Bob Dorough

Electricity Electricity(Chords)

Bob Dorough

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When you're in the dark and you want to see, 
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You need uh ... Electricity,Electricity 
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Flip that switch and what do you get? 
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You get uh ... Electricity,Electricity 
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Every room can now be lit 
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With just uh ... Electricity,Electricity 
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Where do you think it all comes from 
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This powerful ... Electricity, Electricity 
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Through high wires to here it comes, 
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They're bringing uh ... Electricity, Electricity 
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Every building must be wired to use it, 
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Uh ... Electricity, Electricity 
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Power plants most all use fire to make it, 
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Uh ... Electricity, Electricity 
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Burnin'fuel and usin' steam, 
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They generate ... Electricity, Electricity 
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Turn that generator by any means, 
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You're making uh ... Electricity, Electricity 
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A generator is a machine that contains a powerful 
magnet 
that creates a magnetic field. When wires are 
rotated rapidly 
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through this field then a current of electricity is 
 produced. 
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Now, if we only had a superhero who could stand 
 here and turn 
 the generator real fast, then we wouldn't need to 
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burn so much fuel to make ... electricity. 
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Benjamin Franklin flying his kite 
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Was searching for ... Electricity, Electricity. 
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He knew that it had somethin'to do with lightnin', 
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It's all uh ... Electricity, Electricity. 
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Rubbin' a comb with wool or fur will give you a 
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charge of 
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Electricity (static) Electricity 
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Strokin' a cat to make it purr, you're buildin' up 
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static 
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Electricity, Electricity 
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Electricity at rest is called static electricity. 
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Like in the winter wearing a heavy coat, 

You get a shock off the doorknob. 
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Or you scrape across a carpet 
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And sneak up on your very best friend, 

And zap 'im on the ear with a shock of- 

Electricity, Electricity 
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Current flowing to and fro, makes a circuit of 
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Electricity, Electricity. 
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Voltage is the pressure that makes it go. 
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It's pushin' uh ... Electricity, Electricity ... 
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Watts will tell you just how much 

You'll be usin' 
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Uh ... Electricity, Electricity. 
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PowerFul stuff, so watch that plug! It's potent 
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Electricity, Electricity. 
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Electricity, Electricity.
	        

Written by Bob Dorough

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