Science Fiction/Double Feature
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Richard O'Brien
[intro]
A A G D A A G D let ring...
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[verse]
A G
Michael Rennie was ill the day the Earth stood still
F E
But he told us where we stand
A G
And Flash Gordon was there in silver underwear
F E
Claude Rains was the invisible man
A G
Then something went wrong for Fay Wray and King Kong
F E
They got caught in a celluloid jam
A G
Then at a deadly pace it came from outer space
F E
And this is how the message ran
[chorus]
D E A F#m
Science fiction double feature
D E A F#m
Doctor X will build a creature
D E A F#m
See androids fighting Brad and Janet
D E A F#m
Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet
D E A
Oh, at the late night double feature picture show
[break, repeat intro]
A A G D A A G D let ring...
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[verse]
I knew Leo G. Carroll was over a barrel
When tarantula took to the hills
And I really got hot when I saw Janette Scott
Fight a triffid that spits poison and kills
Dana Andrews said prunes gave him the runes
And passing them used lots of skill
But when worlds collide, said George Pal to his bride
I'm gonna give you some terrible thrills, like a
[chorus]
Science fiction double feature
Doctor X will build a creature
See androids fighting Brad and Janet
Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet
D E A F#m
Oh, at the late night double feature picture show, I wanna go
Oh, to the late night double feature picture show, by RKO
Oh, at the late night double feature picture show, in the back row
D E A
Oh, at the late night double feature picture show
Science Fiction/Double Feature (Reprise)
Science fiction double feature
Frank has built and lost his creature
Darkness has conquered Brad and Janet
The servants gone to a distant planet
Oh, at the late night double feature picture show, I wanna go
Oh, to the late night double feature picture show