King Rocker chords by Generation X

Chords with lyrics

KING ROCKER by GENERATION X
Words and music Billy Idol and Tony James

Drum Intro - N.C for 4 bars

Verse
A augmentedA  NC         D MajorD    NC       A augmentedA
Jail House rock 'n' roll straight out of Memphis
   D MajorD                    BB   D MajorD
Well Liverpool Johnny rocks out round Paul's place
A augmentedA    NC           D MajorD    NC     A augmentedA
Seconds away as the way as the rhythm comes down
   D MajorD                    BB  D MajorD  A augmentedA
Well King versus King in the ring with crowd

Chorus
   B5B5
King Rocker
   D5D5
King rocker
     E5E5
Rock rock rock
   A augmentedA
King Kong, King Kong

Verse
A augmentedA    NC    D MajorD   NC        A augmentedA
Elvis' lower body shakes from the hip-bone
D MajorD                        BB D MajorD
Quarry Street kids and Lennon shake hands first
A augmentedA   NC          D MajorD  NC      A augmentedA
Creole was chomping, his guitar was acoustic
   D MajorD              BB
Go go Johnny go use your electric
D MajorD       A augmentedA
  Crazy man,  crazy

Chorus
   B5B5
King rocker
   D5D5
King rocker
     E5E5
Rock rock rock
   A augmentedA
King Kong, King Kong
   B5B5
King rocker
   D5D5
King rocker
     E5E5
Rock rock rock
   A augmentedA        G+G
King Kong, King Kong

      D/F#D/F#   E MajorE
King Kong, King Kong

Bridge
   NC
Round three, Ali buzzin like a bee
Elvis in the corner and he won't catch me
Round four, one more now Johnny's lookin' poor,
Got a find a hit, got a leaping out the store
Round five, some jive, Elvis took a dive
Waitin' for the town hall dead to come alive
      A augmentedA
Round six,  seven, eight, nine

Verse
Rest up the fightin' the men can't afford to
   D MajorD                        BB D MajorD
For a rematch they're havin' if they ever come through
   A augmentedA
We're stringing this fight right thru to the last round
   D MajorD                  BB   D MajorD  A augmentedA
Well Paul the man was putting out a boss sound

Chorus
   B5B5
King rocker
   D5D5
King rocker
     E5E5
Rock rock rock
   A augmentedA
King Kong, King Kong

King Kong, King Kong

   B5B5
King rocker
   D5D5
King rocker
     E5E5
Rock rock rock
   A augmentedA
King Kong, King Kong

King Kong, King Kong

Yet another geeat song from 1978. I'm pretty certain this is correct. Enjoy..taff