Roll over Beethoven    (intro)    (midi)

 

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1. I'm gonna write a little letter, gonna mail it to my local DJ,

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    it's a rockin' little record, I want my jockey to play,

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    roll over Beethoven, I gotta hear it again today.

 

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2. You know, my temperature's risin', and the jukebox blows a fuse,

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    my heart's beatin' rhythm, and my soul keeps on singin' the blues,

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    roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news.

 

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3. I got the rockin' pneumonia, I need a shot of rhythm and blues, hu,

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    I think I got it off the writer, sittin' down by the rhythm reviews,                      

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    roll over Beethoven, rockin' in two by two.

 

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4. Well, if you feel it, like it, go get your lover,

 

    and reel and rock it, roll it over,

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    and move on up just a trifle further, and reel and rock it, roll it over,

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    roll over Beethoven, rockin' in two by two.

 

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4. Well, early in the mornin' I'm a-givin' you a warnin',

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    don't you step on my blue suede shoes !

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    Hey, diddle diddle, gonna play my fiddle,       ain't got nothing to lose,

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    roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news.

 

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5. You know she winks like a glow worm, dance like a spinning top,

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    she’s got a crazy partner, oughta see them reel and rock,

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    as long as she got a dime the music will never stop.

 

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    Roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven,

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    roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven,

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    roll over Beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues.

 

 

(The Beatles)