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The Beat Goes On by Sonny & Cher
The Beat Goes On
CHORUS: (Capo 3rd fret for original.)
D
The beat goes on, the beat goes on.
D7 D
Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.
D7 G D
La de da de de...la de da de da.
#1.
D
Charleston was once the rage, uh huh.
D7 D
History has turned the page, uh huh.
The mini skirts the current thing, uh huh.
D7 D
Teenybopper is our newborn king, uh huh.
CHORUS:
D
The beat goes on, the beat goes on.
D7 D
Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.
D7 G D
La de da de de...la de da de da.
#2.
D
The grocery store's the super mart, uh huh.
D7 D
Little girls still break their hearts, uh huh.
D
And men still keep on marching off to war.
D7 D
Electrically they keep a baseball score.
CHORUS:
D
The beat goes on, the beat goes on.
D7 D
Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.
D7 G D
La de da de de...la de da de da.
#3.
D
Grandmas sit in chairs and reminisce.
D7 D
Boys keep chasing girls to get a kiss.
D
The cars keep going faster all the time.
D7
Bums still cry,' Hey buddy, have you got a dime?'
CHORUS:
D
The beat goes on, the beat goes on.
D7 D
Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.
D7 G D
La de da de de...la de da de da.
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version 2
Main Bass riff line
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
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D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----1-----------1--3-----1-----1--------1----|
E|-------------3-----------------------3----------|
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| repeating |
The beat goes on... The beat goes on
Drums keep pounding ryhthym to the brain
La da da da di, La da da da da
C7
Charleston was once the rage, uh-huh
History has turned a page, uh-huh
The mini skirts the current thing, uh-huh
Teeny bopper is our new born king, uh-huh
riff
And the beat goes on... The beat goes on
C7
The grocery store does supermart, uh-huh
Little girls still break their hearts, uh-huh
And men still keep on marching off to war
'Lectrically they keep their baseball score
riff
And the beat goes on... The beat goes on
C7
Grandmas sit in chairs and reminisce
Boys keep chasing girls to get a kiss
And cars keep going faster all the time
Bums still cry "Hey buddy have you got a dime"
riff
And the beat goes on... The beat goes on
And the beat goes on... Yes, the beat goes on
(repeating to fade...)
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