Gitarrist TOMMY JOHANSSON hat seinen schrittweise Ausstieg bei Sabaton bereits im Januar bekannt gegeben. Jetzt scheint der Wandel endgültig vollzogen, denn gestern postete er sein Argent / Kiss Cover `God Gave Rock’n Roll To You` mit dem Zusatz “Thank you Sabaton“.
Dazu schreibt TOMMY JOHANSSON:
”After seven glorious years together I decided to step down as the guitarist of Sabaton.
Main reason beeing that I need to follow my heart and put my main focus on my own career both as a solo artist and with my band Majestica that I was a part of from the beginning in 2002.
The guys in Sabaton are my brother, my friends, my family and the crew is the best people in the world that I’ve had the honor of working and living with.
Nothing bad has come out of this and I have enjoyed every minute of being a part of Sabaton.
I’m gonna miss waking up in the morning on the tour bus to a coffee prepared by Hannes before we work out together, gonna miss all the Walmart strolls and the late movie nights with Chris, I’m gonna miss having a beer with Pär and playing video games with him, and I’m gonna miss playing piano and singing harmonies with Joakim!
But this is not the end – it’s the beginning of a new chapter and I couldn’t be happier to know that Thobbe is back in the band playing the ”Bismarck” solo every night!
So guys – this one is for you!!”
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Lyrics:
God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you
Put it in the soul of everyone
Do you know what you want? You don’t know for sure
You don’t feel right, you can’t find a cure
And you’re gettin‘ less than what you’re lookin‘ for
You don’t have money or a fancy car
And you’re tired of wishin‘ on a falling star
You gotta put your faith in a loud guitar
God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you
Gave rock and roll to everyone (oh yeah)
God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you
Put it in the soul of everyone
Now listen
If you wanna be a singer, or play guitar
Man, you gotta sweat or you won’t get far
Cause it’s never too late to work nine-to-five
You can take a stand, or you can compromise
You can work real hard or just fantasize
But you don’t start livin‘ ‚till you realize
I gotta tell ya
God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you
Gave rock and roll to everyone
God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you
Put it in the soul
God gave rock and roll to you (to everyone he gave the song to be sung)
Gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to everyone
God gave rock and roll to you (to everyone he gave the song to be sung)
Gave rock and roll to you, saved rock and roll for everyone
Saved rock and roll
God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you
Gave rock and roll to everyone
God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you
Put it in the soul of everyone
God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you
Gave rock and roll to everyone
God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you put it in the soul