Biography:
Burton Cummings; singer, pianist, songwriter was born in the Canadian city of Winnipeg on December 31st, 1947. He played with a band called the Deverons before joining The Guess Who as lead vocalist in 1965. After spending ten years with that band, he decided to pursue a solo career. His first self-titled album was released in 1976. The single, "Stand Tall," sold over a million copies. He has written and co-written many of The Guess Who's tracks, as well as his own singles.
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Other songs:
- A Song For Him
- A Touch Of Morning
- Above The Ground
- Any Minor Miracle
- Back Toward The Middle
- Bad News
- Blossom
- Boring Dreams
- Break It To Them Gently
- Burch Magic
- Cerebral World
- Charlemagne
- Combustion
- Crazy If You Mess With The Gods
- Creepin Peepin Baby Blues
- Dream
- Dream Of A Child
- Face Value
- Feels All Wrong
- Fine State Of Affairs
- Firefly
- Framed
- Free
- Gettin My Daddys Car
- Goodnight Everybody
- Guns Guns Guns
- Had To Be You
- Heal Me Music
- Heard It On The News
- Heart
- Heavenly Blue
- I Will Always Wait For You
- I Will Play A Rhapsody
- Im Scared
- Junior Wont Behave
- Love Dream
- My Own Way To Rock
- Not Too Appealing
- Nothin Wrong With The Road
- One And Only
- One Day Soon
- Permissible To Cry
- Real Good
- Revelation
- Save A Smile
- Shes Your Lover
- Someone To Lean On
- Something Old Something New
- Stand Tall
- Sugartime Flashback Joys
- Take One Away
- The Rocks Steady
- The Workaday
- Timeless Love
- Wakin Up Today
- Will You Show Me
- You Saved My Soul
- Your Backyard
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[Intro]
B A E B
4 times
B
Revvin' up my engine
E
I'm like a 747, baby
B
Shiny, lanky, long and lean
And I'm mean
B
Revvin' up my engine, baby
E
Like a 747, mama
B
Shiny, lanky, long and lean
What a scene
F#
I'm gonna take my silver dollar
E
Change it into quarters
B
Shove 'em in the record machine
B
Baby said she loved me
E
But then she went and left me
B
Causin' such an awful scene
What a scene
E
Baby said she needed me, you know
But then she went and left me
B
Causin' such an awful scene
What a scene, yeah
F#
Take my silver dollar
E
Change it into quarters
B
Shove 'em in the record machine, yes
[Chorus]
E
'Cause I got my own way to rock
B
I got my own way to roll
E
And when you're walkin' that walk
B
It's good for your soul
E
You know I'm singin' 'bout my own way to rock
B
I got my own way to roll
E
And when you're walkin' that walk
B E/G#
It's good for your soul
[Solo]
B B E B F# E B E/G# B B E B F# E B E/G# B B B
B
Revvin' up my engine, baby
E
Like a 747
B
Shiny, lanky, long and lean
What a scene
B
Revvin' up my engine, baby
E
Like a 747, mama
B
Shiny, lanky, long and lean
What a scene, yeah
F#
Take my silver dollar
E
Change it into quarters
B
Gonna shove 'em in the record machine
[Chorus]
E
'Cause I got my own way to rock
B
I got my own way to roll
E
And when you're walkin' that walk
B
It's good for your soul
E
Hey you know I'm talkin' 'bout my own way to rock
B
I got my own way to roll
E
And when you're walkin' that walk
B
It's good for your soul
E
Be-Bop-A-Lula, babe
B E
Wake Up, Little Susie
B E B
Yes it's me and I'm In Love Again
E
Come on lover, got a Whole Lotta Shakin'
B E
Well, I like it like that, yeah
Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, alright
B A E B
4 times
B
Revvin' up my engine
E
I'm like a 747, baby
B
Shiny, lanky, long and lean
And I'm mean
B
Revvin' up my engine, baby
E
Like a 747, mama
B
Shiny, lanky, long and lean
What a scene
F#
I'm gonna take my silver dollar
E
Change it into quarters
B
Shove 'em in the record machine
B
Baby said she loved me
E
But then she went and left me
B
Causin' such an awful scene
What a scene
E
Baby said she needed me, you know
But then she went and left me
B
Causin' such an awful scene
What a scene, yeah
F#
Take my silver dollar
E
Change it into quarters
B
Shove 'em in the record machine, yes
[Chorus]
E
'Cause I got my own way to rock
B
I got my own way to roll
E
And when you're walkin' that walk
B
It's good for your soul
E
You know I'm singin' 'bout my own way to rock
B
I got my own way to roll
E
And when you're walkin' that walk
B E/G#
It's good for your soul
[Solo]
B B E B F# E B E/G# B B E B F# E B E/G# B B B
B
Revvin' up my engine, baby
E
Like a 747
B
Shiny, lanky, long and lean
What a scene
B
Revvin' up my engine, baby
E
Like a 747, mama
B
Shiny, lanky, long and lean
What a scene, yeah
F#
Take my silver dollar
E
Change it into quarters
B
Gonna shove 'em in the record machine
[Chorus]
E
'Cause I got my own way to rock
B
I got my own way to roll
E
And when you're walkin' that walk
B
It's good for your soul
E
Hey you know I'm talkin' 'bout my own way to rock
B
I got my own way to roll
E
And when you're walkin' that walk
B
It's good for your soul
E
Be-Bop-A-Lula, babe
B E
Wake Up, Little Susie
B E B
Yes it's me and I'm In Love Again
E
Come on lover, got a Whole Lotta Shakin'
B E
Well, I like it like that, yeah
Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, alright
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Bushwalla
Business
Business Class
Business Socks