Gtr Motif 1
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Gtr Motif 2
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[Intro]
1 bar - drums only
1 bar - Gtr Motif 1 with delay
1 bar - drums only
A D G A
A D
[Gtr Motif 1]
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[Verse 1]
A                   D
Got my hands on a little bit of dough
G
So I went to the grocery store
     A
And got some steaks to go
A                              D
Went by and picked up my gal, Teddi Jo
G
We had ourselves a picnic
   A
Beside a dirt road
 
[Percussion Break]
3 beats
 
[Chorus]
A
Rooty toot toot
D
Rooty toot toot
G
We had it made in the shade
A
Like a ball through the hoop
A                        D
Spinnin' and tumblin' inside this hoola hoop
G
Livin' and learnin'
A
Rooty toot toot
 
[Gtr Motif 2]
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[Verse 2]
A
We laid out a blanket
D
And started a fire
G
Had the radio playin'
A
From inside the car
A                       D
I took off my shirt and I kicked off my shoes
G
She read the paper
A
And told me the news
A
She said, there's a lot of people out there
D
Who are at the end of their rope
G
Sometimes baby
A
You've got to lay low
 
[Gtr Break]
2 beats
G-G F#-G F#
 
[Chorus]
A
Rooty toot toot
D
Rooty toot toot
G
We had it made in the shade
A
Like a ball through the hoop
A                        D
Spinnin' and tumblin' inside this hoola hoop
G
Livin' and learnin'
A
Rooty toot toot
 
[Gtr Motif 2]
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[Bridge]
D                    A
We stayed there all day
D                     A
We both got us some real good suntans
D                   A
I thought that was ok
G                   A
Sometimes life can be so grand
E       G         A      N.C.
 
[Percussion Break]
4 bars
 
[Verse 3]
(percussion only)
We were gettin' ready
 
To shake out of that place
 
When the Illinois state trooper
 
Got in my face
 
He said, You're on private property
 
But once he cooled down he was ok
 
Sometimes you're golden, man
 
That's all I got to say
 
[Gtr Break]
4 beats
G-G F#-G F#, G-G F#-G F#
 
[Chorus]
A
Rooty toot toot
D
Rooty toot toot
G
We had it made in the shade
A
Like a ball through the hoop
A                        D
Spinnin' and tumblin' inside this hoola hoop
G
Livin' and learnin'
A
Rooty toot toot
 
[Chorus]
A
Rooty toot toot
D
Rooty toot toot
G
We had it made in the shade
A
Like a ball through the hoop
A                        D
Spinnin' and tumblin' inside this hoola hoop
G
Livin' and learnin'
A
Rooty toot toot
 
 
[Gtr Break]
4 beats
G-G F#-G F#,  G-G F#-G F# 
 
[Gtr Motif 2]
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