[G] [F] [C] [C/B] [C/A] [G]
[G]Why did you [F]come here, [C]what do you [G]need
[G]Don't look at [F]me like you [C]want me to [D]plead
[G]My friends are [F]dying to make [C]rock and roll [G]stand
[G]While we've been [F]living in a [C]country rock [G]band
Chorus:
We've got to [F]slow [C]down, calm [G]down
We [F]got to get [C]off of this merry-go-[G]round
Where did you [F]go, [C]Marilyn Mon[G]roe
[F]If you see James [C]Dean, tell him I said hell[G]o
[F]Janis sang [C]here, Jimi did [G]too
They're [G]saving a [F]place there [C]for [C/B]me [C/A]and [G]you
There's gonna [Em]be a [C]rock and roll [D]holi[G]day
We've got to [C]get there in [D]time to [G]play
Tune up the [Em]fiddle, rosin the [C]bow
We could [G]be the only country band on a [C]rock [C/B]and [C/A]roll [G]show
We've got to [Em]get up, no time to [G]hit up
There's a[C]nother crowd [G]waiting for the [D]music to [G]play
Chorus:
[F]Slow [C]down - come [G]down
[F]Don't take a [C]ride on death's [C/B]merry - [C/A]go - [D]round
[G]Why did you [F]come here, [C]what do you [G]need
[G]Don't look at [F]me like you [C]want me to [D]plead
[G]My friends are [F]dying to make [C]rock and roll [G]stand
[G]While we've been [F]living in a [C]country rock [G]band
Chorus:
We've got to [F]slow [C]down, calm [G]down
We [F]got to get [C]off of this merry-go-[G]round
Where did you [F]go, [C]Marilyn Mon[G]roe
[F]If you see James [C]Dean, tell him I said hell[G]o
[F]Janis sang [C]here, Jimi did [G]too
They're [G]saving a [F]place there [C]for [C/B]me [C/A]and [G]you
There's gonna [Em]be a [C]rock and roll [D]holi[G]day
We've got to [C]get there in [D]time to [G]play
Tune up the [Em]fiddle, rosin the [C]bow
We could [G]be the only country band on a [C]rock [C/B]and [C/A]roll [G]show
We've got to [Em]get up, no time to [G]hit up
There's a[C]nother crowd [G]waiting for the [D]music to [G]play
Chorus:
[F]Slow [C]down - come [G]down
[F]Don't take a [C]ride on death's [C/B]merry - [C/A]go - [D]round
