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Rock and Roll Band

Boston
Tab
★4.1(5)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

INTRO

e----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B-o--------------------|--------------------|-------------------o-|
G----------------------|--------------------|----x\\\-------------|
D---4--4---2--4--2--4--|--4-----------2-----|----x\\\-------------|
A-o-2--2---2--2--2--2--|--2--0--2-----0-----|----x\\\-----------o-|
E----------------------|--------0--0-----0--|---------------------|
                                            |---------------------|

PICK SLIDE HERE

INTRO PART 2

e------------------------------||
B------------------------------||
G--2h4p2h4p2...----------------||
D------------------------------||
A------------------------------||
E------------------------------||

INTRO PART 3

e-------------------------|---------------------------||
B-------------------------|---------------------------||
G-------------------------|---------------------------||
D--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|--4--4--4--4-----2---------||
A--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2--0-----2---||
E-------------------------|--------------------3--0---||

VERSE

e---------------------------|------------------------||
B---------------------------|------------------------||
G-------------------------2-|-2----------------------||
D----2----------2---------2-|-2----------------------||
A----2--------------3--4--0-|-0---3-4--0-------------||
E----0--0--3-4--------------|-------------3--4-------||
 |----------------------------------------------------|

FILL 1

e------------------------------------||
B------------------------------------||

G------------------------------------|| <---This part is hard to hear.

D--2-----------------0-----1---------||  <---Listen closely for it.
A--0---0---3--4---0-----0------2-----||
E------------------------------0-----||

After [FILL 1], repeat verse 3x

FILL 2

e-----------------------------|
B--9---7---5---4~~------------|
G--9---8---6---4~~------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|

CHORUS

e-----------------|----------------------------|
B-----------------|----------------------------|
G--6----2----4----|----------------------------|   Do not play this. These
D--6----2----4----|--2----4-----5----6---------|   are chord diagrams!!!
A--4----0----2----|--2----4-----5----6---------|
E-----------------|--0----2-----3----4---------|

[C#5] [A5] [B5] [E5] [F#5] [G5] [G#5]

Well, we were just another band out of boston

On the road to try to make ends meet

Playin' all the bars, sleepin in our cars

And we practiced right on out in the street [PLAY FILL 1]

No, we didnt have much money

We barely made enough to survive

But when we got up on stage and got ready to play

People came alive. [PLAY FILL 2]

[C#5]

Rock and roll band

[A5] [C#5]

Everybodys waitin

Gettin crazy

[A5] [B5]

Anticipating

[E5] [F#5] [F#5][G5][G#5]

love and music

[A5] [B5] [E5] [E5]

Play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Dancin in the streets of hyannis

We were getting pretty good at the game

People stood in line and didnt seem to mind

You know everybody knew our name [PLAY FILL 1]

Livin on rock-n-roll music

Never worry bout the things we were missing

When we got up on the stage and got ready to play

Everybodyd listen. [PLAY FILL 2]

REPEAT CHORUS

Playin for a week in rhode island

A man came to the stage one night

He smoked a big cigar

Drove a cadillac car

And said, boys, I think this bands outta-sight[PLAY FILL 1]

Sign a record company contract

You know Ive got great expectations

When I hear you on the car radio

Youre goin to be a sensation![PLAY FILL 2]

REPEAT CHORUS

I'll post the solo later. Its getting late.

Enjoy!!!

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