Roll Over Beethoven Chords

 by Electric Light Orchestra

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The Version from ELO (new for UK), Top 1 in 1973 in the GB charts, Nr. 3 in Germany. With all chords for
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Author ullidot1 [a] 727. Last edit on Dec 07, 2019.
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CHORDS
[Intro 1 Orchestra]

[Intro 2 Guitar]
E E E E
A A E E
B A E E

[Verse 1]
E A E
Gonna write a little letter, gonna mail it to my local D.J.
A E
Well, it's a jumping little record I want my jockey to play.
B A E E
Roll over Beethoven, gotta hear it again today.

[Verse 2]
E A E
You know, my temperature's rising, need a shot of rhythm and blues.
A E
Well, my heart's beating a rhythm, shakin' out rhythm and blues.
B A E E
Roll over Beethoven, rockin' in two by two.

[Bridge]
E
Well, if you feel you like it.

Go get your lover and reel and rock it.

A
Roll it over and move on up now.
E
Go for cover and reel and rock it.

Roll it over,
 B A E E
Roll over Beethoven, tell Tchaikovsky the news.

[Solo]
E E D D
C C A# A#
G# G# F# F#
E E

E E C#m C#m
A A E E
E E

D D D D
G G D D
A G D D
D D D D
G G D D
A G D D

[Verse 3]
E A
Well, early in the mornin' I'm a-givin' you the warnin'.
E
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
A
Hey, diddle diddle, gonna play my fiddle.
E
I ain't got nothing to lose.
B A E E
Roll over Beethoven, tell Tchaikovsky the news.

[Verse 4]
E A E
Well, she wiggles like a glow-worm, she dances like a spinning top.
A E
Yeah, she got a crazy partner, you should have seen her reel and rock.
B A E
Long as she got a dime, the music will never stop.

[Solo]
D D D D
G G D D
A G D D
D D Bm Bm
B B B B
[Chorus]
E
Roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven.
A E
Roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven.
B A E E
Roll over Beethoven, dig these rhythm and blues?

E
Roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven.
A E
Roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven.
B A E E
Roll over Beethoven, dig these rhythm and blues?

E D
Roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven.
C A#
Roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven.
G# F#
Roll over Beethoven, roll over Beethoven.
E E N.C.
Roll over Beethoven.

[Outro]
E C D E