G F C C/B C/A G
G F C G
Why did you come here, what do you need
G F C D
Don't look at me like you want me to plead
G F C G
My friends are dying to make rock and roll stand
G F C G
While we've been living in a country rock band
Chorus:
F C G
We've got to slow down, calm down
F C G
We got to get off of this merry-go-round
F C G
Where did you go, Marilyn Monroe
F C G
If you see James Dean, tell him I said hello
F C G
Janis sang here, Jimi did too
G F C C/B C/A G
They're saving a place there for me and you
Em C D G
There's gonna be a rock and roll holiday
C D G
We've got to get there in time to play
Em C
Tune up the fiddle, rosin the bow
G C C/B C/A G
We could be the only country band on a rock and roll show
Em G
We've got to get up, no time to hit up
C G D G
There's another crowd waiting for the music to play
Chorus:
F C G
Slow down - come down
F C C/B C/A D
Don't take a ride on death's merry - go - round