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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: C
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
C F C F
Verse 1:
C F
Midnight riding in my old two seater, rolling down the boulevard
C F
Headlights shining on rusty fences as I pass the rail yard
Am
Black leather jacket on a Friday night
F
Fire up the lighter and a lucky strike. The
Am
radio's saying "Take a walk on the wild
F C F
side." And it's got me feeling like...
Chorus 1:
C F
Go wide open it's a pedal down kind of a thing.
F C
Little bit of Mo-Town smooth
C F
A little bit of Memphis Blues. A
C F
sea of emotion raining all over me
F Am G F
Give me that heart and that soul
C F
American rock 'n roll
Verse 2:
F C F
I can see the banner on the courthouse flying proud red, white, and blue.
F C F
I can see her waiving on the corner, smiling cause she feels just like I do
Am
Now she's sitting right next to me
F
Everything's how it oughta be
Am F
Being young in the land of the free
C F
And she's got me feeling like...
Chorus 2:
C F
Go wide open it's a pedal down kind of thing
F C
A little bit of Folsom Blues
C F
A little bit of gangster smooth. A
C F
sea of emotion raining all over me
F Am G F
Give me that heart and that soul
N.C. C F C
American rock 'n roll
Bridge:
F Am G F Am G F C
Verse 3:
C F
Midnight riding in my old two seater, rolling down the boulevard
C F C F
Headlights shining on rusty fences, as I pass the rail yard
F C F
And it's got me feeling like...
Chorus 3:
C F
Go wide open it's a pedal down kind of a thing
F C
A little bit of Delta Blues
C F
A little bit of "Blue Suede Shoes." A
C Dm
sea of emotion, raining all over me
Dm C C F
Give me that heart and that soul
F C F
American rock 'n roll
F C F
American rock 'n roll
F C F
American rock 'n roll
F C F C
American rock 'n roll
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Last Updated: February 6, 2026