Main Bass riff line
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A|-3-----1-----------1--3-----1-----1--------1----|
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      |                   repeating                    |

     The beat goes on... The beat goes on
     Drums keep pounding ryhthym to the brain

     La da da da di, La da da da da

     C7
     Charleston was once the rage, uh-huh
     History has turned a page, uh-huh
     The mini skirts the current thing, uh-huh
     Teeny bopper is our new born king, uh-huh

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     And the beat goes on... The beat goes on

     C7
     The grocery store does supermart, uh-huh
     Little girls still break their hearts, uh-huh
     And men still keep on marching off to war
     'Lectrically they keep their baseball score

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     And the beat goes on... The beat goes on

     C7
     Grandmas sit in chairs and reminisce
     Boys keep chasing girls to get a kiss
     And cars keep going faster all the time
     Bums still cry "Hey buddy have you got a dime"