The Beat Goes On

(D)The beat goes on, the beat goes (D7)on. Capo 1
(D)Drums keep pounding (D7)rhythm to the (D)brain.
La de da de (D7)de...(G)la de da de (D)da.

Charleston was once the rage, uh (D7)huh.
(D)History has (D7)turned the page, uh (D)huh.
The mini skirts the current thing, uh (D7)huh.
(D)Teenybopper is our (D7)newborn king, uh (D)huh.

(D)The beat goes on, the beat goes (D7)on.
(D)Drums keep pounding (D7)rhythm to the (D)brain.
La de da de (D7)de...(G)la de da de (D)da.

The grocery store\'s the super mart, uh (D7)huh.
(D)Little girls still (D7)break their hearts, uh (D)huh.
And men still keep on marching off to (D7)war.
(D)Electrically they (D7)keep a baseball (D)score.

(D)The beat goes on, the beat goes (D7)on.
(D)Drums keep pounding (D7)rhythm to the (D)brain.
La de da de (D7)de...(G)la de da de (D)da.

Grandmas sit in chairs and remi(D7)nisce.
(D)Boys keep chasing (D7)girls to get a (D)kiss.
The cars keep going faster all the (D7)time.
(D)Bums still cry,\' Hey (D7)buddy, have you got a dime?\'

The beat goes (D)on, the beat goes (D7)on..............