Chords Electric Light Orchestra - Rockaria
Lyrics Electric Light Orchestra - Rockaria
rockaria!
( read it : rock – ah – ree – ah )
electric light orchestra ( new world record )
note : the small letters indicate notes , not chords
D
weit
Bm
hinter in die ferne
F#m
man hort , man hort
A7
die musik
/D
D
just got back from the downtown palais
where the music was so sweet
it knocked me right back in the alley
G7
i’m ready
D
yeah , yeah , yeah , i’m ready
A Bm
whoa , whoa , whoa , i’m ready
F#m Em F#5 – G5 – A
and i’m really gonna rock tonight
D
sweet little lady sings , like a songbird
and she sings the opera like you ain’t never heard
G7
but she ain’t ready
D
no , no , no , she ain’t ready
Bm
no , no , no , she ain’t ready
F#m A7 D ( F F E E D D B B F F E E D D )
and she ain’t gonna rock & roll
Em A ( A A B D F# ) Em
she’s sweet on wagner
A ( A A B D F# ) Em
i think she’d die for beethoven
A ( A A B D F# ) Em
she loves the way puccini lays down a tune
A ( A A B D D B )
and verdi’s always creeping from her room
D
weit
Bm
hinter in die ferne
F#m
man hort , man hort
A7
die musik
/D
D
come on i’ll show you how to sing the blues
now baby , come on over over , you got nothin’ to lose
G7
are you ready?
D
hey , hey , hey , are you ready?
A7
ooh , ooh , ooh , are you ready?
Bm F#m Em F#5 – G5 – A
i wanna show you how to rock and roll
D
now listen here baby she , said to me
just meet me at the opera house at quarter to three
G7
cause i’m ready
D
yeah , yeah , yeah , i’m ready
Bm
woo , hoo , hoo , i’m ready
F#m A7 D ( F F E E D D B B F F E E D D )
i’m gonna show you how to sing the blues
n . C ( uhh )
she’s sweet on wagner
( uhuhh ) ( D D G6add9 ) Em
i think she’d die for beethoven
Em ( Em F#5 G5 ) A ( A A B D F# ) Em
she loves the way puccini lays down a tune
( Em F#5 G5 ) A ( A A B D D B )
and verdi’s always creeping from her room
D Bm F#m A7 _
faaaar far away the music i – i – is playing | both
oh far far away the music is . . . playin’ _ |
D Em7
well we were reelin’ and rockin’ all through the night
D/F# G
ya we were rockin at the opera house until the break of light
D Em7
and the orchestra was playin’ all chuck berry’s greatest tunes
D/F# G
and the singers in the chorus all got off on them singin’ blues
D Em7 D/F# G
and as the night grew older everybody was as one
D Em7 D/F# G
the people on the streets came runnin’ in to join in song
D5 E5 F#5 G
just to hearing the opera singers singing rock and roll so pure
D5 E5 F#5 G
i thought i saw the mayor there , but i wasn’t really sure
D Bm F#m A7 D
but it’s al – right
( ohh ohh ah ah uhhh )
rockaria!
( read it : rock – ah – ree – ah )
electric light orchestra ( new world record )
note : the small letters indicate notes , not chords
D
weit
Bm
hinter in die ferne
F#m
man hort , man hort
A7
die musik
/D
D
just got back from the downtown palais
where the music was so sweet
it knocked me right back in the alley
G7
i’m ready
D
yeah , yeah , yeah , i’m ready
A Bm
whoa , whoa , whoa , i’m ready
F#m Em F#5 – G5 – A
and i’m really gonna rock tonight
D
sweet little lady sings , like a songbird
and she sings the opera like you ain’t never heard
G7
but she ain’t ready
D
no , no , no , she ain’t ready
Bm
no , no , no , she ain’t ready
F#m A7 D ( F F E E D D B B F F E E D D )
and she ain’t gonna rock & roll
Em A ( A A B D F# ) Em
she’s sweet on wagner
A ( A A B D F# ) Em
i think she’d die for beethoven
A ( A A B D F# ) Em
she loves the way puccini lays down a tune
A ( A A B D D B )
and verdi’s always creeping from her room
D
weit
Bm
hinter in die ferne
F#m
man hort , man hort
A7
die musik
/D
D
come on i’ll show you how to sing the blues
now baby , come on over over , you got nothin’ to lose
G7
are you ready?
D
hey , hey , hey , are you ready?
A7
ooh , ooh , ooh , are you ready?
Bm F#m Em F#5 – G5 – A
i wanna show you how to rock and roll
D
now listen here baby she , said to me
just meet me at the opera house at quarter to three
G7
cause i’m ready
D
yeah , yeah , yeah , i’m ready
Bm
woo , hoo , hoo , i’m ready
F#m A7 D ( F F E E D D B B F F E E D D )
i’m gonna show you how to sing the blues
n . C ( uhh )
she’s sweet on wagner
( uhuhh ) ( D D G6add9 ) Em
i think she’d die for beethoven
Em ( Em F#5 G5 ) A ( A A B D F# ) Em
she loves the way puccini lays down a tune
( Em F#5 G5 ) A ( A A B D D B )
and verdi’s always creeping from her room
D Bm F#m A7 _
faaaar far away the music i – i – is playing | both
oh far far away the music is . . . playin’ _ |
D Em7
well we were reelin’ and rockin’ all through the night
D/F# G
ya we were rockin at the opera house until the break of light
D Em7
and the orchestra was playin’ all chuck berry’s greatest tunes
D/F# G
and the singers in the chorus all got off on them singin’ blues
D Em7 D/F# G
and as the night grew older everybody was as one
D Em7 D/F# G
the people on the streets came runnin’ in to join in song
D5 E5 F#5 G
just to hearing the opera singers singing rock and roll so pure
D5 E5 F#5 G
i thought i saw the mayor there , but i wasn’t really sure
D Bm F#m A7 D
but it’s al – right
( ohh ohh ah ah uhhh )