Biografia:
Bob Dorough (nascido em 12 de dezembro, 1923 nasceu no Arkansas , e cresceu no Texas.
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Ele trabalhou com Miles Davis e Allen Ginsberg , e seu estilo aventureiro foi uma influência sobre Mose Allison , entre outros cantores. Ele é talvez mais conhecido como porta-voz e principal compositor de muitas das canções utilizadas em Schoolhouse Rock! , uma série de curtas de animação educativa aparecendo no sábado de manhã na televisão na década de 1970 e 1980 no afiliadas da ABC nos Estados Unidos .
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From SchoolHouseRock
Performed by Zachary Sanders
G G/F C7
When you're in the dark and you want to see,
G G G/F C7 G7
You need uh ... Electricity,Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Flip that switch and what do you get?
G G/F C7 G7
You get uh ... Electricity,Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Every room can now be lit
G G/F C7 G7
With just uh ... Electricity,Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Where do you think it all comes from
G G/F C7
This powerful ... Electricity, Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Through high wires to here it comes,
G G/F C7 G7
They're bringing uh ... Electricity, Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Every building must be wired to use it,
G G/F C7 G7
Uh ... Electricity, Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Power plants most all use fire to make it,
G G/F C7 G7
Uh ... Electricity, Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Burnin'fuel and usin' steam,
G G/F C7 G7
They generate ... Electricity, Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Turn that generator by any means,
G7 C7
You're making uh ... Electricity, Electricity
D7
A generator is a machine that contains a powerful
magnet
C7
that creates a magnetic field. When wires are
rotated rapidly
D7
through this field then a current of electricity is
produced.
G
Now, if we only had a superhero who could stand
G/F
here and turn
C7
the generator real fast, then we wouldn't need to
C7
burn so much fuel to make ... electricity.
Bb Ab F D7
Benjamin Franklin flying his kite
G G/F C7 G7
Was searching for ... Electricity, Electricity.
Bb Ab F D7
He knew that it had somethin'to do with lightnin',
G7 C7
It's all uh ... Electricity, Electricity.
Bb Ab F D7
Rubbin' a comb with wool or fur will give you a
G
charge of
G/F C7 G7
Electricity (static) Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Strokin' a cat to make it purr, you're buildin' up
G
static
G G/F C7 G7
Electricity, Electricity
D7
Electricity at rest is called static electricity.
C C7
Like in the winter wearing a heavy coat,
You get a shock off the doorknob.
D7
Or you scrape across a carpet
G
And sneak up on your very best friend,
G/F
And zap 'im on the ear with a shock of-
G G/F C7 G7
Electricity, Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Current flowing to and fro, makes a circuit of
G G/F C7 G7
Electricity, Electricity.
Bb Ab F D7
Voltage is the pressure that makes it go.
G G/F C7 G7
It's pushin' uh ... Electricity, Electricity ...
Bb Ab F D7
Watts will tell you just how much
You'll be usin'
G G/F C7 G7
Uh ... Electricity, Electricity.
Bb Ab F D7
PowerFul stuff, so watch that plug! It's potent
G G/F C7 G7
Electricity, Electricity.
G G/F C7 G7
Electricity, Electricity.
Corrections are welcomed.
Performed by Zachary Sanders
G G/F C7
When you're in the dark and you want to see,
G G G/F C7 G7
You need uh ... Electricity,Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Flip that switch and what do you get?
G G/F C7 G7
You get uh ... Electricity,Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Every room can now be lit
G G/F C7 G7
With just uh ... Electricity,Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Where do you think it all comes from
G G/F C7
This powerful ... Electricity, Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Through high wires to here it comes,
G G/F C7 G7
They're bringing uh ... Electricity, Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Every building must be wired to use it,
G G/F C7 G7
Uh ... Electricity, Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Power plants most all use fire to make it,
G G/F C7 G7
Uh ... Electricity, Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Burnin'fuel and usin' steam,
G G/F C7 G7
They generate ... Electricity, Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Turn that generator by any means,
G7 C7
You're making uh ... Electricity, Electricity
D7
A generator is a machine that contains a powerful
magnet
C7
that creates a magnetic field. When wires are
rotated rapidly
D7
through this field then a current of electricity is
produced.
G
Now, if we only had a superhero who could stand
G/F
here and turn
C7
the generator real fast, then we wouldn't need to
C7
burn so much fuel to make ... electricity.
Bb Ab F D7
Benjamin Franklin flying his kite
G G/F C7 G7
Was searching for ... Electricity, Electricity.
Bb Ab F D7
He knew that it had somethin'to do with lightnin',
G7 C7
It's all uh ... Electricity, Electricity.
Bb Ab F D7
Rubbin' a comb with wool or fur will give you a
G
charge of
G/F C7 G7
Electricity (static) Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Strokin' a cat to make it purr, you're buildin' up
G
static
G G/F C7 G7
Electricity, Electricity
D7
Electricity at rest is called static electricity.
C C7
Like in the winter wearing a heavy coat,
You get a shock off the doorknob.
D7
Or you scrape across a carpet
G
And sneak up on your very best friend,
G/F
And zap 'im on the ear with a shock of-
G G/F C7 G7
Electricity, Electricity
Bb Ab F D7
Current flowing to and fro, makes a circuit of
G G/F C7 G7
Electricity, Electricity.
Bb Ab F D7
Voltage is the pressure that makes it go.
G G/F C7 G7
It's pushin' uh ... Electricity, Electricity ...
Bb Ab F D7
Watts will tell you just how much
You'll be usin'
G G/F C7 G7
Uh ... Electricity, Electricity.
Bb Ab F D7
PowerFul stuff, so watch that plug! It's potent
G G/F C7 G7
Electricity, Electricity.
G G/F C7 G7
Electricity, Electricity.
Corrections are welcomed.
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