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|Great song by underrated Rockabilly pioneer Dale Hawkins,           |
|known for being the father of Swamp Rock (Suzie Q), and for         |
|playing real raw Rockabilly. This however is a sweeter Pop          |
|song, it's great, it's played very much like Ritchie Valens'        |
|"Come on, Let's Go", and the background singers borrow from         |
|Buddy Holly's "I'm Gonna Love You Too".                             |
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|This is only the third song I'm learning by ear, so I can't say     |
|that this is the way it goes 100%, but it feels good when I play    |
|it, and I have re-written it a couple of times. The thing I'm       |
|most unsure of is the lyrics after you sing about his girlfriend    |
|with the shape of a balloon, it's hard to hear what he sings there. |           
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|Please come with suggestions/critique or whatever, and rate it if   | 
|you want to!                                                        |
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|Enjoy! :)                                                           |
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Intro: A D E, A D E, A D E, A D E

A 
High school board 
D               E
They said he was-a bad 
A      D     E  
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) 

A
He had a knack of getting 
D           E
All the teachers mad 
A      D     E
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) 

D
He got his kicks from 
       A
Cutting class every day 
E            
When he heard the bell ring  
                  E    E   E   E   E
He'd run the other way-hay-hay-hay-hay

A     D     A         E    A     D     A      E
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he
A    D      A          E      A    D     A
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he

A
He had a girlfriend in 
D             E
The shape of a balloon 
A      D     E
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) 

A             
The fellas all asked him why 
D                 E
You go with such a goon 
A      D     E
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)  
D
He laughed and telled his friends 
                A
So I don't have to be on guard 
E
Cause pap(?) was always happy 
                    E     E     E    E
With that big tub of lard, lard, lard, lard

A     D     A         E    A     D     A      E
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he
A    D      A          E      A    D     A
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he

[Sax solo] A D E,  A     D     E,    A D E, A     D     E    D A E
                   Yeah, yeah, yeah         Yeah, yeah, yeah,


When he heard the bell ring 
                  E    E   E   E
He'd run the other way-hay-hay-hay


A     D     A         E    A     D     A      E
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he
A    D      A          E      A    D     A
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he

A
He didn't do his homework 
D                 E
He never passed a test 
A      D     E
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) 

A
Lunch was the class 
D               E
That he loved the best 
A      D     E
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) 

D
They caught him sleeping 
       A  
In the boiler room 
E
The principal hit him 
                   E      E      E
On the head with a broom, broom, broom

A     D     A         E    A     D     A      E
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he
A    D      A          E      A    D     A
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he
 
   D                  A
He thought he was cool 

But he was only a fool 
            E      E
Cause they kicked that 
E    E   E   E   E                
Cool cat out of school

A     D     A         E    A     D     A      E
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he
A    D      A          E      A    D     A
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he (fade out)