Intro: E7
A
Just let me hear some of that rock and roll music, any old way you choose it
D A
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it, any old time you use it
E A
Gotta be rock and roll music, if you wanna dance with me
E A
If you wanna dance with me
verse 1
E A
Got no kick against modern jazz unless they try to play it too darn fast
D E
And lose the beauty of the melody until they sound just like a symphony
A
That's why I go for that rock and roll music, any old way you choose it
D A
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it, any old way you use it
E A
It's gotta be rock and roll music, if you wanna dance with me
E A
If you wanna dance with me
verse 2
E A
I took my loved one over across the tracks so she can hear my man awail a sax
D E
I must admit they have a rocking band, man, they were blowing like a hurricane
A
That's why I go for that rock and roll music, any old way you choose it
D A
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it, any old time you use it
E A
Gotta be rock and roll music, if you wanna dance with me
E A
If you wanna dance with me
verse 3
E A
Way down South they had a jubilee, the jokey folks they had a jamboree
D E
They're drinking home brew from a water cup, the folks dancing there are all shook up
A
And started playing that rock and roll music, any old way you choose it
D A
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it, any old time you use it
E A
Gotta be rock and roll music, if you wanna dance with me
E A
If you wanna dance with me
verse 4
E A
Don't care to hear them play a tango and In The Mood they take a mambo
D E
It's way too early for a congo so keep a rocking that piano
A
That's why I go for that rock and roll music, any old way you choose it
D A
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it, any old time you use it
E A
Gotta be rock and roll music, if you wanna dance with me
E A
If you wanna dance with me