Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
E A E A (in time with riff)
Verse 1:
E
Jenny died of suicide
With a candle burning in her eye
A
But on my tombstone when I go
Just put "Death by Rock and Roll"
E A E A
Verse 2:
E
John forgot what he was on
But he broke the needle, dead and gone
A
But on my tombstone when I go
Just put "Death by Rock and Roll"
E A E A
Chorus:
B
I wanna go with a shotgun blast
I wanna go with a woman on her back
E
I wanna go with balls, I won't pray
I wanna go with this bottle in my veins
B
I wanna go
B
I wanna go
B
I wanna go out my way
Verse 3:
E
Amy shot and killed a man
With a gun too heavy in her hand
A
But on my tombstone when I go
Just put "Death by Rock and Roll"
E A E A
Verse 4:
E
Janey had steel in her bones
But she burned away a blood into stone
A
But on my tombstone when I go
Just put "Death by Rock and Roll"
Chorus:
B
I wanna go with a shotgun blast
I wanna go with a woman on her back
E
I wanna go with this sickness in my throat
I wanna go, killed by Rock and Roll
B
I wanna
B
I wanna go
E A E A
I wanna go out my way, yeah
Interlude:
E A B A
B
I wanna go with a shotgun blast
I wanna go in a motorcycle crash
E
Out on my own, I don't need to be saved
I wanna go out my way
E A E A
Outro:
E
But on my tombstone when I go
A E
Just put "Death by Rock and Roll"
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Death By Rock And Roll (Tabs)
- Death By Rock And Roll (Chords)
- Death By Rock And Roll (Bass)
Song History
Published: June 18, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025