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Rock'n'roll swindle - Sex Pistols

People said we couldn't play

The called us foul-mothed yobs

But the only notes that really count

Are the ones that come in wads

They all drowned when the air turned blue

'Cos we didn't give a toss

Filthy lucre, ain't nothing new

But we all get cash from the chaos

The time is right to do it now

The greatest rock'n'roll swindle

The time is right to do it now

E.M.I. said you're out of hand

And they gave us the boot

But they couldn't sack us, just like that

Without giving us the loot

Thank you kindly A & M

They said we were out of bounds

But that ain't bad for two weeks work

And 75,000 pounds

The time is right to do it now

The greatest rock'n'roll swindle

The time is right to do it now

The time is right to do it now

The greatest rock'n'roll swindle

The time is right to do it now

I just wanna play with my band

Are you good enough for me

Hiya boys I'm the choosen one

Can't you fucking see

I'm a jealous god and I want everything

And I love you with a knife

I'll take you, if you're ready for me

And I'll give you my life

The time is right to do it now

The greatest rock'n'roll swindle

The time is right to do it now

The time is right for Nickey's Special

The greatest rock'n'roll star

The time is right for me, now!

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I almost forgot some of the best ones by Neil Young :

My my, hey hey

Rock and roll is here to stay

It's better to burn out

Than to fade away*

My my, hey hey.

Out of the blue and into the black

They give you this, but you pay for that

And once you're gone, you can never come back

When you're out of the blue and into the black.

The king is gone but he's not forgotten

This is the story of a johnny rotten

It's better to burn out than it is to rust

The king is gone but he's not forgotten.

Hey hey, my my

Rock and roll can never die

There's more to the picture

Than meets the eye.

Hey hey, my my.

*Kurt Cobain's last words

"From Hank to Hendrix" is great too.

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I almost forgot some of the best ones by Neil Young :

My my, hey hey

Rock and roll is here to stay

It's better to burn out

Than to fade away*

My my, hey hey.

Out of the blue and into the black

They give you this, but you pay for that

And once you're gone, you can never come back

When you're out of the blue and into the black.

The king is gone but he's not forgotten

This is the story of a johnny rotten

It's better to burn out than it is to rust

The king is gone but he's not forgotten.

Hey hey, my my

Rock and roll can never die

There's more to the picture

Than meets the eye.

Hey hey, my my.

*Kurt Cobain's last words

"From Hank to Hendrix" is great too.

Love that song, been getting Neil Young alot lately,

The version from Rust Never Sleeps is awesome.

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