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The King Of Rock & Roll - Prefab Sprout
Intro:
 D  D  C  C  Am  Am 
 
G                  D                  C
 La la la la la la  la la la la la la  la
G                  D                  C 
 La la la la la la  la la la la la la  la (C)
 
Verse 1:
       D                             C
All my  lazy teenage boasts, are now  high precision ghosts
            Am                         G            
And they're  coming round the track to  haunt me (D)
         D                            C
When she  looks at me and laughs, I remind her of the facts
        Am                   G             
I'm the  king of Rock'n'Roll  completely (D)

Bridge :{blue}(single strum) {/blue} 
G          D                C                
 Up from    suede shoes      my baby blues (C) (C) (C)
 
|[Chorus]
|G          Bm             Am    
|  Hot dog,  jumping frog,  Alba--querque
|G          Bm             Am    
|  Hot dog,  jumping frog,  Alba--querque
 
Verse 2:
    D                                  C
The  dream helps you forget, you ain't  never danced a step
         Am                    G          
You were  never fleet of foot,  hippy (D)
        D                             C
All the  pathos you can keep. for the  children in the street
        Am                    G          
For the  vision I have had is  sweeping (D)
 
[Bridge] {blue}(single strum){/blue}
G           D           C                   
 New broom   this room,  sweep it clean (C) (C) (C)
 
|[Chorus]
|G          Bm             Am    
|  Hot dog,  jumping frog,  Alba--querque
|G          Bm             Am    
|  Hot dog,  jumping frog,  Alba--querque

G                       D                    C
 Fine figure fine cut a  fine figure fine oh  yeah 
G                       D                    C
 Fine figure fine cut a  fine figure fine oh  yeah

Verse 3:
       D                                  C
Now my  rhythm ain't so hot, but it's the  only friend I've got
        Am                      G        
I'm the  king of Rock’n’Roll completely (D)
        D                                    C
All the  pretty birds have flown, now I'm dancing on my own
        Am                         G        
I'm the  king of Rock’n’Roll completely (D)
 
Bridge :{blue}(single strum)  {/blue}
G          D                C             
 Up from    suede shoes      my baby blues (C) (C) (C)

Outro:
G                  D                  C
 La la la la la la  la la la la la la  la
G                  D                  C 
 La la la la la la  la la la la la la  la (C)

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