Rock N Roll Nerd chords by Tim Minchin

Chords with lyrics

I didn't really like the other versions so I decided to do my own. The lyrics are those off his Heritage
Orchestra recording. CAPO ON 5TH FRET.

E minorEm
Doesn't have a problem with drugs,
        A minorAm
He just doesn't get them,
   D MajorD
He's fine that his mates have tattoos,
              E minorEm
But he thinks they'll regret them,

E minorEm
He likes going to pubs,
                A minorAm
But he hates it when the music's too loud,
  D MajorD
He tends not to go to rock concerts,
             E minorEm
'Cause he can't stand the crowd

  A minorAm           D MajorD
But all he's ever wanted to be
   G+G      E minorEm
Is a rock star on MTV,
    A minorAm           D MajorD
But he knows that it's not fucking likely,
         BB
He's in his mid thirties

He knows that..

        E minorEm
He will always be
       D MajorD
A augmentedA rock'n'roll nerd,
           G+G           G/BG/B
He'll keep writing songs the world will never hear,
      E minorEm      G+G
And though they won't be heard,
      A minorAm      B minorBm
He'll just keep writing. Oh yeah,

    A augmentedA        DmDm
But you see the problem is,
     G7G7         C majorC
He always dreamt of being a star,
       F7F7     Bb majorBb
But he learnt piano instead of guitar,
        A augmentedA            DmDm
Which in the nineties didn't get you very far,
         G7G7        C majorC
So while the other kids were learning Stairway,
       F7F7      Bb majorBb
He was the piano to their forte,

         A augmentedA
But he was convinced one day
            Bb majorBb
He'd rock their fucking asses,
      A augmentedA             Bb majorBb
And be an icon for the disenfranchised masses,
         A augmentedA          Bb majorBb
Grow his hair long and rebel against the state,
     Bb majorBb         C majorC
But just for now that'd have to wait,
           A augmentedA       D MajorD
'Cause he's running late, for his morning classes.

        E minorEm
And he will always be
        D MajorD
A augmentedA rock'n'roll nerd,
                G+G     G/BG/B
He'll keep playing gigs that no-one knows about,
    E minorEm        G+G
And though it sounds absurd
        A minorAm     B minorBm
He'll just keep playing, oh yeah,

     A augmentedA       DmDm
But you see the problem is,
     G7G7              C majorC
There's not much depth in what he's singing,
            F7F7         Bb majorBb
He's a victim of his happy middle class upbringing,
       A augmentedA
So he can't write about the hood, or bling bling,

DmDm           G7G7       C majorC
So he sits and imagines his girlfriend is dead,
    F7F7                Bb majorBb
To try to evoke some angst in his middle class head,
            A augmentedA
But the bitch is always fine at half past nine when they
    DmDm
Go to bed,

            G7G7        C majorC
And he's not spent a single night in prison,
     F7F7       Bb majorBb
He has no issues with nutrition,
              A augmentedA        Bb majorBb
He has no drinking problem and no drug addiction.
           A augmentedA         Bb majorBb
Unless you count the drugs they put in chicken,
     A augmentedA                Bb majorBb
And marijuana always tends to make him cough,

                C majorC
He doesn't look good with his t-shirt off,
          A augmentedA
And when he tries to act tough, you can tell he's
D MajorD
Tricking.

     G+G
While his mates all stay out late,
    Bb majorBb       C majorC
Popping pills and having fun,
         G+G
He goes home and showers,

And gets a good eight hours,
      Bb majorBb            A augmentedA
He gets his thrills from his morning run,
     G+G
While his mates all go on dates,
       Bb majorBb          C majorC
Taking speed and drinking cans of Jim Beam,
         G+G
He stays home and cooks,

And curls up with a book,
             Bb majorBb    A augmentedA
And the girl he's had since he was seventeen

             DmDm
'Cause he's never really been part of the scene,
               F7F7
Give him Guns N Roses, he'll take Queen,
           G7G7
He's more into Beatles than the Stones,
          Bb majorBb       C majorC
He's more Stevie Wonder than Ramones,
       DmDm
And he never owned a Transit van,
         FF
He never shot a Pantera fan,
                     G7G7
He doesn't know the difference between metal and thrash,
             Bb majorBb          C majorC
He couldn't tell you nothing about Axl and Slash,
       DmDm
He likes Ben Folds and The Jackson Five,
               F7F7
He knows all the words to Stayin' Alive,
                 G7G7
And though he tries to be all grungy and cool

       Bb majorBb         C majorC
He spent eleven years in a private school,

            DmDm
So it doesn't matter how hard he tries,
          F7F7
He cannot hide behind his rock n' roll lies,
            G7G7
'Cause you've either got it or you don't,
            Bb majorBb     C majorC
Yeah, you'll either rock it or you won't,
         DmDm       F7F7
You've either got it or you don't,
          G7G7      C majorC
Yeah, you'll either rock it or you wont.

         DmDm       F7F7
You've either got it or you don't,
          G7G7      C majorC
Yeah, you'll either rock it or you wont.
         DmDm       F7F7
You've either got it or you don't,
          G7G7      C majorC
Yeah, you'll either rock it or you wont.
         DmDm  F7F7  G7G7  C majorC
You've either got-

E minorEm
He knows that his music lacks depth,
           A minorAm
But it just can't be helped,
    D MajorD
He has nothing interesting to say,
          E minorEm
So he writes about... himself
E minorEm
But he doesn't want to seem self-obsessed,
           A minorAm
So he writes in third person,
  D MajorD
In an attempt to seem more rock n' roll,
             E minorEm
But he suspects it's not working.

  A minorAm           D MajorD
And deep in his heart he knows he,
   G+G        E minorEm
Will never be Bono or Bowie.
  A minorAm          D MajorD
And even if he was quite pretty,
           BB
With small pants like Kylie

he knows that...

        E minorEm
He will always, BE
        D MajorD
A augmentedA rock'n'roll nerd.
                G+G     G/BG/B
He'll keep writing songs the world will never hear,
    E minorEm        G+G
And though they won't be, no they won't be heard
        A minorAm     B minorBm
He'll just keep writing. Oh yeah.

          A minorAm        B minorBm
You might not like him, but he don't care,
          A minorAm        FF      D MajorD
'Cause he wants to rock, and he will never be deterred,
   F/GF/G
He'll always be a fucked-up little tryhard wannabe
         A minorAm