Rock & Roll Music chords by
The Beatles (Official Version)
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Key: A majorDifficulty: Beginner

Chorus 1
E7 E7 
 
Just let me hear
A7 A7 
 
some of that rock and roll music
Any old way you choose it
D D 
 
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it
A7 A7 
 
Any old time you use it
E7 E7 
 
Gotta be rock-roll music
A A 
 
If you wanna dance with me
E7 E7 
 
A A 
 
If  you wanna dance with me

Verse 1

E7

I've got no kick against modern jazz

A

Unless they try to play it too darn fast

D

And lose the beauty of the melody

E7

Until they sound just like a symphony

Chorus 2
A7 A7 
 
That's why I go for that rock and roll music
Any old way you choose it
D D 
 
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it
A7 A7 
 
Any old time you use it
E7 E7 
 
It's gotta be rock-roll music
A A 
 
If you wanna dance with me
E7 E7 
 
A A 
 
If  you wanna dance with me

Verse 2

E7

I took my loved one over 'cross the tracks

A

And she can turn her mind to awail a sax

D

I must admit they have a rocking band

E7

Man, they were blowing like a hurricane

Chorus 3
A7 A7 
 
That's why I go for that rock and roll music
Any old way you choose it
D D 
 
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it
A7 A7 
 
Any old time you use it
E7 E7 
 
Gotta be rock-roll music
A A 
 
If you wanna dance with me
E7 E7 
 
A A 
 
If  you wanna dance with me

Verse 3
E7 E7 
 
Way down South they had a jubilee
A A 
 
Them Georgia folks they had a jamboree
They're drinking home brew
D D 
 
from a wooden cup
E7 E7 
 
The folks are dancing, they got all shook up

Chorus 4
A7 A7 
 
And started playing that rock and roll music
Any old way you use it
D D 
 
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it
A7 A7 
 
Any old time you use it
E7 E7 
 
Gotta be rock-roll music
A A 
 
If you wanna dance with me
E7 E7 
 
A A 
 
If  you wanna dance with me

Verse 4

E7

Don't care to hear them play a tango

A

And in the mood they take a mambo

D

It's way too early for a congo

E7

So keep a-rocking that piano

Chorus 5
A7 A7 
 
That's why I go for that rock and roll music
Any old time you use it
D D 
 
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it
A7 A7 
 
Any old time you use it
E7 E7 
 
All I got is rock-roll music
A A 
 
If you wanna dance with me
E7 E7 
 
A A 
 
If  you wanna dance with me

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE7 A7 D A

Chords

E7
A7
D
A

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

E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Rock & Roll Music by The Beatles, 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 A major. It suits players who want to learn Rock & Roll Music the way The Beatles intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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