Chords for Keep Playin' That Rock 'n' Roll

Tempo:
129.7 bpm
Chords used:

E

C#m

B

A

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Keep Playin' That Rock 'n' Roll chords
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[E] [G]
[E] [D] [C#m] [G] [F#] [E]
Don't you know that I was sitting back in Texas
I was playing old rhythm and blues
And then I got a big offer
For more money than I could bring you
Had [B] my [G#] chance to make it
[C#m] Playing anything [E] I wanted to [A]
play, [Gm] hey
[F#] But [G] playing [A] back in my life
[D] You know I just [G] hear the [E] people say
[G#] [A] Keep [A#] playing [B] that rock and roll
Keep [D#] doing [C#m] what you been told
Save your money [B] up for when you get old
Yeah, you keep [D] playing [C#m] that [G] rock and roll
[E]
So I packed up and I made it up to New [F#m] York
[C#m] [E] Where my brother was a great big star
[E] He was doing funky [Gm]
music
[C#m] [E] Singing and playing [D#] guitar
[C#m] [B] Johnny was making [G#] a big time
[C#m] Everything [G#m] was going [A] his way
[G] [F#] But playing [Cm] back in [A] my life
[D] You know [C#m] I just [Bm] hear the [E] people [G#] say
[A] Keep [A#] playing [B] that rock and roll
[E] Keep doing what you been [A] told
Save your money [B] up for when you get old
Yeah, you keep [D] playing that [C#m] rock [G] and [F#] roll
[E]
Oh, it's the kind of music
[A] [B] [G#]
[C#m] [Bm] [A]
[G] [F#] [C#m] [A]
[D] [C#m] [G] [E]
[A] [A#] [B]
[E]
Don't [B]
[Bm] [C#m] [Em]
you know [E] that I've been doing lots of things
[Gm]
[E] Well, I have been trying hard to figure it [F#m] out
[E] But there's a certain kind of music
[C]
[E] Got to make you jump and [Em]
[E] shout
[B] Now, you can call [G#] it commercial
[C#m] If you wanna [E] see [A] it that way
[G#] [F#] But playing [Cm] back [A] in my life
[E] [D] You know [C#m] I [G] just hear the people [E] say
[A#m] Keep playing [B] that rock and roll
Keep [E] doing what you been [C#m] told
Save your money [B] up for when you get old
Got to keep [D] playing that rock [G] and [F#] [E] roll
[G#]
[A] Got to [A#] keep [B] on playing
Keep on playing
[E] Got to keep on playing
Got to keep [B] on playing
Got to keep on playing
[D] [C#m] Rock [G] and roll
[E] Oh, keep [A#] playing that [E] rock and [B] roll
Keep [E] doing what you been told
Save your money up [B] for when you get old
Got to keep [D] playing that [C#m] rock [Bm] and [C#] roll
[D] [E] Rock and [D] roll
[C#m] Rock [Bm] and [A] roll
[G] That's [F#] on [E] my soul
Key:  
E
2311
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
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To start learning Edgar Winters White Trash - Keep Playin That Rock N Roll chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - B, D, C#m, G and E in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 64 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 130 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Major.

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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [C#m] _ [G] _ [F#] _ [E] _
Don't you know that I was sitting back in Texas _
I was playing old rhythm and blues
And then I got a big offer _
_ For more money than I could bring you
Had [B] _ _ my [G#] chance to make it
[C#m] Playing anything [E] I wanted to [A]
play, [Gm] hey
[F#] But [G] playing [A] back in my life
[D] You know I just [G] hear the [E] people say
[G#] [A] Keep [A#] playing [B] that rock and roll _
Keep [D#] doing [C#m] what you been told _
Save your money [B] up for when you get old
Yeah, you keep [D] playing [C#m] that [G] rock and roll
[E] _
So I packed up and I made it up to New [F#m] York
[C#m] [E] Where my brother was a great big star
[E] He was doing funky _ [Gm]
music
[C#m] _ [E] _ Singing and playing [D#] guitar
_ [C#m] _ [B] _ Johnny was making [G#] a big time
_ [C#m] Everything [G#m] was going [A] his way
_ [G] _ [F#] But playing [Cm] back in [A] my life
[D] You know [C#m] I just [Bm] hear the [E] people [G#] say
[A] Keep [A#] playing [B] that rock and roll _
[E] Keep doing what you been _ [A] told
Save your money [B] up for when you get old
Yeah, you keep [D] playing that [C#m] rock [G] and [F#] roll
[E]
Oh, it's the kind of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ music _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [C#m] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
you know [E] that I've been doing lots of things
[Gm] _
[E] Well, I have been trying hard to figure it [F#m] out
[E] But there's a certain kind of music
[C] _
_ [E] _ Got to make you jump and [Em]
[E] shout
_ [B] _ Now, you can call [G#] it commercial
_ [C#m] If you wanna [E] see [A] it that way
_ [G#] _ [F#] But playing [Cm] back [A] in my life
[E] [D] You know [C#m] I [G] just hear the people [E] say
[A#m] Keep playing [B] that rock and roll _
Keep [E] doing what you been [C#m] told _
Save your money [B] up for when you get old
Got to keep [D] playing that rock [G] and [F#] [E] roll
[G#]
[A] Got to [A#] keep [B] on playing
Keep on playing
_ [E] _ _ Got to keep on playing
Got to keep [B] on playing
Got to keep on _ playing
[D] [C#m] Rock [G] and roll
[E] Oh, _ keep [A#] playing that [E] rock and [B] roll
Keep [E] doing what you been told
Save your money up [B] for when you get old
Got to keep [D] playing that [C#m] rock [Bm] and [C#] roll
[D] [E] Rock and [D] roll
[C#m] Rock [Bm] and [A] roll
[G] That's [F#] on [E] my soul _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the White Trash album.

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