Key: E
Introduction:
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They come from the cities and they come from the smaller towns
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Beat up cars with guitars and drummers goin' crack, boom, bam
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R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
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R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A., yeah, yeah Rockin' in the U.S.A.
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Well, they said goodbye to their families, said goodbye to their friends
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With their pipedreams in their heads and very little money in their hands
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Some are black and some are white, ain't too proud to sleep on the floor tonight
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With the blind faith of Jesus, you know that they just might
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Voices from nowhere and voices from the larger towns
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Filled our head full of dreams, and turned our world upside down
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There was Frankie Lymon, Bobby Fuller, Mitch Ryder (they were rockin')
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Jackie Wilson, Shangrilas, Young Rascals (they were rockin')
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Spotlight on Martha Reeves, let's don't forget James Brown Rockin' in the U.S.A.,
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R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. {Repeat to fade}