Tom: C#m
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#1.
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I was such a pleasant child til rock and roll.
(rock and roll)
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Took away my peace of mind and my self control.
(self control)
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Soon I was so sure that I was God's great gift
to a generation.
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I was surely bound to be a star.
#2.
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I bought myself a Fender and a Super Twin.
(Super Twin)
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Toughened up my vocal chords with Gordon's Gin.
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(Gordon's gin)
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Played around for months and never made the news.
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Soon I had the rock and roll survival blues.
#3.
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I drove around from gig to gig in a rusty van.
(rusty van)
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Dreaming of a limousine and a livery man.
(livery man)
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I simply couldn't understand why I was still
the local standby.
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When I was heaven made to be a star.
#4.
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The years went by and still I'm on the same old
scene.
(same old scene)
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Never getting the publicity machine.
(city machine)
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Now, I knew what they meant about paying your dues.
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Cause I had the rock and roll survival blues.
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#5.
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The years went by the bands went by and I played on.
(I played on)
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I could not understand where I was going wrong.
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So, I split from the music city went to school in
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a northern backroom, just sat down and learned myself
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the blues.
#6.
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Then I made a record and now here I am.
(here I am)
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I don't know how it happened but who gives a damn.
(gives a damn)
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I only know I love you, now you got the news.
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I ain't no rock and roll revival...
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rock and roll revival..
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rock and roll sur-vival......blues.
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