It's Great To Have An Idol Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][C][Am][C][Am]

[Verse 1]
Today [C]we're
thinkin' and [F]singin' of the past
Dream[C]in' of the fifties
and [F]tryin' to make em last
For [C]writing those days,
we can thank one [Am]man
He was a [F]real -life [C]hero
out on [G]Mississippi [C]land
[Am]He h[C]ad success and an
[F]endless string of hits
Was [C]mocked and scorned
[G]and al [F]most called him quits
[C]Folks were amazed,
said he wouldn't last a [Am]year
Now he's [F]still on top
an[C]d t[G]hey're glad to have
him [C]here[Am][C]
It's [F]great to have an idol when [G]you are young
I [F]hope there's one around
when [G]I have a son
Today [F]there's lots of talent
and they [G]put on quite a show
But [Am]how do they come and[F] go?
[G]How do they come and [C]go?
He was born real poor
in a town [F]called Tupelo
It's the [C]kind of place people
[F]smile and say hello
His folk[C]s worked hard
to make this [G]settle home
[Am]They went [F]from job to job
and [G]fought it all [C]alone
His music all began in [F]church
by singing hymns,
slipping [C]off his mama's lap
to the [F]choir men joining.
His [C]first recording
was a present for his mo[Am]m,
which [F]led to many more,
and a [G]man named Colonel Pow[C]ell.
[Am]As a[C] teen he drove a truck
while [F]living in Tennessee,
[C]making son records
with Johnny [F]Cash and Jerry Lee.
Got the [C]name of Billy Cat
when touring the countryside
[Am]Sing[F]ing at county fairs
and [G]starring in Olin K. [C]Wright
It's [F]great to have an idol
[G]when you are young
I [F]hope there's one around
when [G]I have a son
[F]Today there's lots of talent
and they [G]put on quite a show
But [Am]how do they [F]come and go?
[G]How do they come and [C]go?
[Am]On the road [C]so much,
he was the [F]very last to [C]know
They were playing all his
records [F]on the radio
And be[C]fore too long,
it was Sunday [Am]night TV
Showing [F]off his [D]style [F]and [G]making [C]history
He sang lovely, tender,
[G]and made a [F]movie of the same
Then after lov[C]ing you,
he [F]really had an aim
[C]People didn't like the way
he twist and shout
[Am]But Grin[F]din' Jailhouse Rock
just [G]knocked the world right [C]out
He make lots of movies [F]people like to see
Or [C]makin' record hits
by [F]countin' one, two, three
After [C]in the ghetto an[G]d
suspi[C]cious [Am]minds
He [F]shattered all the records,
Las [G]Vegas [C]69[D]
Today he's doin' just [G]like he did before
[D]Got the same old fans
and [G]making many more
If he's [D]working on a movie
or appearing in [A]a town
[D]Gonna roc[G]k you out,
just tear the [D]place right down
Just like all of us,
he's [G]had troubles all along
But [D]al ways kept his head,
his emo[G]tions put in song
He's been an [D]in spiration
that's so difficult to [Bm]find
[G]From 1954 to the legend [A]of all [D]time[Am]
It's [G]great to have an idol
[A]when you are young
I [G]hope there's one around
when [Am]I have a son
[G]Today there's lots of talent
and they [Am]put on quite a show
But [A]how [Bm]they come and [G]go
[A]How they come and [D]go[Bm][D][Bm][D]
Thank you.