Rod Stewart - Born To Boogie (A Tribute To Marc Bolan)

Capo: 2nd fret

[Intro]
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What you got?
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Born to boogie

[Verse 1]
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He stood five-foot-four
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But was a giant of his generation
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Just an Eastern kid
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Who became a rock ‘n’ roll sensation
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A dandy of a superstar
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Who led a sexual revolution
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Now when he played guitar
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He was a rock god, babyface assassin
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He wore a black bowler hat and a jacket made of cherry red satin
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He was a hero of mine
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That’s why I wrote a song about him

[Chorus]
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“Bang a Gong,” “Get It On,” “I Love to Boogie”
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“Telegram Sam,” “Twentieth Century Boy”
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“Ride a White Swan” and “Children of the Revolution,” revolution

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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Now when the lights go down and all the crowd is swaying
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Then he starts up “Jeepster,” all the girls are screaming

Wow, they’re screaming all right
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If you ever saw this guy, then you’ll know just what I’m singing

Oh, Lord
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Now when I die, I’ll be rocking up in Heaven beside him (Heaven beside him)
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We’ll play a twelve part blues
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See if all God’s children got the rhythm (Got the rhythm)
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The little maestro was a genius
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That’s why I wanna sing about him (Sing about him)

[Chorus]
G F#m Em D
“Bang a Gong,” “Get It On,” “I Love to Boogie”
G F#m Em D
“Telegram Sam,” “Twentieth Century Boy”
G F#m A D
“Ride a White Swan” and “Children of the, of the Revolution,” people

[Instrumental]
G F#m Em D
G F#m Em D
G F#m A D
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[Chorus]
G F#m Em D
“Bang a Gong,” “Get It On,” “I Love to Boogie”
G F#m Em D
“Telegram Sam,” “Twentieth Century Boy”
G F#m A D
“Ride a White Swan” and “Children of the Revolution”
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I love to boogie
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I love to boogie
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Oh my, he could boogie-woogie-woogie
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What a man, what a guy, what a star
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Marc the genius