Skateaway
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Intro: D G C D G C G
D G C D G C G
D G
I seen a girl on a one-way corridor
C D G C6 G
Stealing down a wrong way street
D G C
For all the world like an urban toreador
D G C
She had the wheels on - on her feet
G D C
Well the cars do the usual dances
D G C6
Same old cruise and the kerbside crawl
G D G C
But the rollergirl she's taking chances
D G C G
They just love to see her take them all
A G
No fears alone at night
Em/B G
She's sailing through the crowd
A C
In her ears the phones are so tight
G A D/G A
And the music's playing loud
D G
Hallelujah
C D G C6 G
Here she comes queen rollerball
D C
Enchante what can I say
D G C
I don't care at all
G D G C
You know she used to have to wait around
D G C6 G
She used to be the lonely one
D G C
But now that she can skate around the town
D G C G
She's the only one only one
A G
No fears alone at night
Em/B G
She's sailing through the crowd
A C
In her ears the phones are so tight
C D
And the music's playing loud
C D Gsus4 G Gsus4
She get's rock n roll
G G Bm7 G/D
A rock 'n roll station
Em Em/D G/B
And a rock n roll dream
C G/B
She's making movies
Am G/D
On location
G D
She don't know what it means
G G/B
But the music make her wanna be the story
D Em
And the story was whatever was the song what it was
C G/B
Rollergirl
Am
Don't worry
G/D D7
D.J. play the movies
Em Em/D C
All night long
G
All night long
G C
She tortures taxi drivers just for fun
D G C6 G
She like to read their lips
D G C
Says: "Toro, toro, taxi - see 'ya tomorrow my son"
D G C6 G
She just let a big truck graze her hip
D G C
She got her own world in the city - yeah!
D G C6 G
you can't intrude on her, no - no, no
D G C
She got her own world in the city
D G C6 G
Cos' the city's bein' so rude to her
A G
No fears alone at night
Em/B G
She's sailing through the crowd
A C
In her ears the phones are so tight
C D
And the music's playing loud
C D Gsus4 G Gsus4
She get's rock n roll
G G Bm7 G/D
A rock 'n roll station
Em Em/D G/B
And a rock n roll dream
C G/B
She's making movies
Am G/D
On location
G D
She don't know what it means
G G/B
But the music make her wanna be the story
D Em
And the story was whatever was the song what it was
C G/B
Rollergirl
Am
Don't worry
G/D D7
D.J. play the movies
Em Em/D C
All night long
G
All night long
C
Slippin' and a-slidin'
D G C6 G
Yeah, life's a roller ball
D G C
Slippin' and a-slidin'
D G C6 G D G C
Skateaway - that's all
D G C6 G
Skateaway
D G C D G C6 G
Shala shalay, hey hey, skateaway
D G C D G C6 G
Now shala shalay, skateaway
D G C
She's singin' shala shalay, hey hey
D G C6 G
Skateaway
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A = X 0 2 2 2 0
Am = X 0 2 2 1 0
Bm7 = X 2 4 2 3 2
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
C6 = 8 X 7 9 8 X
D = X X 0 2 3 2
D/G = 3 X X 2 3 2
D7 = X X 0 2 1 2
Em = 0 2 2 0 0 0
Em/B = X 2 2 0 0 0
Em/D = X X 0 4 5 3
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3
G/B = X 2 0 0 3 3
G/D = X 5 5 4 3 X
Gsus4 = 3 5 5 5 3 3
How to play Skateaway
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.