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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
Bb A D A Am
Verse:
A Am7
I was born a wild child in fear of the Holy Ghost
Am
Raised on field holler with the spirit in my bones
A
I turned 15, I was lost to the Pentecost
Am C
I felt a woman's breast and heard Sway by the Stones
Am
Next thing you know Lord, I'm in the band
Am
We come from East Texas, a river bottomland
Am7
Harder than a Bois d'Arc tree, too drunk to stand
Am7 A
With cowboy hats and old guitars and Copenhagen cans
Chorus:
N.C
I'm gonna rock until I die, I'm gonna die rockin'
F A Ab
I'm gonna rock until I die, I'm gonna die rockin'
Ab A
I'm gonna rock until I die, I'm gonna die rockin'
A Am A
Gonna die rockin', gonna die rockin'
Instrumental:
D A Dm A D A D
D A Dm A Am D D
Verse:
A
Gather around you children, come on take my hand
Am A
I'm gonna take you to a place, but it ain't, ain't the Promised Land
A
It's got every thing you want, baby, but nothing's for sell
Am
It's a lost highway, it's a California hotel
Am A Am
It's where the ones who came before, they paid it with their lives
Am
They gave their souls to rock n roll, I'm gonna rock until I die
Chorus:
N.C Ab G
I'm gonna rock until I die, I'm gonna die rockin'
A
I'm gonna rock until I die, I'm gonna die rockin'
A Ab
I'm gonna rock until I die, I'm gonna die rockin'
A Am
Gonna die rockin', gonna die rockin'
outro:
Am D Am D Am
Am D Am D Am
A C Am
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025