)band soon started boomin', they were rakin' in the coins..
     A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)              F# (244322@1)           Bthey (x2444x@1)found a few musicians and persuaded them to join.
    E (022100@1)           E7 (020130@1)              AAnd (x02220@1)Paul Revere decided, since they had such new-found
Bfa..aa..me.. (x2444x@1)    A (x02220@1)          E (022100@1)             B (x2444x@1)            E'We (022100@1)need a fancy title,' and the Raiders they became.

CHORUS:
              A (x02220@1)                        BAnd (x2444x@1)all you...sta..aa..tions, across the na..aa..tion..
        F# (244322@1)             A (x02220@1)               Eplease, (022100@1)play our records for your congre...gation.

#3.
     E (022100@1)                             A (x02220@1)                 EThey (022100@1)soon packed up for Hollywood to reap their fortunes there..
A (x02220@1)                   E (022100@1)                 F# (244322@1)              Bstreets (x2444x@1)aren't really paved with gold and you can't live on air.
    E (022100@1)             E7 (020130@1)                      AAnd (x02220@1)then Dick Clark approached them, said, "I know a thing or
Btw..oo..oo. (x2444x@1)     A (x02220@1)          E (022100@1)         B (x2444x@1)               EI'll (022100@1)put you on a TV show and make big stars of you.'

CHORUS:
              A (x02220@1)                        BAnd (x2444x@1)all you...sta..aa..tions, across the na..aa..tion..
        F# (244322@1)             A (x02220@1)               Eplease, (022100@1)play our records for your congre...gation.
   
#4.
    E (022100@1)                             A (x02220@1)             ENow (022100@1)things are goin' groovy, and we really can't complain..
           A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)            F# (244322@1)      
though the pace of rock and rollin' nearly drives us 
      Ball (x2444x@1)insane.
    E (022100@1)         E7 (020130@1)              A (x02220@1)             BAnd (x2444x@1)everybody's pushin', sayin', 'Give it all you can!'
A (x02220@1)                      E (022100@1)          B (x2444x@1)               ECome (022100@1)to think of it, our business manager's our biggest fan.

OUTRO:
              A (x02220@1)                        BAnd (x2444x@1)all you...sta..aa..tions, across the na..aa..tion..
        F# (244322@1)             A (x02220@1)               Eplease, (022100@1)play our records for your congre...gation.

E..(Fade.)

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