The Beat Goes On

The Beat Goes On:Sonny And Cher.
#6 in 1967.
 
CHORUS: 
[D] Charleston was once the rage, uh huh.
History has [D7] turned the page, uh [D] huh.
The [D] mini skirts the current thing, uh huh.
Teenybopper is our [D7] newborn king, uh [D] huh.

CHORUS: - - - - (And) the beat goes [D] on, the beat goes on.
Drums keep pounding [D7] rhythm to the [D] brain.
La de da de [D7] dee...[G] la de da de [D] dah.
[D] The grocery store's the super mart, uh huh.
Little girls still [D7] break their hearts, uh [D] huh.
And [D] men still keep on marching off to war.
Electrically they [D7] keep a baseball [D] score.
 
CHORUS:
[D] Grandmas sit in chairs and reminisce.
Boys keep chasing [D7] girls to get a [D] kiss.
[D] The cars keep going faster all the time.
Bums still cry,' Hey [D7] buddy, have you got a dime?'
 
CHORUS:
Outro - - - 
And the beat goes [D] on, the beat goes on. 
And the beat goes [D] on, the beat goes on. 
And the beat goes [D] on, the beat goes on.