Electric Light Orchestra, Rock 'N' Roll Is King (1983)
^{Key: :[B] (w: Jeff Lynne)}

INTRO: [B]

VERSE 1:
Well [B] listen everybody let me tell you about the rock 'n' roll
Oh [B] feel that rhythm and it's really gonna thrill your [Gb] soul
Mmm [E] come along with me, to a [B] land of make believe
She said whama-lama, bama-lama, [Gb] rock'n'roll is [B] king

VERSE 2:
She loves that [B] rock'n'roll and she plays it all night long
That's all she ever tells me when I call her on the tele-[Gb]-phone
She says [E] feel that jumpin' beat, and [B] git up on your feet
She said whama-lama, bama-lama, [Gb] rock'n'roll is [B] king

CHORUS:
Oh let those [E] guitars [B] play
Play for [Gb] me play for [B] me
Oh let that [E] song ring [B] out
That's [Db] how it's meant to [Gb] be

VERSE 3:
It [B] rolls like a train that's comin' on down the track
She rolled over Beethoven and she gave Tchaikovsky [Gb] back
She [E] loves that drivin' beat, she goes [B] dancin' on down the street
She said whama-lama, bama-lama, [Gb] rock'n'roll is [B] king

INSTRUMENTAL:
[B] [B] [B] [B] // [E] [E] [B] [B]
[E] [E] [B] [Abm] // [B] [Gb] [B] [B]

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 3:
When she [B] comes around and I'm listenin' to the radio
She says you can't do that 'cos all I wanna do is rock'n'-[Gb]-roll
Now [E] here I'm gonna stay when that [B] music starts to play
She said whama-lama, bama-lama, [Gb] rock'n'roll is [B] king

OUTRO:
[B] Whama-lama, bama-lama, [Gb] rock'n'roll is [B] king
[B] Whama-lama, bama-lama, [Gb] rock'n'roll is [B] king
[B] Whama-lama, bama-lama, [Gb] rock'n'roll is [B] king