Capo
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: Em
Difficulty: Novice
Key: Em (Gm without capo)
Intro Riff:
Em D Cmaj7 Em D Cmaj7
E|---0---------2-----------0-0-0-0-|---0---------2-------------0-0-0-|
B|---0---------3-----------0-0-0-0-|---0---------3-------------0-0-0-|
G|---0---------2-----------0-0-0-0-|---0---------2-------------0-0-0-|
D|---2---------0-----------2-2-2-2-|---2---------0-------------2-2-2-|
A|---2-------0---0-2-0---0-3-3-3-3-|---2-------0---0-2-0---0---3-3-3-|
E|-0---0-2-3-----------3-----------|-0---0-2-3-----------3---0-------|
This Riff is played after each verse
Intro:
Em7 D Cmaj7
My my, hey hey
Em7 D Cmaj7
Rock and roll is here to stay
G Bm Bm7 Em C
It's better to burn out than to fade away
Em7 D Cmaj7
My my, hey hey
Verse 1:
Em7 D Cmaj7
Out of the blue and into the black
Em7 D Cmaj7
They give you this, but you pay for that
G Bm Bm7 Em C
An' once you're gone you can never come back
Em7 D Cmaj7
When you're out of the blue and into the black
Verse 2:
Em7 D Cmaj7
The king is gone, but he's not forgotten
Em7 D Cmaj7
This is the story of a Johnny Rotten
G Bm Bm7 Em C
It's better to burn out than it is to rust
Em D Cmaj7
The king is gone, but he's not forgotten
Outro:
Em7 D Cmaj7
Hey hey, my my
Em7 D Cmaj7
Rock and roll can never die
G Bm Bm7 Em C
There's more to the picture than meets the eye
Em7 D Cmaj7
Hey hey, my my
Song History
Last Updated: April 26, 2021