The Heart Of Rock And Roll Chords by Huey Lewis & The News
Tempo:
141.85 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Cm
Bb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[C]
New York is everything they say and no place that I'd [G] rather be.
[Cm] Where else can you do a half [C] a million things all at a quarter to three?
[B] [Bb] When they play their music, ooh, that modern music, they like it with a lot of style,
but [F] it's still that same old backbeater rhythm that [F] really, really [C] does them wild.
[Bb] They say the hard rock and roll [F] is the beatin', and from [Bb] what I've seen, [F] I believe them.
[Eb] Now the other may be barely breathin', [D] but the hard rock and [G] roll, hard rock and roll [C] is the beat, friend.
[Cm]
[Bb] [C] Hollywood and the Sunset Strip is something everyone should [Cm] see.
The I-Lights and the pretty, [C] pretty girls all dress so scantily.
[Bb] When they play their music, that hard rock and music, they like it with a lot of flash,
[F] but it's still that same old backbeater rhythm that really, really gets [G] them in [Bb] the
They say the hard rock and roll [F] is the beatin', and from [Bb] what I've seen, [F] I believe them.
[Eb] Now the other may be barely breathin', [D] but the hard rock and [G] roll, hard rock and roll [C] is the beat, friend.
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[F] [C] D.C., San Antonio, and the Liberty Town, and Boston and the [Eb] Baton Rouge.
[Cm] Tulsa, Austin, Oklahoma City, Seattle, San Francisco, Peru.
[Bb] Everywhere there's music, real live music, bands with a million styles,
[C] [F] but it's still that same old rock and roll music that really, really does [G] them wild.
[Bb] They say the hard rock and roll [F] is the beatin', [Bb] and from what I've seen, [F] I believe them.
[Eb] Now the other may be barely breathin', [D] but the hard rock and roll, [G]
hard rock and roll [C] is the beat, friend.
Yeah, in Cleveland, Detroit, hard rock and roll.
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Thanks.
[Fm] [G] [C]
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[Eb] [Cm] [C]
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New York is everything they say and no place that I'd [G] rather be.
[Cm] Where else can you do a half [C] a million things all at a quarter to three?
[B] [Bb] When they play their music, ooh, that modern music, they like it with a lot of style,
but [F] it's still that same old backbeater rhythm that [F] really, really [C] does them wild.
[Bb] They say the hard rock and roll [F] is the beatin', and from [Bb] what I've seen, [F] I believe them.
[Eb] Now the other may be barely breathin', [D] but the hard rock and [G] roll, hard rock and roll [C] is the beat, friend.
[Cm]
[Bb] [C] Hollywood and the Sunset Strip is something everyone should [Cm] see.
The I-Lights and the pretty, [C] pretty girls all dress so scantily.
[Bb] When they play their music, that hard rock and music, they like it with a lot of flash,
[F] but it's still that same old backbeater rhythm that really, really gets [G] them in [Bb] the
They say the hard rock and roll [F] is the beatin', and from [Bb] what I've seen, [F] I believe them.
[Eb] Now the other may be barely breathin', [D] but the hard rock and [G] roll, hard rock and roll [C] is the beat, friend.
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[F] [C] D.C., San Antonio, and the Liberty Town, and Boston and the [Eb] Baton Rouge.
[Cm] Tulsa, Austin, Oklahoma City, Seattle, San Francisco, Peru.
[Bb] Everywhere there's music, real live music, bands with a million styles,
[C] [F] but it's still that same old rock and roll music that really, really does [G] them wild.
[Bb] They say the hard rock and roll [F] is the beatin', [Bb] and from what I've seen, [F] I believe them.
[Eb] Now the other may be barely breathin', [D] but the hard rock and roll, [G]
hard rock and roll [C] is the beat, friend.
Yeah, in Cleveland, Detroit, hard rock and roll.
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[Gm] [C] [Fm]
[G] [C]
[Cm] [C]
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[Cm]
[C]
Thanks.
[Fm] [G] [C]
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[Eb] [Cm] [C]
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[N]
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_ _ _ _ New York is everything they say and no place that I'd [G] rather be.
_ _ [Cm] Where else can you do a half [C] a million things all at a quarter to three?
_ [B] _ [Bb] When they play their music, ooh, that modern music, they like it with a lot of style,
but [F] it's still that same old backbeater rhythm that [F] really, really [C] does them wild.
_ [Bb] They say the hard rock and roll [F] is the _ beatin', and from [Bb] what I've seen, [F] I believe them.
_ [Eb] Now the other may be barely _ breathin', [D] but the hard rock and [G] roll, hard rock and roll [C] is the beat, friend. _ _
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[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ Hollywood and the Sunset Strip is something everyone should [Cm] see.
_ The I-Lights and the pretty, [C] pretty girls all dress so scantily.
_ _ _ [Bb] When they play their music, that hard rock and music, they like it with a lot of flash,
[F] but it's still that same old backbeater rhythm that really, really gets [G] them in _ [Bb] the_
They say the hard rock and roll [F] is the _ beatin', and from [Bb] what I've seen, [F] I believe them.
_ [Eb] Now the other may be barely _ breathin', [D] but the hard rock and [G] roll, hard rock and roll [C] is the beat, friend. _
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[F] _ _ [C] _ D.C., San Antonio, and the Liberty Town, and Boston and the [Eb] Baton Rouge.
[Cm] _ _ Tulsa, Austin, Oklahoma City, Seattle, San Francisco, Peru.
_ [Bb] _ Everywhere there's music, real live music, bands with a million styles,
[C] [F] but it's still that same old rock and roll music that really, really does [G] them wild.
[Bb] They say the hard rock and roll [F] is the _ beatin', [Bb] and from what I've seen, [F] I believe them.
_ [Eb] Now the other may be barely _ breathin', [D] but the hard rock and roll, [G]
hard rock and roll [C] is the beat, friend. _
Yeah, _ _ _ in Cleveland, _ _ _ _ _ Detroit, _ _ _ _ _ _ hard rock and roll.
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_ _ _ Thanks.
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_ _ _ _ New York is everything they say and no place that I'd [G] rather be.
_ _ [Cm] Where else can you do a half [C] a million things all at a quarter to three?
_ [B] _ [Bb] When they play their music, ooh, that modern music, they like it with a lot of style,
but [F] it's still that same old backbeater rhythm that [F] really, really [C] does them wild.
_ [Bb] They say the hard rock and roll [F] is the _ beatin', and from [Bb] what I've seen, [F] I believe them.
_ [Eb] Now the other may be barely _ breathin', [D] but the hard rock and [G] roll, hard rock and roll [C] is the beat, friend. _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ Hollywood and the Sunset Strip is something everyone should [Cm] see.
_ The I-Lights and the pretty, [C] pretty girls all dress so scantily.
_ _ _ [Bb] When they play their music, that hard rock and music, they like it with a lot of flash,
[F] but it's still that same old backbeater rhythm that really, really gets [G] them in _ [Bb] the_
They say the hard rock and roll [F] is the _ beatin', and from [Bb] what I've seen, [F] I believe them.
_ [Eb] Now the other may be barely _ breathin', [D] but the hard rock and [G] roll, hard rock and roll [C] is the beat, friend. _
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[F] _ _ [C] _ D.C., San Antonio, and the Liberty Town, and Boston and the [Eb] Baton Rouge.
[Cm] _ _ Tulsa, Austin, Oklahoma City, Seattle, San Francisco, Peru.
_ [Bb] _ Everywhere there's music, real live music, bands with a million styles,
[C] [F] but it's still that same old rock and roll music that really, really does [G] them wild.
[Bb] They say the hard rock and roll [F] is the _ beatin', [Bb] and from what I've seen, [F] I believe them.
_ [Eb] Now the other may be barely _ breathin', [D] but the hard rock and roll, [G]
hard rock and roll [C] is the beat, friend. _
Yeah, _ _ _ in Cleveland, _ _ _ _ _ Detroit, _ _ _ _ _ _ hard rock and roll.
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_ _ _ Thanks.
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