Really Rockabilly
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
*From the album 13
E
Here they come in their cuffed Levi's
E
Hair slicked back, they're real tough guys
Em
Black t-shirt and a bad attidude
A E Em
Better not step on their blue suede shoes
A
Livin' in a time that's long since gone
E
It's not quite right, there's something wrong
B
Look! There goes another Betty Page
B
Get with it chick, it's all the rage
[Chorus]
Am
He's really, really, really rockabilly
Dm
Really, really, really rockabilly
Am
He pissed in his pants
Dm
He's too drunk to care
E
He's wearin' 1956 underwear
(Spoken)
E
There's neo-rockabilly
E
There's psycho-rockabilly
E
There's Starbucks-Orange-County rockabilly
E
There's euro - ja-ja-wir machen-rockin' rockabilly
E
There's Western-swing-traditional-blues-influenced rockabilly
E
There's Australian shrimp-on-the-barbie-carry-your-surfboard-to-Sears-to-buy
-your-rolled-up-Levi's rockabilly
(Sing)
B
There's rock-a-Johnny, rock-a-Sally, rock-a-hillbilly
A
It's all too stupid, and it's just plain silly
[Chorus]
Am
He's really, really, really rockabilly
Dm
Really, really, really rockabilly
Am
He pissed in his pants
Dm
He's too drunk to care
E
He's wearin' 1956 underwear
[Solo]
E A
E
Now I'm mad
E
E
E
E
Well the man at the door
E
He's a rockabilly guy
E
He said you can't come in
E
Your pompadour's too high
E
Better grow them sideburns
E
Get a tattoo on your neck
E
Drink Pabst Blue Ribbon
Em
Drive a rockabilly wreck
Am
Has it come to this?
Am
I want a new job
Em
Rockabilly retards and rockabilly slobs are rockabilly stars
B
It used to be fun just to play the guitar
A
Now I just want to run real, real far
[Chorus]
Am
He's really, really, really rockabilly
Dm
Really, really, really rockabilly
Am
He pissed in his pants
Dm
He's too drunk to care
E
He's wearin' 1956 underwear
[Chorus]
Am
He's really, really, really rockabilly
Dm
Really, really, really rockabilly
Am
He pissed in his pants
Dm
He's too drunk to care
E
He's wearin' 1956 underwear
(spoken)
E
Well thank you. Thank you very much.
E
I think I'll get another tattoo on my neck.
E
Let's go and burn some rubber in the parkinglot. What do you say gang? Let's go!
Hahahaha...
How to play Really Rockabilly
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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