Some Remembrances of 1959 Rock'n Roll
(E//G//A/G/E)2x
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Wake up little Suzie Wake Up E//A/G/
" " EGAG z EGAG
B A B
The Movie wasn't so hot
B A B
It didn't have much of a plot
B A
We fell asleep
B A
Our goose is cooked
B A B
Our reputation is shot
B C#
Wake up little Suzie
B C#
Wake up little Suzie
-Z-
We gotta go---
( F# // A// B A)2x
Home--
F# A//B/A/
Wake up little Suzie Wake Up
" "
D E
Whatta we tell your Mama
D E
Whatta we tell your Pop
D
Whatta we tell our friends
When they say
Ooh La La
D E
Wake up little Suzie
D E
Wake up little Suzie
We gotta go
Home ( E// G//A/G/)
B C# B
We'll be grounded for weeks
B C# B
wake up little Suzie don't sleep
B C#
the movies over
B C#
its four o'clock
B C# B
and we're in trouble deep
B G#
Wake up little Suzie
B G#
" "
(F#// A// B A)2x C#
we gotta go home
" " (" ")2x
" " (" ") 2x F#
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Stagger Lee Lloyd Price
melody for intro:
e e'e' d# z bbc#c#bg# Z eef#f#ef#ee B//// ////
The night was plaid
and the moon was yellow
and the leaves came
tumbling down
B//// B////
E ( ee'bc#bc#) 2x
I was standing
on the corner
A (aa' ef#ef#) 2x
when I heard my
bulldog bark
E
He was barking at the two men
who were
B
gambling
E B//// B////
in the dark
E c#bg#b...
It was Stagger Lee
and Billy
A
two men who
gambled late f#ec#e...
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4 24 2
E
Stagger Lee threw a seven c#bg#c#
5 56 5
4 24 4
B g#f#c#e
Billy swore that 3 4 5 4
1 4 4 2
E B'''' B''''
he threw eight
E eeee eeee
Stagger Lee ( Go Stagger Lee , Go Stagger Lee )
told Billy ( eeee eeee )
now
A
Don't you ( aaaa aaaa )
go with that (aaaa aaaa )
you have
E
won all my money(eeee eeee )
and my
B
brand new (bbbb )
E B
Stetson hat ( GO STAGGER LEE, GO STAGGER LEE )
eeee , bbbb
E
Stagger lee
went home
A
and he got his
forty-four
He said now I'm
E
going to the barroom
B
just to pay that
E
debt I owe
( GO STAGGER LEE , GO STAGGER LEE )
eeee , bbbb
/ B /
/Go Stagger lee /
/ b d# f# b' /
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E
Stagger Lee, went to the bar room ,and he
A
stood across the barroom door
and he said now
E
nobody move
B
and he pulled his
E
fourty-four
E
'StaggerLee!'
cried, Billy
A
oh, please
don't take my
life
I got
E
three little children
and a
B
very
E
sickly wife
B
/ Go Stagger Lee/
E
Stagger Lee
shot Billy
Oh
A
He shot that
poor boy so bad
till the
E
bullet came through Billy
B
and it broke the
E
bartender's glass
/ Now look out Stag /
/ Come On! /
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Go Stagger Lee--- e g# b e' E
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SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES, THE PLATTERS
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( a c f c)3X a f
(3 3 2 3) 3 4
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F Bb
They--- , asked me how I knew---
Am F
My true love was true---
F Am F
oh------- oh oh oh---
a a g f
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2 2 5 3
Dm Am
I, of course, replied
Gm F(acf)
something here inside
Dm C
cannot be denied
C Dm
do do do, do do do
c d e d e f
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F C
do do do wha
e f g c
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F
They----
Bb
said someday you'll find
Am F
all who love are blind
F Dm echo: agfda
ah----- ah ah ah-- 11121
Dm Am 53135
when a hearts on fire
C Bb
you must realize
Bb F
smoke gets in your eyes
F Dm , Bb Gm , C Am , Dm C
W/ violin : ----- -----
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So I champ them and I
F
gaily laugh
F
to think, they could
C
doubt
C
my
C
love
cd eg g a g
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F
Yet To---day---
My love has flown away
Bb
I am without
Gm C x ------->
my-- love (without my love) c e g c'
c c c c 54 4 3
3 2 5 5
F
Now, Bb
laughing friends deride
Am F
tears I cannot hide
Dm
Ah--- ah ah ah
a-- a g f
1 1 1 2
5 5 3 6
Bb
So,
Am
I smile and say b^dfa
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F C
when a lovely flame dies--d f b^
5 4 3
5 3 3
Bb F
smoke gets in your eyes
f f f f g cb^agec
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F Gm
Smoke gets in your eyes
f f f f b^ fdcagfa b^
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Bb
Smoke gets in your
f g a c
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F
Eyes---- a g f b^ a g c b^ e f
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Happy Organ Dave (pee wee ) Cortez
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5 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 5 / 5 5 4 2 4 4 2 / / 5 5 3 4 2 4 33 4 2 4 4 2 5 //
alt ):
ee d ee a g f# d e d a b c# repeat: ee d ee a g f# d e d
2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 6 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2
5 3 5 5 3 2 3 5 3 5 2 4 5 3 5 5 3 2 3 5 3
or
( a g e ) 4x d
1 1 2 2
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repeat highlighted section ///////////
a b c# D
6 5 5
5 2 4
guitar break Dm7
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bend 2 w 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 4 2
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bend a:
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f g a fff a fff g f d c D
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Bobby Darin - Dream Lover ----
Intro walla walla wa Stacato pattern for chords d f# a d' a f# b d f# b f# d
2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 (f - form ) 10 th fret ( fm - form) 7th fret
3 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 3 2 1 2 3 strings same picking pattern
( d c# d c# d c# b z a b a b d ) 2x
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 5
5 4 5 4 5 4 2 5 2 5 2 5
D Bm babad D Bm babad
Every night I hope and pray--- 33335 A dream lover , will come my way 33335
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D " " Bm a b d D Bm
A girl to hold in my arms --- and know the magic of her charms
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ac#e D d d d dd
cause I want ( yeah yeah yeah )
A e e e ee
a girl ( yeah yeah yeah )
D f# f# f#
to call--- ( yeah yeah yeah )
G b d d *
my own----( yeah yeah yeah )
/ e f# ga ga ga gf#e aa gg f#f# ee /
ac#e D Bm G A D / 2 1 11 11 11 112 3 4 4 4 /
I want a dream lover so I don't have to dream alone / 5 2 35 35 35 325 2 5 4 2 /
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D
Dream lover, where are you dc#dc#b
55 55 5
54 54 2
Bm ababad
With a love, oh, so true 333335
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D dc#c#b
And the hand, that I can hold--- " "
Bm
to feel you near, as I grow old
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chorus 2
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/ " " " " ddc#c#bb aa f# /
G
Someday , I don't know how----
D
I hope, she'll hear my plea
E
Some way, I don't know how
A
She'll bring her love to me
*
D dc#dc#b
Dream lover, until then
Bm babad
I'll go to sleep and dream again
D dc#dc#b
that's the only thing to do---
Bm
til all my lover's dreams come true
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chorus
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*
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chorus 1
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D Bm dc#dc#b
Please don't make me dream alone
D Bm dc#dc#b
Please don't make me dream alone
D Bm dc#dc#b ...
no, I don't want to dream alone
abc#f# D
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Lipstick on your Collar Connie Francis
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gabd
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3525 INTRO tease C D
s---- ---------
G Em egedc g d g d b a g
21222 2 1 2 1 1 2 2
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah 53531 810810 7108
d d b g d b
2 2 3 1 2 3
3 3 4 3 3 4 2x
G Em g b d e d C D g b d e b
When you left Eve all alone, 4 3 2 2 2 at the record hop--- 2 1 1 2 1
G Em 5 4 3 5 3 8 7 105 7
you told Eve, you were going out bded or
C Am egag 4 3 2 2 3
for a soda pop---- 5 4 3 5 4
G Em ): g a b
You were gone for quite awhile 6 5 5
C 3 0 2
half an hour er more
A F#m
You came back and man o' man
D d
this is what Eve saw--- 5
5.so
G Em bdbdg
Lipstick on your collar 32321
43433
C Am
told a tale on you e g a g
2 1 1 1
5 3 5 3
G Em
Lipstick on your collar " "
C Am
Said you were untrue --- f# a b a
G D 2 1 1 1
7 5 7 5
Bet your bottom dollar
C
You and Eve are through
G Em d e g e
Cause lipstick on your collar-- 2 2 1 2
D G bg edeg 3 5 3 5
Told a tale on you 12 3332
D G 78 9798
Told a tale on you , yeah
Ab7 //
Eb7
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(a^ c e^ g^ g^ f g^ f e^) e^ ( a^ c e^ .......) a^
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a^ c e^ g^ g^ f e^ d^ d^ c b^ d^ f a^ c b^ a^
3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2
Ab Fm D b Bbm
a^ c e^ g^ g^ f e^ d^ f a^ c c b^ a^
3 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 or 1
1 1 4 2 2 1 4 2 1 4 8 8 6 9 4
Ab Eb Ab
------
e^ g b^ c c a^
4 3 3 22 3
1 0 3 11 1
or ` ` `
2 1 1 1 1 1
4 3 5 7 7 4
Ab Fm
You said it belonged to Eve
Db Bbm
It made her stop and think
Ab Fm
Then she noticed yours was bent
Db Eb
her's was baby pink
Ab Fm
Who walked in but Mary Jane
Db Bbm
Lipstick all a mess
Bb Gm
Were you smooching her best friend
Eb Cm
She guessed the answer's yes * CHORUS IN Ab//
Scenic Cruise ---------------------------- Frankie Ford C
c#c# a# g# 2x
5 5 5 6
4 4 1 4
(F#) G#
f# a# c# d# e e d# c# a# g# / f g# c c# /
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2 1 4 1 2 2 1 4 1 4 1 4 3 4
F# G#
f# a# c# d# e d# c# a# c / c C# d# / g# g# f# f d#/
6 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4
2 1 4 1 2 1 4 1 3 3 4 1 1 1 4 3 1
C#
Old man rythm is in my shoes
there's no use sitting and
singing the blues
G#
Be my guest you got nothing to lose
C#
Won't you let me take you on a
Scenic Cruise
C# g# a# c
Oo Wee Oo wee Baby 6 5 5
4 1 3
C# d# f f#
Oo Wee OO wee Baby 4 4 4
G# 1 3 4
OO Wee OO we Baby
C#
Won't you let me take you
on a scenic cruise
BRIDGE
F# C#
f# a# c# d# e e d# d# c# a# g# /--------
6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 c# f g#
2 1 4 1 2 2 1 1 4 1 4 5 4 3
4 3 1 2x
F#
Feel like jumpin' baby won't you join me please
F# G# G#
f# a# c# d# c# e d# c# a# c ------ g#g#f#fc#d#
6 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 3 4 5 4
2 1 4 1 4 2 1 4 1 3
Don't like beggin' but i'm on bended knees 1 4 4 1
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C#
I got to get to rockin' get my hat off the rack ):
I got the boogie woogie like a knife in the back --------
d# g a#
4 4 3
G# 1 5 3
So,be my guest,you got nothing to lose
C#
Won't you let me take you on a scenic cruise ):-------
g# c d#
6 5 4
C# c# e f c# 4 3 1
oo wee oo wee baby 2 1 1 2
2 0 1 2 "
C# " "
OO wee oo wee Baby
G#
oo wee oo wee baby
C#
Won't you let me take you on a scenic cruise
(INTRO from f# )
C# c#c#ef c#
5 5 44 5
I got to get to movin' , Honey, I ain't lyin' 4 4 23 4
C# " "
My heart is beatin' rythm & its' right on time " "
G#
So,be my guest you got nothing to lose
C#
Won't you let me take you on a scenic cruise
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C# C#+e// C# C#+e//
who wee Who weebaby .......
Feel like jumpin' ....
Who wee Who weebaby...
( INTRO )
e e
e' e'
The Playmates — What Is Love
g e f# g
6 6 6 6
3 0 2 3 2x
Sways with a wiggle with a wiggle when she walks
it sways with a wiggle when she walks
a^
" "
" "
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a^ c e^ f a^<>
3 3 2 1 1
1 5 4 1 4
Ab Fm Db Eb Ab Fm Db Eb
What is love ? five feet of heaven in a pony tail----
Db Bbm Eb Cm Ab Fm Db Eb
The cutest pony-tail that sways with a wiggle when she walks a^ b^ c a^ f z f e^ f a^
3 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 3
1 3 1 1 3 3 1 3 1
Ab Fm Db Eb Ab Fm Db Eb
What is love? five feet of heaven and the bluest eyes-----
Ab Fm Db Eb Ab a^ f a^ f z a^ a^ f g g a^ b^ a^
And what a pretty smile she smiles with a dimple when she talks 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Db Ab Db Ab 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 3 3 4 6 4
Its nothin' but a little angel whose making me lose my sleep
Db Ab Db Eb f g gg ff e^
And she's always making promises that she says she'll keep 1 1 44 444
1 3 55 331
echo:that sways...
f f e^ g f e^ c b^a^ a^
44 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6
33 1 5 3 1 3 1 4 4
melody :
Ab Fm Db Eb Ab Db Eb
a^ b^ca^f a^a^fga^b^ga^ce^
6 5 56 6 6 6 6 665 66 54
4 1 34 1 4 4 1 341 34 3 1
Db Bbm Eb Cm Ab Db Cm Ab//
e^ fff e^ c a^ c ccc b^ a^ b^ a^
4 4 4 5 6 5 5555 6 5 6
1 3331 3 4 3 3333 4 1 4
or/ prompt
a^ a^ f a^ c z a^ a^ a^ f ^ a^
1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
4 4 1 4 8 9 9 9 7 9
"It sways with a wiggle z it wiggles when she walks
she shows you a dimple when she talks"
prompt :up 1/2 step
a a f# a c# z a a a f# a
3 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 3
2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 2
" "
<>
aaaa a
1111 1
5555 5
B E
What is love but a little angel
F# B
Whose making me lose my sleep
F# B
And she's always breaking promises
C# F# F# // E// / F# F F#
that she says she'll keep
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G Em C D G
C Am D Bm G
Labels: 1959 Rock Fakes