Intro: - Spoken over D Chord:
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This is a song of mass rejection. Valdy
played in front of 5,000 Rock'n'Roll
fans and they didn’t like what he was
doing - he was a folk singer.  He was
out of place, but he wrote a good song
out of it.

Chords:
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   G  Cmaj7  Em7  A7sus4  A7sus4* A7* Em  F#m7
   -  -----  ---  ------  ------  --  --  ----
e| 3    3     3      0      0     0   0    2
B| 0    3     3      3      0     0   0    2
G| 0    0     0      0      7     6   0    2
D| 0    2     2      2      5     5   2    2
A| 2    3     2      0      0     0   2    4
D| 3    X     0      X      X     X   0    2


Verse 1:
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D                     Cmaj7
I came into town as a man of renown
  G                      D
A writer of songs about freedom and joy.
D                            Cmaj7
A hall had been rented and I was presented
       G                    (-- Lick 1 --)
As the kind of a singer most folks could enjoy.

Lick 1:
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   D         C             G             D
      _ _     _ _   _ _     _ _   _ _
   | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   |
e|-2-------|---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-|-2---|
B|-3-------|---3-3---3-3-|---3-3---3-3-|-3---|
G|-2-0h2---|---2-2---2-2-|---0-0---0-0-|-2---|
D|-0-----0-|---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-|-0---|
A|---------|-3-----3-----|-2-----2-----|-----|
D|---------|-------------|-------------|-----|

Verse 2:
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D                            Cmaj7
As I climbed up the stair to the stage that was there
       G                        (-- Lick 2 --)
It was obvious something was missing.

Lick 2:
------
   D
    _ _   _ _
   | | | | | |
e|-2-----5-5---|
B|-3-----5-7---|
G|-2-----6-7---|
D|-0-----------|
A|-------------|
D|-------------|

D                             Cmaj7
I could tell by the vibes they wouldn't be bribed
      [G            Em7    ][A7sus4        A7]
They weren't in the mood to listen... they yelled out


Chorus 1:
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D         Cmaj7
Play me a rock'n'roll song;
[G             F#m7]
Don't play me songs about
[Em          A7sus4  A7]
freedom and joy.
D         Cmaj7
Play me a rock'n'roll song;
[Em              A7sus4]  (-- Lick 1 --)
Or don't play me no song at all.

Lick 1: (as above)
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   D         C             G             D
      _ _     _ _   _ _     _ _   _ _
   | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   |
e|-2-------|---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-|-2---|
B|-3-------|---3-3---3-3-|---3-3---3-3-|-3---|
G|-2-0h2---|---2-2---2-2-|---0-0---0-0-|-2---|
D|-0-----0-|---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-|-0---|
A|---------|-3-----3-----|-2-----2-----|-----|
D|---------|-------------|-------------|-----|


Verse 3:
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D                              Cmaj7
I played them some songs about peace and contentment,
    G                          (-- Lick 3 --)
And things that I've come to believe in.

Lick 3:
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   D                   D harmonic  Cmaj7
      _ _ _ _ _
   | | | | | | |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
e|-2-------------|---------7-----|--3--------------|
B|-3-------------|---------7-----|--3--------------|
G|-2-------------|---------7-----|--0--------------|
D|-0-------------|-0-------7-----|--2--------------|
A|---0-2-0-------|---------7-----|--3--------------|
D|---------3-2-0-|---------7-----|-----------------|
                 When I..through to a chorus of boos

      [G            Em7    ][A7sus4        A7] 
Some track star yelled thank God he's leaving.


Chorus 2 & 3:
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D         Cmaj7
Play me a rock'n'roll song;
[G             F#m7]
I've had it to here with your
[Em   A7sus4   A7]
flowers & beads
D         Cmaj7
Play me a rock'n'roll song;
[Em              A7sus4]       D
Or don't play me no song at all.

D                 Cmaj7
If I played you a rock'n'roll song
[G             F#m7]
how could it be fair if my
[Em   A7sus4   A7]
head isn't there  so I'll
D                   Cmaj7
leave you with your R'n'R songs
(--  Lick 4 --)             D
And make my way back to the country

Lick 4:
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   D
    _ _   _ _ 
   | | | | | |
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------0-2-4-|
D|-0-2-3-------|


Chorus 4 & 5:
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D         Cmaj7
Play me a rock'n'roll song;
[G             F#m7]      [Em   A7sus4   A7]
Don't give me music I don't want to hear.

D         Cmaj7
Play me a rock'n'roll song;
[G             F#m7]       [Em   A7sus4   A7]
I shoulda stayed home with a small case of beer
D         Cmaj7
Play me a rock'n'roll song;
[Em              A7sus4]    D  (-- Lick 5 --)
Or don't play me no song at all.

Lick 5:
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 A7sus4* A7*    G     D
    _ _   _ _    _ _   _ _
   | | | | | |  | | | | | |
e|-0-----0----|-0-----2-----|
B|-0-----0----|-3-----3-----|
G|-7-----6----|-4-----2-----|
D|-5-----5----|-0-----0-----|
A|-0----------|-0-----------|
D|------------|-------------|


Outro: (-- Lick 6 --)
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Lick 6:
------                                D harmonic
    ___ __   _ _     _ _     ___ __ 
   |   |  | | | |   | | |   |   |  |   | | | |
e|-5br(5)---------|------------------|---7-----|
B|-5br(5)p3-------|------------------|---7-----|
G|----------4p2---|------------------|---7-----|
D|--------------3p|-2p0--------------|---7-----|
A|----------------|-----2p0-7br(7)-0-|---7-----|
D|----------------|------------------|---7-----|