Rock & roll i gave you the best years of my life

     The Cats - Rock & Roll I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life
      
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     The Cats - Rock & Roll I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life
      
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     I can still remember when [Gb] I bought my first guitar 

     [Ab] remember [Db] just how good the feeling was, put [Gb] it proudly in_my car 

     [Ab] and [Db] my family listened 50 times to my [Bb7] two song repertoire [Ebm]   

     [Ebm] and I told my mam [Ebm] her only son [Gb] was [Ab] gonna e [Db] a star 
 
 

     bought all [Db] The Beatles' records, soun- [Gb] ded just like Paul 

     [Ab] bought [Db] all the old Chuck Berries, 78's [Gb] and all 

     [Ab] I sat by [Db] my recordplayer, playing [Bb7] every note they pla- [Ebm7] yed 

     [Ebm] I watched them all on [Ebm] TV, making [Gb] every move [Ab] they made [Db]     


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     [Db] Rock 'n' Roll I gave you all the [Gb] best years of my life 
 
     All the drea- [Ab] my sunny sundays, [Gb] all_the moonlit summernights

     [Db] I was so bu- [Db] sy in the backroom, wri- [Gb] ting lovesongs to you 
 
     While you [Ab] were changing your direction, [Gb] never even [Db] knew 

     [Db] That I [Ab7] was always [Ab7] just one step [Db] behind you [Db]     [Db] 



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     [Db] '66 seemed like the year I [Gb] was really going somew- [Ab] here 
 
     We [Db] were living in san Francisco, [Gb] with flowers in our hair

     [Ab] Sin- [Db] ging songs of kindness, [Bb7] so_the world would understand [Ebm]   

     [Ebm] that the guys and me were [Ebm] something more [Gb] than just ano- [Ab] ther band 

     [Db] And then '69 in LA, [Gb] came around so [Ab] soon 

     [Db] we were really making headway, [Gb] and writing lots of tunes [Ab]   

     [Db] We must have played the wildest [Bb7] stuff, we had [Ebm] ever played 

     [Ebm] And_the way the crowds cried [Ebm] out for us, [Gb] we_thought [Ab] we_had [Db] it_Made 

     
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     [Db] Rock 'n' Roll I gave you all the [Gb] best years of my life 
 
     All the [Ab] dreamy sunny sundays, [Gb] all_the moonlit summernights 

     [Db] I was so [Db] busy in the backroom, wri- [Gb] ting lovesongs to you 
 
     While you [Ab] were changing your direction, [Gb] never even knew [Db]   

     [Db] That I was [Ab] always [Ab] just one step behind [Db] you 
 
 


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     Do Do Do Do [Db] Do Do Do Do Do Do Do [Gb] Dooooooo [Ab7] Dooooooo Do [Db] Do Do 
 
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     [Db] '71 in Soho [Gb] when I saw Susan- [Ab] ne 
 
     I was try- [Db] ing going solo [Gb] with someone else’s [Ab7] band 

     [Db] she came up to me lately [Bb7] and_I_took her by [Ebm] the hand 

     [Ebm] I told her all [Ebm] my troubles and [Gb] she seemed [Ab] to understand

     [Db] And she followed me through London, [Gb] Through a 100 hotel- [Ab] rooms

     [Db] Through a 100 recordcompanies who [Gb] didn't like my tunes [Ab]   

     [Db] And she followed me when finally I [Bb7] sold my old [Ebm] guitar

     [Ebm] She tried to help [Ebm] me understand I'd [Gb] never be....- [Ab] a star[Db]   [Db]     [Db] 

     [Db]     [Db] Rock 'n' Roll I gave you [Gb] all the best years of my life 

     All the [Ab] dreamy sunny sundays, [Gb] all the moonlit [Db] summernights 

     And though I [Db] never knew the magic of ma- [Gb] king it with you 

      I thank [Ab] the Lord for giving me [Gb] the little bit I [Db] knew 

    [Db] That [Ab] I was always [Ab] just one step behind [Db] you 
 
    [Db] Rock 'n' Roll I gave you all [Gb] the best years of my life 

    All [Ab] the dreamy sunny sundays, [Gb] all_the moonlit summernights 

    [Db] I was so [Db] busy in the backroom, writing [Gb] lovesongs to you 

    While you [Ab] were changing your direction, [Gb] never even knew [Db] 



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     [Db] Rock 'n' Roll I gave you all the [Gb] best years of my life 
 
     All the [Ab] dreamy sunny sundays, [Gb] all_the moonlit summernights

     [Db] I was so [Db] busy in the backroom, writing [Gb] lovesongs to you 
 
     While you [Ab] were changing your direction, [Gb] never even [Db] knew 

     [Db] Rock 'n' Roll I gave you all [Gb] the best years of my life 
 
     All the [Ab] dreamy sunny sundays, all_the [Gb] moonlit summernights [Db] 

     [Db] always behind you