Standard (EADGBE)

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Chords in (parentheses) are optional—just slight variations with muting on the

regular chord that you only need if you’re being a perfectionist. Sound-wise, it

shouldn’t make much of a difference.

Intro

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The blonde in the bleachers, she flips her hair for you,

A-bove the loudspeakers you start to fall.

She follows you home, but you miss livin’ a-lone

You can still hear sweet mysteries cal-ling you.

The bands and the roadies, lo- vin’ ‘em and lea- vin’ ‘em

It’s pleasure to try ‘em, it’s trouble to keep ‘em.

‘Cause it seems like you’ve got- - -ta give up

Such a piece of your soul when you give up the chase.

Feeling it hot and cold, you’re in rock ‘n’ roll,

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It’s the na- - ture of the race.

It’s the un- - known child, so sweet and wild,

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It’s youth, it’s too good to waste.

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She tapes her re-grets to the mi- - crophone stand

She says, “You can’t hold the hand of a

rock ‘n’ roll man ve-ry long,

Or count on your plans with a

rock ‘n’ roll man ve-ry long,

Com-pete with the fans for your

rock ‘n’ roll man for ve-ry long,

The girls and the bands and the rock ‘n’ roll man.”

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(saxophone interlude)

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