Capo: 2nd fret [Intro] D What you got? D Born to boogie [Verse 1] D He stood five-foot-four D But was a giant of his generation G Just an Eastern kid D Who became a rock 'n' roll sensation A7 A dandy of a superstar G7 D Who led a sexual revolution D Now when he played guitar D He was a rock god, babyface assassin G D He wore a black bowler hat and a jacket made of cherry red satin A7 He was a hero of mine G7 D That's why I wrote a song about him [Chorus] G F#m Em D "Bang a Gong," "Get It On," "I Love to Boogie" G F#m Em D "Telegram Sam," "Twentieth Century Boy" G F#m A D "Ride a White Swan" and "Children of the Revolution," revolution [Instrumental] D [Verse 2] D Now when the lights go down and all the crowd is swaying G D Then he starts up "Jeepster," all the girls are screaming Wow, they're screaming all right A7 G7 D If you ever saw this guy, then you'll know just what I'm singing Oh, Lord D Now when I die, I'll be rocking up in Heaven beside him (Heaven beside him) G We'll play a twelve part blues D See if all God's children got the rhythm (Got the rhythm) A7 The little maestro was a genius G7 D That's why I wanna sing about him (Sing about him) [Chorus] G F#m Em D "Bang a Gong," "Get It On," "I Love to Boogie" G F#m Em D "Telegram Sam," "Twentieth Century Boy" G F#m A D "Ride a White Swan" and "Children of the, of the Revolution," people [Instrumental] G F#m Em D G F#m Em D G F#m A D D [Chorus] G F#m Em D "Bang a Gong," "Get It On," "I Love to Boogie" G F#m Em D "Telegram Sam," "Twentieth Century Boy" G F#m A D "Ride a White Swan" and "Children of the Revolution" D I love to boogie D I love to boogie D Oh my, he could boogie-woogie-woogie D What a man, what a guy, what a star D Marc the genius
What you got? Born to boogie He stood five-foot-four But was a giant of his generation Just an Eastern kid Who became a rock 'n' roll sensation A dandy of a superstar Who led a sexual revolution Now when he played guitar He was a rock god, babyface assassin He wore a black bowler hat and a jacket made of cherry red satin He was a hero of mine That's why I wrote a song about him "Bang a Gong," "Get It On," "I Love to Boogie" "Telegram Sam," "Twentieth Century Boy" "Ride a White Swan" and "Children of the Revolution," revolution Now when the lights go down and all the crowd is swaying Then he starts up "Jeepster," all the girls are screaming Wow, they're screaming all right If you ever saw this guy, then you'll know just what I'm singing Oh, Lord Now when I die, I'll be rocking up in Heaven beside him (Heaven beside him) We'll play a twelve part blues See if all God's children got the rhythm (Got the rhythm) The little maestro was a genius That's why I wanna sing about him (Sing about him) "Bang a Gong," "Get It On," "I Love to Boogie" "Telegram Sam," "Twentieth Century Boy" "Ride a White Swan" and "Children of the, of the Revolution," people "Bang a Gong," "Get It On," "I Love to Boogie" "Telegram Sam," "Twentieth Century Boy" "Ride a White Swan" and "Children of the Revolution" I love to boogie I love to boogie Oh my, he could boogie-woogie-woogie What a man, what a guy, what a star Marc the genius
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