INTRO: E 

#1.
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In a little town in Idaho, way back in '61.
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A man was fryin' burgers, gee, it seemed like lots of fun.
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But to his friend the bun-boy, he confessed his miser....y..
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'I think I'd like to start a group, so, come along with me.'

CHORUS:
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And all you...sta..aa..tions, across the na..aa..tion..
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please, play our records for your congre...gation.

#2.
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The band soon started boomin', they were rakin' in the coins..
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they found a few musicians and persuaded them to join.
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And Paul Revere decided, since they had such new-found
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fa..aa..me..
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'We need a fancy title,' and the Raiders they became. 

CHORUS:
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And all you...sta..aa..tions, across the na..aa..tion..
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please, play our records for your congre...gation.
 

#3.
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They soon packed up for Hollywood to reap their fortunes there..
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streets aren't really paved with gold and you can't live on air.
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And then Dick Clark approached them, said, "I know a thing or
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tw..oo..oo.
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I'll put you on a TV show and make big stars of you.'

CHORUS:
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And all you...sta..aa..tions, across the na..aa..tion..
        F#               A                 E
please, play our records for your congre...gation.
   
#4.
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Now things are goin' groovy, and we really can't complain..
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though the pace of rock and rollin' nearly drives us 
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all insane.
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And everybody's pushin', sayin', 'Give it all you can!'
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Come to think of it, our business manager's our biggest fan.

OUTRO:
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And all you...sta..aa..tions, across the na..aa..tion..
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please, play our records for your congre...gation.