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                        THIS BEAT GOES ON - The Kings
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Written by: Diamond/Zero 
Album: "The Kings Are Here"    (1980, Elektra Records)
Guitarist: Mister Zero

Tabbed by: Anne Drury 
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com 
Date: May 21, 2007

INTRO:

   E                 A                 E                 A
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D ---------------2=|=--2-4---2-2-4---|---------------2=|=--2-4---2-2-4---|
 A -2---4---2---4-0=|=--------0-0-----|-2---4---2---4-0=|=--------0-0-----|
 E -0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
    .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .


   E                 A                 E                 A
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|2x
 D ---------------2=|=--2-4---2-2-4---|---------------2=|=--2-4---2-2-4---|
 A -2---4-2-2-2-4-0=|=--0-0---0-0-0---|-2---4-2-2-2-4-0=|=--0-0---0-0-0---|
 E -0---0---0-0-0---|-----------------|-0---0---0-0-0---|-----------------|
    .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .
                                                                      Hey

1ST VERSE:

   E                 A                 E                 A
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|2x
 D ---------------2=|=--2-4---2-2-4---|---------------2=|=--2-4---2-2-4---|
 A -2---4-2-2-2-4-0=|=--0-0---0-0-0---|-2---4-2-2-2-4-0=|=--0-0---0-0-0---|
 E -0---0---0-0-0---|-----------------|-0---0---0-0-0---|-----------------|

1. Judy,                         get   Trudy,                          You
2. said to call you up if I was feeling     moody,              Hey little


   E                 A                 E                 A
 E ---------0-------|---------5-------|---------0-------|---------5-------|
 B -------0---------|-------5---------|-------0---------|-------5---------|
 G ---1/2-----------|---6/7-----------|---1/2-----------|---6/7-----------|2x
 D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1. Donna,                       still  wanna,                          You
2. said to ring you up when I was in Toronto


CHORUS:

C                                  G
I have lots of friends that I can ding at any time
     C                              G
Can mobilize some laughs with just one call
 D                              A
Like a bunch of lunatics we'll act 'til way past dawn
 D                      G     
Sure we'll be rocking 'til our strength is gone
 D          B
Yeah, this beat goes on

   E                 A                 E                 A
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D ---------------2=|=--2-4---2-2-4---|---------------2=|=--2-4---2-2-4---|
 A -2---4-2-2-2-4-0=|=--0-0---0-0-0---|-2---4-2-2-2-4-0=|=--0-0---0-0-0---|
 E -0---0---0-0-0---|-----------------|-0---0---0-0-0---|-----------------|
                     And on and on and on,                           (Hey)


2ND VERSE:   (played same as 1st Verse)

Hey ladies, ooo, you crazies
Well, me and Zero request you in the Mercedes
And then we'll ride, so zoomy inside
The sky's the limit, this time I'm switchin' to glide, glide


CHORUS:

C                               G
I don't give a hoot about what people have to say
C                       G
I'm laughin' as I'm analyzed
 D                    A
Lunatics Anonymous, that's where I belong
 D                      G
Sure, 'cause I am one 'til my strength is gone

   D        B
 E -2---------------|
 B -3-------4-------|
 G -2-------4-------|
 D -0-------4-------|
 A ---------2-----2-|
 E -----------------|
   Yeah,this beat 
             goes on


BREAK:   (keyboard solo)

   E                 A                 E                 A
 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|2x
 D ---------------2-|-4-4-2-----------|---------------2-|-4-4-2-----------|
 A -4-4-2-----------|-------0-------2-|-4-4-2-----------|-------0-------2-|
 E -------0---------|-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|
                     And on and on and on


CHORUS:   (key change)

D                                  A
I have lots of friends that I can ding at any time
     D                              A
Can mobilize some laughs with just one call
 E                              B
Like a bunch of lunatics we'll act 'til way past dawn
 E                      A     
Sure we'll be rocking 'til our strength is gone
 E          C#
Yeah, this beat goes on


F#             B
This beat goes on (Beat goes on)
F#             B
This beat goes on (This beat goes on)
F#             B
This beat goes on (This beat goes on)
F#             B
This beat goes on
               F#         B
This beat goes on and on, on and on
F#            B
On and on and on and on
F#            B
On and on and on and on
F#            B
On and on and on -- this beat goes!


(segue into "Switchin' To Glide")

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Notes:
-bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time
-dots (...) under a staff are for timing purposes, and indicate where the
 downbeats (1234) fall

=...hold note                     /...slide up

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)