Tom Scholz - Rhythm E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|--4-----4-----4--4--4--4-|------4----------------| D|--4-----4-----2--4--2--4-|------4-----2-----2----| A|--2-----2-----2--2--2--2-|------2--0--2-----0----| E|-------------------------|------------0--0-----0-| E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|--4-----4-----4--4--4--4-|------4----------------| D|--4-----4-----2--4--2--4-|------4-----2-----2----| A|--2-----2-----2--2--2--2-|------2--0--2-----0----| E|-------------------------|------------0--0-----0-| E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|--4-----4-----4--4--4--4-|------4----------------| D|--4-----4-----2--4--2--4-|------4-----2-----2----| A|--2-----2-----2--2--2--2-|------2--0--2-----0----| E|-------------------------|------------0--0-----0-| Well, Well, E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|4--4--4--4-------------| D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|4--4--4--4-----------2-| A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|2--2--2--2--2--0-----2-| E|-------------------------|------------------3--0-| another band out of Boston another band out of Boston E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-----------------------2-|---2--------2----------| D|-----2--------2--------2-|---2--------2--------2-| A|-----2-----------------0-|---0--3--4--0--------2-| E|-----0--3--4-----3--4----|---------------3--4--0-| to try and make ends meet to try and make ends meet E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-----------------------2-|---2--------2----------| D|-----2--------2--------2-|---2--------2--------2-| A|-----2-----------------0-|---0--3--4--0--------2-| E|-----0--3--4-----3--4----|---------------3--4--0-| in' all the bars, sleepin' in' all the bars, sleepin' E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-----------------------2-|---2--------2----------| D|-----2--------2--------2-|---2--------2--------2-| A|-----2-----------------0-|---0--3--4--0--------2-| E|-----0--3--4-----3--4----|---------------3--4--0-| right on out in the street right on out in the street E|-------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------2-|---2-------------------------| D|-----2--------2--------2-|---2-----------------------2-| A|-----2-----------------0-|---0--3--4--0--5-----0--6--2-| E|-----0--3--4-----3--4----|---------------------------0-| we didn't have much money we didn't have much money E|-------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------2-|---2-------------------------| D|-----2--------2--------2-|---2-----------------------2-| A|-----2-----------------0-|---0--3--4---0p4--0--------2-| E|-----0--3--4-----3--4----|---------------------3--4--0-| made enough to survive made enough to survive E|-------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------2-|---2-------------------------| D|-----2--------2--------2-|---2-----------------------2-| A|-----2-----------------0-|---0--3--4---0p4--0--------2-| E|-----0--3--4-----3--4----|---------------------3--4--0-| got up on stage and got ready got up on stage and got ready E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-------------------------|-----------------------| D|-----2--------2--------4-|---4--------4--------7-| A|-----2-----------------4-|---4-----4-----6--4--7-| E|-----0--3--4-----3--4--2-|---2--6--------------5-| alive alive E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-------------------------|-----------------------| D|-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|9----------------------| A|-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|9----------------------| E|-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|7----------------------| Rock and roll band everybody's Rock and roll band everybody's E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|--6--------6-------------|2--------2--------4----| D|--6--------6-------------|2--------2--------4----| A|--4--------4-------------|0--------0--------2----| E|-------------------------|-----------------------| Getting' crazy, Getting' crazy, E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|--6--------6-------------|2--------2--------4----| D|--6--------6-------------|2--------2--------4----| A|--4--------4-------------|0--------0--------2----| E|-------------------------|-----------------------| Love, and Love, and E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-------------------------|-----------------------| D|-------------------------|---------------------7-| A|--2--2--4--2--2--2--4--4-|---4--6--4--4--5--6--7-| E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2-|---2--2--2--2--3--4--5-| play, play, play, play, E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-----------------------9-|---9-------------------| D|-----7-----9-----9-----9-|---9-----------------2-| A|-----7-----9-----9-----7-|---7--4--2-----2--4----| E|-----5-----7-----7-------|------------4----------| Dancin' Dancin' E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-------------------------|---------------------2-| D|-----------------2-------|---2--------2--------2-| A|-----------------2-------|---2-----------------0-| E|-----------------0-------|---0--3--4-----3--4----| We were getting We were getting E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-----2--------2----------|---------------------2-| D|-----2--------2--------2-|---2--------2--------2-| A|-----0--3--4--0--------2-|---2-----------------0-| E|-----------------3--4--0-|---0--3--4-----3--4----| People People E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-----2--------2----------|---------------------2-| D|-----2--------2--------2-|---2--------2--------2-| A|-----0--3--4--0--------2-|---2-----------------0-| E|-----------------3--4--0-|---0--3--4-----3--4----| seem to mind You know seem to mind You know E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-----2--------2----------|---------------------2-| D|-----2--------2--------2-|---2--------2--------2-| A|-----0--3--4--0--------2-|---2-----------------0-| E|-----------------3--4--0-|---0--3--4-----3--4----| Livin' Livin' E|-------------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------------|-----------------------| G|-----2-------------------------|---------------------2-| D|-----2-----------------------2-|---2--------2--------2-| A|-----0--3--4--0--5-----0--6--2-|---2-----------------0-| E|-----------------------------0-|---0--3--4-----3--4----| Never worried Never worried E|-------------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------------|-----------------------| G|-----2-------------------------|---------------------2-| D|-----2-----------------------2-|---2--------2--------2-| A|-----0--3--4---0p4--0--------2-|---2-----------------0-| E|-----------------------3--4--0-|---0--3--4-----3--4----| But when we But when we E|-------------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------------|-----------------------| G|-----2-------------------------|-----------------------| D|-----2-----------------------2-|---2--------2--------4-| A|-----0--3--4---0p4--0--------2-|---2-----------------4-| E|-----------------------3--4--0-|---0--3--4-----3--4--2-| to play everybody'd to play everybody'd E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-------------------------|-----------------------| D|-----4--------4--------7-|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7-| A|-----4-----4-----6--4--7-|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7-| E|-----2--6--------------5-|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-------------------------|6--------6-------------| D|--9----------------------|6--------6-------------| A|--9----------------------|4--------4-------------| E|--7----------------------|-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|--2--------2--------4----|6--------6-------------| D|--2--------2--------4----|6--------6-------------| A|--0--------0--------2----|4--------4-------------| E|-------------------------|-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|--2--------2--------4----|-----------------------| D|--2--------2--------4----|-----------------------| A|--0--------0--------2----|2--2--4--2--2--2--4--4-| E|-------------------------|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2-| E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-------------------------|---------------------9-| D|-----------------------7-|---7-----9-----9-----9-| A|-----4--6--4--4--5--6--7-|---7-----9-----9-----7-| E|-----2--2--2--2--3--4--5-|---5-----7-----7-------| E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|9----------------------| D|-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|9----------------------| A|-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|7----------------------| E|-------------------------|-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-------------------------|-----------------------| D|--4-----2--4--2--4-------|------2-----2----------| A|--4-----2--4--2--4-------|------2-----2----------| E|--2--------2-----2-------|-----------------------|
About Rock & Roll Band : "Rock & Roll Band" is written by Tom Scholz . It is one of six songs written in his basement in 1974 and 1975 . Boston's debut album was released on the band's eponymous debut . "Rock & Roll Band" is the song that Paul Ahern played for Charlie McKenzie to interest him in the yet unnamed band that was to become Boston . Shortly after Ahern "Rock and Roll Band" is one of several Boston songs with the theme of making music and how music makes them feel . The song is about the band's "rise from a bar band" Rock & Roll Band's most popular songs include Rock & Roll Band. It had a contribution from notable artists like Tom Scholz. Its music is influenced by genres - hard rock.