Biography:
Paul Revere & the Raiders is an American rock band that saw enormous mainstream success in the 1960s, best-known for hits like "Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)" (1971), "Steppin' Out"(1965), "Kicks"(1966), "Let Me" (1969) and "Hungry" (1966).
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The Great Airplane Strike:Paul Revere And The Raiders.
#17 Cash Box Top 100 and #45 in Canada in 1966.
INTRO: A G A (x4)
#1.
A G A G
I was down in L.A. Town when our manager said, jump.
A G A
I threw my clothes and my saxophone in a two by
G
four-bit trunk.
A G A G
I pushed it to the airport, and I ran to the ticket line..
A G A
man said, 'Son, you could have saved the run, those aiplanes
just quit flyin.'
CHORUS:
A D E
If I can't leave here, I just might stay..
B7 E A G A G
and that L.A. flyway is goin' to be my home.
#2.
A G A G
I ran through the terminal building to fly by my airline.
A G A G
The man said I could ride the wing, and I said that was fine.
A G A
He said, 'I'll confirm your reservation and put the plane on
G
hold.'
A G A
He come back and said, 'Sorry, but that wing space just been
sold.'
CHORUS:
A D E
If I can't leave here, I just might stay..
B7 E A G A G
and that L.A. flyway is goin' to be my home.
#3.
A G A G
I walked into the washroom and I built myself a fire..
A G A G
threw on lots of paper and the flames kept gettin' higher.
A G A G
The janitor come runnin' in, so scared his face was white..
A G A
so, I explained my situation, he said, 'That's all right.'
CHORUS:
A D E
If I can't leave here, I just might stay..
B7 E A G A G
and that L.A. flyway is goin' to be my home.
#4.
A G A
Next day I thought that I would leave, so I packed
G
my things again.
A G A G
I waited fourteen hours for a taxi to come in.
A G A G
I spotted one that wasn't full, and I threw myself in fast.
A G A
The driver said, 'I'm sorry, but this taxi's out of gas!'
CHORUS:
A D E
If I can't leave here, I just might stay..
B7 E A G A G
and that L.A. flyway is goin' to be my home.
OUTRO: A G A G (x30) (Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#17 Cash Box Top 100 and #45 in Canada in 1966.
INTRO: A G A (x4)
#1.
A G A G
I was down in L.A. Town when our manager said, jump.
A G A
I threw my clothes and my saxophone in a two by
G
four-bit trunk.
A G A G
I pushed it to the airport, and I ran to the ticket line..
A G A
man said, 'Son, you could have saved the run, those aiplanes
just quit flyin.'
CHORUS:
A D E
If I can't leave here, I just might stay..
B7 E A G A G
and that L.A. flyway is goin' to be my home.
#2.
A G A G
I ran through the terminal building to fly by my airline.
A G A G
The man said I could ride the wing, and I said that was fine.
A G A
He said, 'I'll confirm your reservation and put the plane on
G
hold.'
A G A
He come back and said, 'Sorry, but that wing space just been
sold.'
CHORUS:
A D E
If I can't leave here, I just might stay..
B7 E A G A G
and that L.A. flyway is goin' to be my home.
#3.
A G A G
I walked into the washroom and I built myself a fire..
A G A G
threw on lots of paper and the flames kept gettin' higher.
A G A G
The janitor come runnin' in, so scared his face was white..
A G A
so, I explained my situation, he said, 'That's all right.'
CHORUS:
A D E
If I can't leave here, I just might stay..
B7 E A G A G
and that L.A. flyway is goin' to be my home.
#4.
A G A
Next day I thought that I would leave, so I packed
G
my things again.
A G A G
I waited fourteen hours for a taxi to come in.
A G A G
I spotted one that wasn't full, and I threw myself in fast.
A G A
The driver said, 'I'm sorry, but this taxi's out of gas!'
CHORUS:
A D E
If I can't leave here, I just might stay..
B7 E A G A G
and that L.A. flyway is goin' to be my home.
OUTRO: A G A G (x30) (Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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