That's Damn Rock N Roll tab by Eric Church

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Artist: Eric Church.
Song: That's Damn Rock N' Roll.
Album: The Outsiders.
Year: 2014.

Hi there.
Thought I would make a more detailed version of this excelent song!

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Enjoy this, good people!


Intro:

 Bass / Guitar:
 This is played in the intro and during the first verse!
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------5-7-5------------3-5-3-------------10-12-10--------------7-10-9-7s-|
|---7---------7s5----5--------5-3------12-----------12s10----10-----------|
|-5----------------3----------------10---------------------8--------------|

Verse 1:
It ain?t a needle in a vein,
It ain?t backstage sex,
It ain?t lines of cocaine on a private jet,
It ain?t havin? a posse full of hangers on following you aroun--d,
It ain?t long hair, tattoos, playin? too loud,
(No)

 Interlude:

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|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------7---7-7-5--------------|
|--7---7-7-5---5-5-7---7-7-5---7-10-9-7-5-| Starting over again with the A augmentedA chord!
|--7---7-7-5---5-5-5---5-5-3---7-10-9-7-5-|
|--5---5-5-3---3-3-------------5-8--7-5-3-|

 Guitar Lick:             Alternative:
|----5-------3-------2----2-----|  |------------------------------|
|------5-------3-------3----3h5-|  |----10------8------7----7-----|
|-------------------------------|  |-------9------7------7----7h9-|
|--7-------7-------7------------|  |--7-------7------7------------|
|-------------------------------|  |------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|  |------------------------------|

 Verse 2:
A augmentedA               A augmentedA G+G                   G+G D MajorD
It ain?t a middle finger on a t-shirt, the establishments tryin? to sell,
            D MajorD C majorC               A augmentedA C majorC BB A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
It?s a guy with the balls who told the establishment to go to hell,
A augmentedA               A augmentedA G+G             G+G D MajorD
It ain?t about the money you make, when a record gets sold,
               D MajorD C majorC              A augmentedA C majorC BB A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
It?s about doin? it for nothin?, 'cause it lives in your soul.

 Chords for all verses played like this:
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------7---7-7-5--------------|
|--7---7-7-5---5-5-7---7-7-5---7-10-9-7-5-| Starting over again with the A augmentedA chord!
|--7---7-7-5---5-5-5---5-5-3---7-10-9-7-5-|
|--5---5-5-3---3-3-------------5-8--7-5-3-|

Guitar Lick (Hard):             Alternative (Easy):
|-----------------------------| | |------------------------------|
|----5------3------2----2-----| | |----10------8------7----7-----|
|------5------3------3----3h5-| | |-------9------7------7----7h9-|
|--7------7------7------------| | |--7-------7------7------------|
|-----------------------------| | |------------------------------|
|-----------------------------| | |------------------------------|
 Played during second verse.

Chorus:
C majorC      D MajorD    A augmentedA
That?s damn rock and roll,
C majorC      D MajorD    A augmentedA
That?s damn rock and roll,

Guitar Lick:             Alternative:
|-----------------------------|  |------------------------------|
|----5------3------2----2-----|  |----10------8------7----7-----|
|------5------3------3----3h5-|  |-------9------7------7----7h9-|
|--7------7------7------------|  |--7-------7------7------------|
|-----------------------------|  |------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|  |------------------------------|

Verse 3:
    A augmentedA           A augmentedA G+G
It?s a rock through a window,

It?s a ride in the street,
G+G   D MajorD
It?s a rebel revolution,
D MajorD  C majorC       A augmentedA C majorC BB A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
It?s fightin? for pieces,
A augmentedA
Burn baby burn,
A augmentedA   G+G
It?s a brick in the wall,
G+G    D MajorD
It?s the first one to stand,
D MajorD    C majorC      A augmentedA C majorC BB A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
And the last one to fall,
    A augmentedA         A augmentedA   G+G
It?s a hip shaking devil on the stage in Tupelo,
G+G  D MajorD         D MajorD     C majorC        A augmentedA C majorC BB A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
It?s doing what ya want instead of doin? what your told,
    A augmentedA             A augmentedA   G+G
It?s a preacher burning records, tellin? folks they outta pray,
G+G     D MajorD            D MajorD  C majorC
'Cause the shepherd bought a Gibson, and led the flock astray,

Chords for all verses played like this:
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------7---7-7-5--------------|
|--7---7-7-5---5-5-7---7-7-5---7-10-9-7-5-| Starting over again with the A augmentedA chord!
|--7---7-7-5---5-5-5---5-5-3---7-10-9-7-5-|
|--5---5-5-3---3-3-------------5-8--7-5-3-|

Chorus:
C majorC      D MajorD    A augmentedA
That?s damn rock and roll,
A augmentedA
Give all ya got ?till there ain?t nothin? left,
C majorC      D MajorD    A augmentedA
That?s damn rock and roll,

Bridge: (Quiet.)
Get some grass 'cause the party,
And the party got loud,
And the party turned into an angry crowd.
Drowning demons feel no pain,
Found Nirvana wasted shame
Gone too soon just like a song,
Hendrix, Joplin. What went wrong?
Need some answers right or wrong,
Need something to blame it on,

(Blame it on [x10]) - On the last 'blame it on' pump and palm mute A augmentedA power chord.

Chorus:
C majorC      D MajorD    A augmentedA
That?s damn rock and roll,
A augmentedA
(Give all ya got till there ain?t nothing left)
C majorC      D MajorD
That?s damn rock and roll,

D MajorD - A augmentedA - E MajorE - A augmentedA
D MajorD - A augmentedA - E MajorE
(oh [x12])


Verse 4:

Guitar Lick:             Alternative:
|-----------------------------|  |------------------------------|
|----5------3------2----2-----|  |----10------8------7----7-----|
|------5------3------3----3h5-|  |-------9------7------7----7h9-|
|--7------7------7------------|  |--7-------7------7------------|
|-----------------------------|  |------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|  |------------------------------|

A augmentedA     A augmentedA G+G        G+G D MajorD
Another day in another town,
         D MajorD C majorC              A augmentedA C majorC BB A augmentedA G+G
Loadin? the stage, and the lights, and the sound,
A augmentedA         A augmentedA G+G
Here they come boys,
          G+G D MajorD
They?ve opened doors,
           D MajorD C majorC - Let the C majorC ring out!
Count us off now Craig,

(1, 2, 3, 4)


Chorus:
C majorC      D MajorD    A augmentedA
That?s damn rock and roll,
A augmentedA
(Give all ya got till there ain?t nothing left)
C majorC      D MajorD    A augmentedA
That?s damn rock and roll,
A augmentedA
Gather round ?till you?ve broken a sweat
C majorC      D MajorD
That?s damn rock,
           A augmentedA
That?s damn rock and roll.

(Rock and roll [x5])

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------7---7-7-5--------------|
|--7---7-7-5---5-5-7---7-7-5---7-10-9-7-5-| Starting over again with the A augmentedA chord!
|--7---7-7-5---5-5-5---5-5-3---7-10-9-7-5-|
|--5---5-5-3---3-3-------------5-8--7-5-3-|

Guitar Lick:             Alternative:
|-----------------------------|  |------------------------------|
|----5------3------2----2-----|  |----10------8------7----7-----|
|------5------3------3----3h5-|  |-------9------7------7----7h9-|
|--7------7------7------------|  |--7-------7------7------------|
|-----------------------------|  |------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|  |------------------------------|

End on C.

Lyrics found at:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/ericchurch/thatsdamnrockroll.html