three Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A][D][A][G][D][G][D][G][A]
[D][A][G][D][G][D][G]

[Verse 1]
[D]Grandpa Wil[A]bur [G]was the first to be saved
[D]He traveled the country
playing on the church [G]stage
[A]They'd pass the hat,
[G]that was all he [D]was paid
[G]He was[D] a dying breed,
long before his [G]day, oh-oh
[A]Mhm[G]
Mhm
[D]

[Verse 2]
[A]Lights came up and he
[G]brought em' to tears
They [D]run the aisle,
talked in tongues and they cheered
They [A]asked him how he did it,
his [G]response was the same
There [D]was a little voice inside that kept

[Verse 3]
on callin' his name that said
[A]Give 'em three chords and
the [G]Holy [D]Ghost
They'll start a-moving and and
shaking on the [G]floor
[A]Don't let up when [G]they start to sweat
They'll be [D]dancing all night long
when re[Em]viv a[D]l hits[G]

[Verse 4]
Now watch [A]them [D]dance[A]
Go on and [D]dance[A]

[Verse 5]
Now Wilbur's gone,
in the [G]path that he charted
Now it's [D]up to me,
to carry on what he started
The mes[A]sage is different,
but the [G]chords are the same
Every [D]night in the green room,

[Verse 6]
hear him calling my name, he said
[A]Give 'em three chords and some
[G]rock and [D]roll
They'll start a-moving and and
shaking on the [G]floor
[A]Don't let up when [G]they start to dance
They'll be [D]waving and a-clappin' and
and [Em]a-shaking their [F]their [G]hand[A]s
Oh [G]yeah, there they go
They [D]wanna feel the rhythm and
they're ready [G]for more
So give 'em [D]three chords
[G]Giv[D]e 'em three more[G][D]

[Verse 7]
[D]
Now watch them [A]dance[D][A]
Go on and dance
Go on and [D]dance
[A]Go on and dance, yea[D]h
[A]He

[Verse 8]
gave 'em [D]three [A]chords
and the [G]Holy [D]Ghost
I give 'em rock and [G]roll[A]
Don't [D]let [A]up when [G]they start [D]to dance
They keep moving and a-shaking and
and waving their [A]hands
[D]Oh [A]yeah, [G]there they go
[D]They wanna feel the rhythm
and they're ready for more
[A]So give 'em three chords and
some [G]rock and roll, yeah
[D]

[Verse 9]
Woah, now watch 'em [A]dance[G]
Go [D]watch 'em dance
[G]Go wat[A]ch 'em dance,
[G]yeah, yeah, yeah
[D](Give em' that organ, Rodney)
[G](Yeah)

[Outro 1]
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