Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins (1955)
N.C. A 
Well,  it’s a-one for the money 
N.C. A 
Two  for the show 
N.C. A A7 A
Three  to get ready and  go,  cat,  go! 
D
But  don’t  you, 
A
step on my Blue Suede  Shoes 
E
You can  do  anything, 
A
But lay of of my Blue Suede  Shoes  
Oh Boy - Buddy Holly (1957)
A
All of my  love 
All of my kissin’ 
You don’t know 
What you been a missin’ 
D
Oh  boy,  when you’re with me 
A
Oh  boy,  the world can see 
E D A
That  you  were  meant  for  me  
chorus
E
Stars  appear and the shadows are fallin’ 
A
You  can hear my heart a-callin’ 
D
A  lit tle bit of lovin’ makes everything right 
E
And  I’m  gonna see my baby tonight
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry (1958)
A
Deep  down  in Louisiana close to New Orleans 
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens 
D
There  stood  a log cabin made of earth and wood 
A
Where  lived  a country boy named Johnny B. Goode 
E
Who  never  ever learned to read or write so well 
D A
But he could  play  a guitar just like a- ring ing a bell
chorus
D  A 
Go, go, Go Johnny go!  × 1  × 1  × 1 
E A
Go  Johnny B.  Goode  
Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley (1954)
A N.C.
One  two  three o’clock, four o’clock rock 
A  N.C.
Fiv e  six seven o’clock, eight o’clock rock 
A  N.C.
Nin e  ten eleven o’clock, twelve o’clock rock 
E
We’re gonna  rock  around the clock tonight.
chorus
A
So put your  glad  rags on and join me hon’ 
We’re gonna have some fun when the clock strikes one. 
D
We’re gonna  rock  around the clock tonight 
A
We’re gonna  rock  rock rock till the broad daylight 
E A
We’re gonna  rock,  gonna rock around the clock to night.  
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley (1957)
intro
Ab  A  × 2 
(Ab)  A
The  war den threw a party in the county jail 
The prison band was there and they began to wail 
The band was jumpin’ and the joint began to swing 
You should’ve heard them knocked-out jailbirds sing
chorus
D A
Let’s  rock  everybody, let’s  rock 
E
Every body  in the whole cell block 
A
Was  dan cin’ to the Jailhouse Rock
Tutti Frutti - Little Richard (1957)
intro
A N.C.
A- wop -bop -a- loo-mop alop-bom-bom
chorus
A  D  A  E 
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti  × 2  × 1  × 1  × 1 
A N.C.
A  wop-bop -a-loo-mop alop bom bom
Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis (1957)
A 
You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain 
D7 
Too much love drives a man insane 
E7  D7 
You broke my will,  oh what a thrill 
A
Good ness gracious great balls of fire
chorus
D A
You  kissed me baby,  woo,  it feels good 
D7 E7
Hold  me baby,  girl,  let me love you like a lover should 
E7  E7 
You’re fine,  so kind 
E7
I’m  gonna tell the world 
that you’re mine mine mine mine
Going up the Country - Canned Heat (1968)
A D
𝄆  I’m  going up the country, baby don’t you wanna go     𝄇 
E D A
I’m goin’  to  some place, I’ve  never  been be fore  
I’m goin’ 𝄆I’m goin’ where the water tastes like wine 𝄇
We can jump in the water, stay drunk all the time
interlude
12-bar blues.
Hound dog - Elvis Presley (1956)
A
You ain’t nothin’ but a  hound  dog 
Cryin’ all the time 
D7
You ain’t nothin’ but a  hound  dog 
A
Cryin’ all the  time 
E7
Well, you ain’t  ne ver caught a rabbit 
D7 A
And you  ain’t  no friend of  mine  
Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry (1956)
A
I’m  gonna write a little letter, 
gonna mail it to my local DJ. 
D A
It’s a  rock in’ rhythm record I want my jockey to  play. 
E A
Roll  over  Beethoven, I gotta hear it again to day.  
Kom van dat dak af - Peter Koelewijn (1959)
A
Kom van dat  dak  af, ’k waarschuw niet meer 
Nee, nee, nee, nee, nee, nee 
D A
Van  dat dak af, ’k waar schuw  niet meer 
E D  A
Kom van dat  dak  af,  dit was de laatste  keer  
Change tempo
Twist and Shout - The Beatles (1963)
A D E
Well shake it up  baby  now, ( shake  it up  baby) 
A D E
Twist and  shout.  ( Twist  and  shout) 
Come on, come on, come on, 
A D E
come on,  baby  now, ( come  on  baby) 
A D E
Come on and work it on  out.  ( Work  it on  out,  ooh!)
link
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La Bamba - Ritchie Valens (1958)
E  A D  E 
Para bailar la  bam ba 
Para bailar la bamba se necesita una poca de gracia 
Una poca de gracia pa’ mi pa’ ti y arriba y arriba 
Ah y arriba y arriba por ti seré, por ti seré, por ti seré
chorus
Ba- Ba- Bamba. Ba- Ba- Ba
Barbara Ann - The Beach Boys (1965)
chorus
A
Ba  ba ba ba Barbara Ann  × 3 
D A
(take my  hand)  Bar bara Ann 
E
You’ve got me  rock in’ and a-rollin’ 
D A
Rock in’ and a-reelin’ Barbara  Ann 
(Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann)
All Shook Up - Elvis Presley (1969)
A
Well  bless my soul 
What’s wrong with me? 
I’m itching like a man on a fuzzy tree 
My friends say I’m actin’ wide as a bug 
A N.C. 
I’m  in love 
I’m all shook up 
D E A N.C.
Uh  huh  ohh  yeah,  yeah!  ( I’m  all shook up)