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

INTRO: [A]

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

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

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

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

INSTRUMENTAL:
[A] [A] [A] [A] // [D] [D] [A] [A]
[D] [D] [A] [F#m] // [A] [E] [A] [A]

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

OUTRO:
[A] Whama-lama, bama-lama, [E] rock'n'roll is [A] king
[A] Whama-lama, bama-lama, [E] rock'n'roll is [A] king
[A] Whama-lama, bama-lama, [E] rock'n'roll is [A] king