ARTIST: Chuck Berry
TITLE: Roll Over Beethoven
Lyrics and Chords


I'm gonna write a little letter
Gonna mail it to my local DJ
There's a rockin' little record 
I want my jockey to play
Roll over Beethoven
I gotta hear it again today

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You know, my temperature's risin'
And the jukebox blows a fuse
My heart's beatin' rhythm
And my soul keeps on singin' the blues
Roll over Beethoven
And tell Tchaikovsky the news

I got the rockin' pneumonia
I need a shot of rhythm and blues
I caught the rollin' arthritis
Sittin' down by the rhythm review
Roll over Beethoven
Rockin' in two by two

Well, if you feel you like it, go get your lover
Then reel and rock it, roll it over
And move on up just a trifle further 
And reel and rock it, roll it over
Roll over Beethoven, rockin' in two by two

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Well, early in the mornin' I'm a-givin' you a warnin'
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes
Hey diddle diddle, I'm a-playin' my fiddle
Ain't got nothin' to lose
Roll over Beethoven
And tell Tchaikovsky the news

You know she wiggles like a glow worm
Dance like a spinnin' top
She got a crazy partner
Oughta see 'em reel and rock
Long as she got a dime
The music will never stop

Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues

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