Jim Croce - Greatest Hits - Roller Derby Queen Chords
Tempo:
125.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
I wanna tell you a story that you won't believe.
[A] But I fell in love last Friday [A#] evening [B] with the girl I saw [A] on the ballroom [E] TV screen.
[A] Well, [Em] I was just getting ready to get my hair.
[A] And she caught my eye.
And I pulled [Em] it back.
[B] And I ordered [A] myself a couple of more shots [E] and beer.
And [G] I did not think no [A] woman would roll a derby [E] queen.
Around and around, all around and around.
[G] She was the sunkest woman [A] that anybody ever [B] seen.
[E]
Down in the arena, she was [A] 5 [F#m]
[Em]'6", [A] [E] [A] 15.
She was a beach blonde, bomber with a streak of [A#] mean.
[B] [E] She knew how to knuckle [A] and she knew how [D] to scuffle [E] and [A] fight.
[E] [Em]
[B] [E] And she never rolled a derby.
Her old gran said [A] that she would build her like a fridge or even with her [F#] head.
[B] [E] Her fans [B] called her [A] toughy, but all her buddies called her a [E] spike.
[A]
[E] [G] And I fell in love [A] with a roll-a [E]-derby queen.
Around and around, all around and [G] around.
The meanest uncle [A] woman that anybody [B] ever seen.
Down in the [E] arena.
Around and around, all around and [A] around.
Around and around, all around and [B] around.
[E]
[A] [E] Around [Em] and around.
[B] Well, [E] I could not help but fall in love [A] with this heavy-duty woman I've been speaking [F#] of.
[B] Things were kind of bad [A] until the day she skated into [E] my life.
[Em] [B] [E] Well, she might be [Em] nasty, she might be [A] fat, but I never met a person who worked till [A#] that.
She's [B] my beach blonde bomber, [A] I never had to act [E] like my own mom.
[G] And I fell in love with [A] a roll-a-derby [E] queen.
Around and around, all around and around.
[G] The meanest uncle woman [A] that anybody ever [B] seen.
Down in the [E] arena.
Around and [A] around, all around [B] and around.
[A]
[Em] [E] Around [Em]
[B] [E] and around, all around [A] and around.
Around and around, all around and [F#] [B] around.
[A]
[E] [Em]
[E] Around and around, [A] all around [A#] and around.
[B] [A] [Em]
I wanna tell you a story that you won't believe.
[A] But I fell in love last Friday [A#] evening [B] with the girl I saw [A] on the ballroom [E] TV screen.
[A] Well, [Em] I was just getting ready to get my hair.
[A] And she caught my eye.
And I pulled [Em] it back.
[B] And I ordered [A] myself a couple of more shots [E] and beer.
And [G] I did not think no [A] woman would roll a derby [E] queen.
Around and around, all around and around.
[G] She was the sunkest woman [A] that anybody ever [B] seen.
[E]
Down in the arena, she was [A] 5 [F#m]
[Em]'6", [A] [E] [A] 15.
She was a beach blonde, bomber with a streak of [A#] mean.
[B] [E] She knew how to knuckle [A] and she knew how [D] to scuffle [E] and [A] fight.
[E] [Em]
[B] [E] And she never rolled a derby.
Her old gran said [A] that she would build her like a fridge or even with her [F#] head.
[B] [E] Her fans [B] called her [A] toughy, but all her buddies called her a [E] spike.
[A]
[E] [G] And I fell in love [A] with a roll-a [E]-derby queen.
Around and around, all around and [G] around.
The meanest uncle [A] woman that anybody [B] ever seen.
Down in the [E] arena.
Around and around, all around and [A] around.
Around and around, all around and [B] around.
[E]
[A] [E] Around [Em] and around.
[B] Well, [E] I could not help but fall in love [A] with this heavy-duty woman I've been speaking [F#] of.
[B] Things were kind of bad [A] until the day she skated into [E] my life.
[Em] [B] [E] Well, she might be [Em] nasty, she might be [A] fat, but I never met a person who worked till [A#] that.
She's [B] my beach blonde bomber, [A] I never had to act [E] like my own mom.
[G] And I fell in love with [A] a roll-a-derby [E] queen.
Around and around, all around and around.
[G] The meanest uncle woman [A] that anybody ever [B] seen.
Down in the [E] arena.
Around and [A] around, all around [B] and around.
[A]
[Em] [E] Around [Em]
[B] [E] and around, all around [A] and around.
Around and around, all around and [F#] [B] around.
[A]
[E] [Em]
[E] Around and around, [A] all around [A#] and around.
[B] [A] [Em]
Key:
A
E
B
Em
G
A
E
B
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I wanna tell you a story that you won't believe.
[A] But I fell in love last Friday [A#] evening [B] with the girl I saw [A] on the ballroom [E] TV screen. _ _
_ _ [A] Well, [Em] I was just getting ready to get my hair.
[A] And she caught my eye.
And I pulled [Em] it back.
[B] And I ordered [A] myself a couple of more shots [E] and beer. _ _
_ _ And [G] I did not think no [A] woman would roll a derby [E] queen.
Around and around, all around and around.
[G] She was the sunkest woman [A] that anybody ever [B] _ seen.
[E] _
Down in the arena, she was [A] 5 _ [F#m]
[Em]'6", [A] _ [E] [A] 15.
She was a beach blonde, bomber with a streak of [A#] mean.
[B] [E] She knew how to knuckle [A] and she knew how [D] to scuffle [E] and [A] fight.
[E] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [B] [E] And she never rolled a derby.
Her old gran said [A] that she would build her like a fridge or even with her [F#] head.
[B] [E] Her fans [B] called her [A] toughy, but all her buddies called her a [E] spike.
[A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] And I fell in love [A] with a roll-a [E]-derby queen.
Around and around, all around and [G] around.
The meanest uncle [A] woman that anybody [B] ever _ seen.
Down in the [E] arena.
_ Around and around, all around and [A] around.
Around and around, all around and [B] around.
_ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ Around [Em] and around.
_ [B] _ Well, [E] I could not help but fall in love [A] with this heavy-duty woman I've been speaking [F#] of.
[B] Things were kind of bad [A] until the day she skated into [E] my life. _ _
_ [Em] _ [B] [E] Well, she might be [Em] nasty, she might be [A] fat, but I never met a person who worked till [A#] that.
She's [B] my beach blonde bomber, [A] I never had to act [E] like my own mom. _
_ _ _ [G] And I fell in love with [A] a roll-a-derby [E] queen.
Around and around, all around and around.
[G] The meanest uncle woman [A] that anybody ever [B] _ _ seen.
Down in the [E] arena. _ _ _ _
Around and [A] _ _ _ around, all around [B] and around.
_ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ Around [Em] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ and around, all around [A] and around.
_ Around and around, all around and [F#] [B] around.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ Around and around, _ [A] _ _ _ _ all around [A#] and around.
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I wanna tell you a story that you won't believe.
[A] But I fell in love last Friday [A#] evening [B] with the girl I saw [A] on the ballroom [E] TV screen. _ _
_ _ [A] Well, [Em] I was just getting ready to get my hair.
[A] And she caught my eye.
And I pulled [Em] it back.
[B] And I ordered [A] myself a couple of more shots [E] and beer. _ _
_ _ And [G] I did not think no [A] woman would roll a derby [E] queen.
Around and around, all around and around.
[G] She was the sunkest woman [A] that anybody ever [B] _ seen.
[E] _
Down in the arena, she was [A] 5 _ [F#m]
[Em]'6", [A] _ [E] [A] 15.
She was a beach blonde, bomber with a streak of [A#] mean.
[B] [E] She knew how to knuckle [A] and she knew how [D] to scuffle [E] and [A] fight.
[E] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [B] [E] And she never rolled a derby.
Her old gran said [A] that she would build her like a fridge or even with her [F#] head.
[B] [E] Her fans [B] called her [A] toughy, but all her buddies called her a [E] spike.
[A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] And I fell in love [A] with a roll-a [E]-derby queen.
Around and around, all around and [G] around.
The meanest uncle [A] woman that anybody [B] ever _ seen.
Down in the [E] arena.
_ Around and around, all around and [A] around.
Around and around, all around and [B] around.
_ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ Around [Em] and around.
_ [B] _ Well, [E] I could not help but fall in love [A] with this heavy-duty woman I've been speaking [F#] of.
[B] Things were kind of bad [A] until the day she skated into [E] my life. _ _
_ [Em] _ [B] [E] Well, she might be [Em] nasty, she might be [A] fat, but I never met a person who worked till [A#] that.
She's [B] my beach blonde bomber, [A] I never had to act [E] like my own mom. _
_ _ _ [G] And I fell in love with [A] a roll-a-derby [E] queen.
Around and around, all around and around.
[G] The meanest uncle woman [A] that anybody ever [B] _ _ seen.
Down in the [E] arena. _ _ _ _
Around and [A] _ _ _ around, all around [B] and around.
_ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ Around [Em] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ and around, all around [A] and around.
_ Around and around, all around and [F#] [B] around.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ Around and around, _ [A] _ _ _ _ all around [A#] and around.
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _