Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
“That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Eric Carmen who was also in The Raspberries, and by Shaun Cassidy
Here Billie Joe Armstrong's version.
You can play the chords in Power-chords for more "rock's sound"
Intro:
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Verse 1:
N.C.
Well, I was sixteen and sick of school,
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I didn't know what I wanted to do.
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I bought a guitar, I got the fever..that's
rock 'n' roll.
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I played at parties, played in bars, I spent
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my money buyin' blue guitars.
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I screamed my heart out but how I loved it..that's
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rock 'n' roll.
Chorus:
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Well, come on everybody get down and get with it.
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Come on everybody get down and get with it.
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Come on everybody get down, that's rock 'n' roll.
Verse 2:
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It's when smoking up and the heat have got your
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heart pounding right with the beat.
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Don't try to fight it, just get excited, that's
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rock 'n' roll.
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Well it's the roadies and the crowd
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It's when the band's playin' way too loud
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Your hips are shakin' ain't no mistakin' that's
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Rock'n roll
Chorus:
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Well, come on everybody get down and get with it.
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Come on everybody get down and get with it.
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Come on everybody get down, that's rock 'n' roll.
Interlude:
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BB|B|D#D#|D#|
Chorus:
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Well, come on everybody get down and get with it.
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Come on everybody get down and get with it.
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Come on everybody get down, that's rock 'n' roll.
Verse 3:
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Now, don't you worry 'bout bein' a star, it
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doesn't matter who or what you are.
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Just get the rhythm, and let it fill ya, that's
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rock 'n' roll.
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And if you feel it, clap your hands, let's see some
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sweat for the boys in the band.
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Now, lemme hear ya, lemme hear ya, that's rock 'n'
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roll.
Chorus:
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Well, come on everybody get down and get with it.
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Come on everybody get down and get with it.
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Come on everybody get down, that's rock 'n' roll.
Chorus:
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Well, come on everybody get down and get with it.
G#G# C#C# D#D#
Come on everybody get down and get with it.
G#G# C#C# D#D# G#G# D#D#
Come on everybody get down, that's rock 'n' roll.
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