Biography:
For group credited work see Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three
Pokey LaFarge is a musician, songwriter, bandleader, entertainer, innovator and preservationist, whose arsenal of talents has placed him at the forefront of American music. Over the last decade, Pokey has won the hearts of music lovers across the globe with his creative mix of early jazz, string ragtime, country blues and western swing. After signing with Jack White’s Third Man Records to release his fifth full-length album (Pokey LaFarge) in 2013
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Other songs:
- Something In The Water
- Drinking Whiskey Tonight
- Far Away
- Goodbye Barcelona
- Hard Times Come And Go
- In The Graveyard Now
- Josephine
- Knockin The Dust Off The Rust Belt Tonight
- La La Blues
- Lets Get Lost
- Must Be A Reason
- Pack It Up
- Raindrops
- So Long Honeybee Goodbye
- Something In The Water By Pokey Lafarge
- Sunny Side Of The Street
- What The Rain Will Bring
- Wont Make Love At All
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Knockin’ the Dust off the Rust Belt Tonight by Pokey LaFarge
Intro: A7 D7 G#7 C A7 D7 G7 C G7 C then vamp: C G7 C G7
Verse 1
C C C A7
Well… the lights are on, it’s time to go Gotta hit the stage for another show
D7 G7 C G7
Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
C C A7
I started out, all by myself But I’m lucky now that I’ve found some help to
D7 G7 C C7
Knock the dust off the rust belt tonight
Chorus:
F F C7 C D7 D7 G7 (pause)
Have you seen what’s happenin’ round here? You ask most people, they don’t care
A7 A7 D7 G#7 C A7 D7 G C
But now is the time we have to do things right So we’re knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
(Shortnin’ bread riff: C F C G7 C)
Verse 2
C C C A7
From the C H I to the S T L I was born raise a ruckus and do it well
D7 G7 C G7
Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
C C C A7
Take a jazz band with a country beat It’s Midwestern Swing for your dancin’ feet
D7 G7 C C7
We’re gonna knock the dust off the rust belt tonight
Chorus
F F C7 C D7 D7 G7 (pause)
Have you seen what’s happenin’ round here? You ask most people, they don’t care
A7 A7 D7 G#7 C A7 D7 G C
But now is the time we have to do things right So we’re knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
Instrumental Verse and chorus: C C C A7 D7 G7 C G7 C C C A7 D7 G7 C C7
F F C7 C D7 D7 G7 (Pause) A7 A7 D7 G#7 C A7 D7 G C
(Shortnin’ bread riff: C F C G7 C)
Verse 3
C C C A7
A newspaperman said it couldn’t be done But I lived it, I wrote it, in a song I sung
D7 G7 C G7
Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
C C C A7
This ain’t your momma and your daddy’s Midwest (We) have what it takes to stand the test
D7 G7 C C7
Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
Chorus
F F C7 C D7 D7 G7 (pause)
Have you seen what’s happenin’ round here? You ask most people, they don’t care
A7 A7 D7 G#7 C A7 D7 G C
But now is the time we have to do things right So we’re knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
A7 A7 D7 G#7 C A7 D7 G C
Yeah now is the time we have to do things right So we’re knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
C A7 D7 G
knockin’ the dust off the rust belt
C A7 D7 G
knockin’ the dust off the rust belt
C A7 D7 G C
knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight (end)
Intro: A7 D7 G#7 C A7 D7 G7 C G7 C then vamp: C G7 C G7
Verse 1
C C C A7
Well… the lights are on, it’s time to go Gotta hit the stage for another show
D7 G7 C G7
Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
C C A7
I started out, all by myself But I’m lucky now that I’ve found some help to
D7 G7 C C7
Knock the dust off the rust belt tonight
Chorus:
F F C7 C D7 D7 G7 (pause)
Have you seen what’s happenin’ round here? You ask most people, they don’t care
A7 A7 D7 G#7 C A7 D7 G C
But now is the time we have to do things right So we’re knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
(Shortnin’ bread riff: C F C G7 C)
Verse 2
C C C A7
From the C H I to the S T L I was born raise a ruckus and do it well
D7 G7 C G7
Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
C C C A7
Take a jazz band with a country beat It’s Midwestern Swing for your dancin’ feet
D7 G7 C C7
We’re gonna knock the dust off the rust belt tonight
Chorus
F F C7 C D7 D7 G7 (pause)
Have you seen what’s happenin’ round here? You ask most people, they don’t care
A7 A7 D7 G#7 C A7 D7 G C
But now is the time we have to do things right So we’re knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
Instrumental Verse and chorus: C C C A7 D7 G7 C G7 C C C A7 D7 G7 C C7
F F C7 C D7 D7 G7 (Pause) A7 A7 D7 G#7 C A7 D7 G C
(Shortnin’ bread riff: C F C G7 C)
Verse 3
C C C A7
A newspaperman said it couldn’t be done But I lived it, I wrote it, in a song I sung
D7 G7 C G7
Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
C C C A7
This ain’t your momma and your daddy’s Midwest (We) have what it takes to stand the test
D7 G7 C C7
Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
Chorus
F F C7 C D7 D7 G7 (pause)
Have you seen what’s happenin’ round here? You ask most people, they don’t care
A7 A7 D7 G#7 C A7 D7 G C
But now is the time we have to do things right So we’re knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
A7 A7 D7 G#7 C A7 D7 G C
Yeah now is the time we have to do things right So we’re knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight
C A7 D7 G
knockin’ the dust off the rust belt
C A7 D7 G
knockin’ the dust off the rust belt
C A7 D7 G C
knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight (end)
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