Rock And Roll Lullaby Chords by B.J. Thomas

Tempo:
62.25 bpm
Chords used:

B

F#

C#

G#m

D#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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B.J. THOMAS - ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY chords
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[F#] I was just 16 and all alone [B] when I came to [D#] be.
[C#] Oh, [C#] up to the Lord, [B] my mama [F#] challenged me.
Now things were bad and she was [B] scared, but whenever I would [G#m] cry,
She'd [C#] calm my fears and [B] dry my tears with a rock and roll [F#] lullaby.
When she'd sing, shi-na-na-na, na-na-na [G#m]-na.
[B]
[F#]
[G#m] [B] She kissed me, shi-na-na-na, [G#] na-na-na-na.
I'm a [B]-lovin' home
[F#]
[G#m] Oh,
[B] [C#]
[F#] oh, oh, oh
I never walked through [C#] the lonely days
[B] But all the nights [G#m] were long
And the [D#] people bein' scared
[B] [F#] I [F#] can't recall the words that I [B] used [G#m] to try
[C#] [D#]
[B] I'm a-lovin' [F#] home
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[G#m]
[B]
[C#] [G#] [F#]
I
[G#m] [B]
[C#] never [B] walked through the lonely days
Key:  
B
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F#
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C#
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G#m
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D#
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B
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F#
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C#
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To learn B.J. Thomas - Rock And Roll Lullaby chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: B, G#m, B, F#, B, G#m, C#, F# and G#m. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F# Major.

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_ [F#] _ _ I was just 16 and all alone [B] when I came to [D#] be.
_ [C#] Oh, [C#] up to the Lord, [B] my mama [F#] challenged me.
Now things were bad and she was [B] scared, but whenever I would [G#m] cry,
She'd [C#] calm my fears and [B] dry my tears with a rock and roll [F#] lullaby.
When she'd sing, shi-na-na-na, na-na-na [G#m]-na.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] She kissed me, shi-na-na-na, [G#] na-na-na-na.
I'm a [B]-lovin' home
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] Oh, _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ oh, oh, oh
I never walked through [C#] the lonely days
[B] But all the nights [G#m] were long
And the [D#] people bein' scared
[B] _ _ _ [F#] I [F#] can't recall the words that I [B] used [G#m] to try
_ _ [C#] _ [D#] _ _
[B] I'm a-lovin' [F#] home
Oh, oh, oh, oh
_ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ I _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[C#] never _ [B] walked through the lonely days

Facts about this song

This song, written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, is among the lineup of tracks on the Re-Energized Greatest Hits album.

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