Roland The Roadie And Gertrude The Groupie

	  		
Intro 


Now Roland the roadie was only a toadie, 

Who set up the lights and the mics for the shows 

And Gertrude the groupie was a rock and roll fan, 

Who stood by the stage door in the rains and the snows. 


First Verse 


G#                    C# 
Roland the roadie met Gertrude the groupie 
C#   G#                     D# 
At a rock concert back in Bayonne 
D# G# 
He tried to seduce her, 
C#                         D#                     G# 
Said he'd introduce her to all of the Beatles and Stones 


Second Verse 


G#                       C# 
So Roland the roadie got Gertrude the groupie 
C# G#                   D# 
A  seat in the balcony above 
D#  G#                        C# 
And Gertrude the groupie felt grateful and groovy 
C# D#                      G# 
But Roland the roadie felt love 




G#  D# 
And some folks loves ham hocks 
D#  C# 
And some folks loves pork chops 
C#  G#                        D# 
And some folks love vegetable soup 
D#                          C# 
But Roland the roadie loves Gertrude the groupie,  

But Gertrude the groupie loves groups 


Third Verse 


G#                               C# 
She stood up and screamed as the amber spot gleamed 
C#     G#                   D# 
On her heroes so skinny and tall 
D#         G# 
With their eyelids so droopy,  
G# C#            D#                                    G# 
And Gertrude the groupie and she was in love with them all 


Fourth Verse 


G#                     C# 
Roland the roadie told Gertrude the groupie 
C# G#                   D# 
To wait and he'd be her man 
G#                        C# 
But while he dreamed of a rose covered home 
C#      D#                        G# 
She was out with the group in the van 


Break 


C#        G# 
Hey Gertie, Gertie,  
G#                                                  B 
Come on babe, come on out of there....I know you're in there... 
B                         G#                  B  G#               A 
The whole trailer's moving baby....What about me....Gertie... Oh, Gertie? 


Fifth Verse 


A                        D 
Now Roland the roadie is back on the road,  
D   A                       E 
His heart has been broken again 
E   A                          D 
And Gertrude the groupie waits out in the cold  
D       E                       A 
For the very next group to come in 



A   E 
And some folks loves ham hocks  
E   D 
And some folks loves pork chops  
D   A                          E 
And some folks loves vegetable soup 
E   B                       D 
And Roland the roadie loves Gertrude the groupie,  
D   C#           B             A 
But Gertrude the groupie loves groups 
    A          A          A 
....groups.....groups.....groups.....