The Beat Goes On ukulele

The Beat Goes On

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The Beat Goes On:Sonny And Cher. 
#6 in 1967. 

Chorus: 
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The beat goes on, the beat goes on. 
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Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain. 
            D7   G           D 
La de da de de...la de da de da. 

#1. 
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Charleston was once the rage, uh huh. 
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History has turned the page, uh huh. 

The mini skirts the current thing, uh huh. 
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Teenybopper is our newborn king, uh huh. 

Chorus: 
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The beat goes on, the beat goes on. 
                    D7            D 
Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain. 
            D7   G           D 
La de da de de...la de da de da. 

#2. 
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The grocery store's the super mart, uh huh. 
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Little girls still break their hearts, uh huh. 
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And men still keep on marching off to war. 
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Electrically they keep a baseball score. 

Chorus: 
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The beat goes on, the beat goes on. 
                    D7            D 
Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain. 
            D7   G           D 
La de da de de...la de da de da. 

#3. 
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Grandmas sit in chairs and reminisce. 
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Boys keep chasing girls to get a kiss. 
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The cars keep going faster all the time. 
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Bums still cry,' Hey buddy, have you got a dime?' 

Chorus: 
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The beat goes on, the beat goes on. 
                    D7            D 
Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain. 
            D7   G           D 
La de da de de...la de da de da. 


A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.  

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