Rock And Roll Music chords by Chuck Berry (Official Version)

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Verse 1
Eb7 
 (E flat7) Just let me hear some of that
Rock and roll music
Any old way you choose it
Ab7 
It's got a  (A flat7) back  beat, you can't lose it
Eb7 
 (E flat7) Any   old time you use it
Bb7 
It's  (B flat7) gotta be rock and roll music
Eb 
If you want to dance with me  (E flat major) 
Bb7 
Eb 
If  (B flat7) you want to dance with me  (E flat major) 

Bridge 1

I have no kick against modern jazz

Unless they try to play it too darn fast

And change the beauty of the melody

Until they sound just like a symphony

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Verse 2

That's why I go for that

Rock and roll music

Any old way you choose it

It's got a back beat, you can't lose it

Any old time you use it

It's gotta be rock and roll music

If you want to dance with me

Bridge 2

I took my loved one over cross the tracks

So she can hear my man awailin' sax

I must admit they have a rockin' band

Man they were goin' like a hurricane

Verse 3
That's why I go for that
Eb7 
 (E flat7) Rock  and roll music
Any old way you choose it
Ab7 
It's got a  (A flat7) back  beat, you can't lose it
Eb7 
 (E flat7) Any   old time you use it
Bb7 
It's  (B flat7) gotta be rock and roll music
Eb 
If you want to dance with me  (E flat major) 
Bb7 
Eb 
If  (B flat7) you want to dance with me  (E flat major) 

Bridge 3
Bb7 
Way down South they gave a  (B flat7) jubilee
Eb 
The jokey folks they had a  (E flat major) jamboree
They're drinkin' homebrew
Ab7 
from a  (A flat7) wooden cup
Bb7 
The folks dancin' got all  (B flat7) shook up

Verse 4
And started playin' that
Eb7 
 (E flat7) Rock  and roll music
Any old way you choose it
Ab7 
It's got a  (A flat7) back  beat, you can't lose it
Eb7 
 (E flat7) Any   old time you use it
Bb7 
It's  (B flat7) gotta be rock and roll music
Eb 
If you want to dance with me  (E flat major) 
Bb7 
Eb 
If  (B flat7) you want to dance with me  (E flat major) 

Bridge 4

Don't care to hear 'em play a tango

I'm in the mood to dig a mambo

It's way to early for the congo

So keep a rockin' that piano

Verse 5
So I can hear some of that
Eb7 
 (E flat7) Rock  and roll music
Any old way you choose it
Ab7 
It's got a  (A flat7) back  beat, you can't lose it
Eb7 
 (E flat7) Any   old time you use it
Bb7 
It's  (B flat7) gotta be rock and roll music
Eb 
If you want to dance with me  (E flat major) 
Bb7 
Eb 
If  (B flat7) you want to dance with me  (E flat major) 
Eb6 
I took my loved one over  (E flat6) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Eb majorBPM: 164

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Ab7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Eb6: x-x-1-3-1-3

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This is the definitive original version of Rock And Roll Music by Chuck Berry, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Chuck Berry's performance.