Chords for 1951 Jackie Brenston Rocket "88" (#1 R&B hit)
Tempo:
154.2 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Ebm
Bb
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Eb] [Bb] [B]
[Dm] [Eb]
You women have heard of jalopies, you've heard the noise they [Cm] make, [Eb] but let me introduce
my new Rocket [Cm] 88.
Gets it [Ab] straight [Eb] just one way.
Everybody likes my Rocket 88.
Baby, we'll [Bb] ride in [Gm] style, [Eb]
moving on along.
[C] [Eb] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[F] [Ebm] [Gm] [Dm] [Gm] [Ab]
[Eb]
V8 [Cm] motor, this [Eb] smart and designed black convertible top and the gas on mine.
Sporting with [Ab] me, riding all around town [Eb] for joy.
Blow your horn, Raymond, blow!
[Ab]
[B] [Ab] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Abm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
88!
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb]
Step in my Rocket and don't be late.
Baby, we'll pull in all the body hands, fancy.
[Ab] Going round the corner and get us built.
[Eb] Everybody in my car's gonna take a little nap.
[Bb] Move on out, [Eb] who's me cruise along?
[C]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
Shoo!
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Eb] [Bb] [B]
[Dm] [Eb]
You women have heard of jalopies, you've heard the noise they [Cm] make, [Eb] but let me introduce
my new Rocket [Cm] 88.
Gets it [Ab] straight [Eb] just one way.
Everybody likes my Rocket 88.
Baby, we'll [Bb] ride in [Gm] style, [Eb]
moving on along.
[C] [Eb] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[F] [Ebm] [Gm] [Dm] [Gm] [Ab]
[Eb]
V8 [Cm] motor, this [Eb] smart and designed black convertible top and the gas on mine.
Sporting with [Ab] me, riding all around town [Eb] for joy.
Blow your horn, Raymond, blow!
[Ab]
[B] [Ab] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Abm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
88!
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb]
Step in my Rocket and don't be late.
Baby, we'll pull in all the body hands, fancy.
[Ab] Going round the corner and get us built.
[Eb] Everybody in my car's gonna take a little nap.
[Bb] Move on out, [Eb] who's me cruise along?
[C]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
Shoo!
Key:
Eb
Ab
Ebm
Bb
Cm
Eb
Ab
Ebm
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
You women have heard of jalopies, you've heard the noise they [Cm] make, [Eb] but let me introduce
my new Rocket [Cm] 88.
Gets it [Ab] straight [Eb] just one way.
_ Everybody likes my Rocket 88.
Baby, we'll [Bb] ride in [Gm] style, _ [Eb]
moving on along. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ V8 [Cm] motor, this [Eb] smart and designed black convertible top and the gas on mine.
_ Sporting with [Ab] me, riding all around town [Eb] for joy.
_ Blow your horn, Raymond, blow! _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [B] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
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88! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Step in my Rocket and don't be late.
Baby, we'll pull in all the body hands, fancy.
_ [Ab] _ Going round the corner and get us built.
[Eb] Everybody in my car's gonna take a little nap.
[Bb] Move on out, [Eb] who's me cruise along? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Shoo!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
You women have heard of jalopies, you've heard the noise they [Cm] make, [Eb] but let me introduce
my new Rocket [Cm] 88.
Gets it [Ab] straight [Eb] just one way.
_ Everybody likes my Rocket 88.
Baby, we'll [Bb] ride in [Gm] style, _ [Eb]
moving on along. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ V8 [Cm] motor, this [Eb] smart and designed black convertible top and the gas on mine.
_ Sporting with [Ab] me, riding all around town [Eb] for joy.
_ Blow your horn, Raymond, blow! _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [B] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
88! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Step in my Rocket and don't be late.
Baby, we'll pull in all the body hands, fancy.
_ [Ab] _ Going round the corner and get us built.
[Eb] Everybody in my car's gonna take a little nap.
[Bb] Move on out, [Eb] who's me cruise along? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Shoo!