Frank Turner - Sister Rosetta Acoustic Live

[ intro ]
Fadd9 C G C x3
Fadd9 Am7 G
[ verse 1 ]
C
sister rosetta
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god mother of rock and roll
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the original sister of soul
G
all our music was in her
C
she brought rhythm
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from the darkness into the light
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she brought the good work to the night
G
to save all our sinners

[ chorus ]
Fadd9 C G C
rosetta rolled her eyes when she played
Fadd9 C G C
she knew that strange things happen everyday
Fadd9 C G C
and that the white boy hype would eventually fade
Fadd9 Am7 G
but the music she played would remain

[ verse 2 ]
C
new york city
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it was nineteen thiry eight
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the radio couldn’t wait for rosetta to rock it
C
instant sensation
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and little elvis , chuck and johnny at home
Fadd9 C G
heard her on the gramophone and they wouldn’t forget it

[ chorus ]
Fadd9 C G C
rosetta rolled her eyes when she played
Fadd9 C G C
she knew that strange things happen everyday
Fadd9 C G C
and that the white boy hype would eventually fade
Fadd9 Am7 G
but the way that she played would remain
Fadd9 Am7 G
rosetta’s in the hall of fame

[ bridge ]
Em Am Fadd9 C
don’t let her be forgotten in a church in arkansas
Em Am Fadd9 G
remember her teaching the cotton club , the glory of the lord
Em Am Fadd9 C
don’t let her be forgotten , rosetta deserves more
Em Am Fadd9 G
remember her teaching a nation on a train platform in england in 1964

[ verse 3 ]
C
sister rosetta
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saw the bright lights fade away
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she saw out the last of her days in the suburbs of philly
C
down by the river
Fadd9 C
she still heard music in the air
Fadd9 C G
up above ahead and everywhere on a train bound for glory

[ chorus ]
Fadd9 C G C
rosetta rolled her eyes when she played
Fadd9 C G C
she knew that strange things happen everyday
Fadd9 C G C
and that the white boy hype would eventually fade
Fadd9 Am7 G
but the way that she played would remain

Fadd9 C G C
rosetta rolled her eyes when she played
Fadd9 C G C
she knew that strange things happen everyday
Fadd9 C G C
and that the white boy hype would eventually fade
Fadd9 Am7 G
but the way that she played would remain
Fadd9 Am7 G
rosetta’s in the hall of fame
Fadd9 Am7 G
rosetta’s in the hall of fame
Fadd9 Am7 G
rosetta’s in the hall of fame