Some Remembrances of 1959 Rock'n Roll

Wake up Little Suzie- Everly Bros


(E//G//A/G/E)2x

E

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:

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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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E

Stagger Lee threw a seven c#bg#c#

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B                     g#f#c#e

Billy swore that 3 4 5 4

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                  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 /

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----instrumental break

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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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They--- , asked me how I knew---

Am F

My true love was true---

F Am F

oh------- oh oh oh---

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Dm Am

I, of course, replied

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something here inside

Dm C

cannot be denied

C Dm

do do do, do do do

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do do do wha

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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

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So I champ them and I

F

gaily laugh

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to think, they could

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doubt

C

my

C

love

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F

Yet To---day---



My love has flown away

Bb

I am without

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my-- love (without my love) c e g c'

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F

Now, Bb

laughing friends deride

Am F

tears I cannot hide



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Ah--- ah ah ah

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So,

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I smile and say b^dfa

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F C

when a lovely flame dies--d f b^

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Bb F

smoke gets in your eyes

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Smoke gets in your eyes

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Smoke gets in your

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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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alt ):

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or

( a g e ) 4x d

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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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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

                                               42425                                                       42425

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

                                    242425

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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  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

----
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

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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         //                                  

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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

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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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F# G#

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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

---

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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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

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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...

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melody :

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a^ b^ca^f a^a^fga^b^ga^ce^

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Db Bbm Eb Cm Ab Db Cm Ab//

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or/ prompt

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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

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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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