Chords for Bachman & Turner - Rock Is My Life (Live at The Roseland Ballroom)
Tempo:
118 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] It's [D] a hurried up life, [A] but it's a life [D] I choose.
[G] [D] [A] No use in asking [D] me to slow down, [A] cause I got nothing [D] to lose.
[A] Time and time is all I've got.
I was born standing up with a kick out of my hand.
I'm not trying to come out like Bollywood, but Bollywood is [D] what I [A] am.
[G] When we come into [A] a new town, [E] [D]
[A] everybody's [D] there.
[E] [D]
When we play [A] our [D] music, [E] [D]
hands [G] are in [A] the [D] air.
[E] [Am]
When the [A] music's [D] longer, [E] [D] you [A] wonder where we [D] are.
[E] [D]
Standing [A] in the [D] silence [E] [D]
[G] with my old [A] [E] guitar.
[D]
Rock [A]
is my life, and this is my song.
Rock is my [D] life.
[A] It's a crying [D] shame [A] that some of us [D] have not survived.
[A] No use in asking how it [D] happens, [A] but very few are [D] left alive.
[A] We just gotta keep on making music.
We gotta keep on keeping on.
You're as good as you [D] last acted.
[A] I know that someday [D] we'll be gone.
[G] When we come into [A] a new town, [E] [D]
[G] [A] everybody's [E] there.
[D] [F#m]
When we [G] play [A] our music, [E] [D]
[A] hands are in the air.
[Em] When the [A] music's longer, [E] [D] you [A] wonder where we [E] are.
[D]
Standing [G] in the [A] silence [E] [D]
[A] with my old guitar.
[D] [E] [D]
[A]
Rock is my life, and this is [D] my song.
[A] Rock is my [D] life.
[A] [E]
[A]
[D] [A]
[G] When we [C] come into a [A] new [D] [E] town, [D]
[G] [A] everybody's there.
[E] [D]
When we play [A] our [E] music, [D]
[A] hands are in the air.
[Em]
When the [A] music's longer, [E] [D] you [A] wonder where we [E] are.
[Dm] [A]
Standing in the silence with my old guitar.
singing in the [E] silence [G]
with my old [A] [G] guitar.
[A] [E] Rock is my life, [D]
this is [Am] my song.
[E] [G]
Rock is my [A] life, [D] [E] [D] and [Em] this is my [A] song.
[G]
[A] I'm so glad you came [E] here tonight, [D] [Am] let me play my guitar.
[E] [D] [Am]
Rock is my life, [E] and this is my [A] song.
[G] [A] [N]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] It's [D] a hurried up life, [A] but it's a life [D] I choose.
[G] [D] [A] No use in asking [D] me to slow down, [A] cause I got nothing [D] to lose.
[A] Time and time is all I've got.
I was born standing up with a kick out of my hand.
I'm not trying to come out like Bollywood, but Bollywood is [D] what I [A] am.
[G] When we come into [A] a new town, [E] [D]
[A] everybody's [D] there.
[E] [D]
When we play [A] our [D] music, [E] [D]
hands [G] are in [A] the [D] air.
[E] [Am]
When the [A] music's [D] longer, [E] [D] you [A] wonder where we [D] are.
[E] [D]
Standing [A] in the [D] silence [E] [D]
[G] with my old [A] [E] guitar.
[D]
Rock [A]
is my life, and this is my song.
Rock is my [D] life.
[A] It's a crying [D] shame [A] that some of us [D] have not survived.
[A] No use in asking how it [D] happens, [A] but very few are [D] left alive.
[A] We just gotta keep on making music.
We gotta keep on keeping on.
You're as good as you [D] last acted.
[A] I know that someday [D] we'll be gone.
[G] When we come into [A] a new town, [E] [D]
[G] [A] everybody's [E] there.
[D] [F#m]
When we [G] play [A] our music, [E] [D]
[A] hands are in the air.
[Em] When the [A] music's longer, [E] [D] you [A] wonder where we [E] are.
[D]
Standing [G] in the [A] silence [E] [D]
[A] with my old guitar.
[D] [E] [D]
[A]
Rock is my life, and this is [D] my song.
[A] Rock is my [D] life.
[A] [E]
[A]
[D] [A]
[G] When we [C] come into a [A] new [D] [E] town, [D]
[G] [A] everybody's there.
[E] [D]
When we play [A] our [E] music, [D]
[A] hands are in the air.
[Em]
When the [A] music's longer, [E] [D] you [A] wonder where we [E] are.
[Dm] [A]
Standing in the silence with my old guitar.
singing in the [E] silence [G]
with my old [A] [G] guitar.
[A] [E] Rock is my life, [D]
this is [Am] my song.
[E] [G]
Rock is my [A] life, [D] [E] [D] and [Em] this is my [A] song.
[G]
[A] I'm so glad you came [E] here tonight, [D] [Am] let me play my guitar.
[E] [D] [Am]
Rock is my life, [E] and this is my [A] song.
[G] [A] [N]
Key:
D
A
E
G
Am
D
A
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ It's [D] a hurried up life, _ _ [A] _ but it's a life [D] I choose.
[G] _ [D] _ [A] _ No use in asking [D] me to slow down, _ [A] _ cause I got nothing [D] to lose.
[A] _ _ Time and time is all I've got.
_ _ _ _ I was born standing up with a kick out of my hand.
_ I'm not trying to come out like Bollywood, _ _ _ but Bollywood is [D] what I [A] am.
_ _ [G] _ When we come into [A] a new town, [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ everybody's [D] there.
[E] _ _ [D] _
When we play [A] our [D] music, [E] _ _ [D] _
hands [G] are in [A] the [D] air.
[E] _ [Am] _ _
When the [A] music's [D] longer, [E] _ _ [D] you [A] wonder where we [D] are.
[E] _ _ [D] _
Standing [A] in the [D] silence [E] _ _ [D] _
[G] with my old [A] [E] guitar.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ Rock _ _ [A] _ _ _
is my life, _ _ _ and this is my song.
_ _ _ Rock is my [D] life.
[A] _ _ _ _ It's a crying [D] shame [A] that _ some of us [D] have not survived.
[A] _ _ No use in asking how it [D] happens, _ [A] _ but very few are [D] left alive.
_ [A] _ We just gotta keep on making music.
_ _ We gotta keep on keeping on.
_ _ _ You're as good as you [D] last acted.
[A] _ _ _ I know that someday [D] we'll be gone.
_ _ [G] _ When we come into [A] a new town, [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] [A] everybody's [E] there.
_ _ [D] _ [F#m]
When we [G] play [A] our music, [E] _ _ [D] _
[A] hands are in the air.
[Em] _ _ When the [A] music's longer, [E] _ _ [D] you [A] wonder where we [E] are.
_ _ [D] _
Standing [G] in the [A] silence [E] _ _ [D] _
[A] with my old guitar.
[D] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Rock is my life, _ _ _ and this is [D] my song.
[A] _ _ _ _ Rock is my [D] life.
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] When we [C] come into a [A] new [D] [E] town, _ [D] _ _
_ [G] [A] everybody's there.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _
When we play [A] our [E] music, _ _ [D] _
[A] hands are in the air.
[Em] _ _ _
When the [A] music's longer, [E] _ _ [D] you [A] wonder where we [E] are.
_ _ [Dm] _ [A]
Standing in the silence with my old guitar.
singing in the [E] silence _ [G] _
with my old [A] [G] guitar. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] Rock is my life, [D] _
this is [Am] my song.
_ [E] _ _ [G] _
Rock is my [A] life, [D] _ [E] _ _ [D] and [Em] this is my [A] song.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] I'm so glad you came [E] here tonight, [D] [Am] let me play my guitar.
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [Am]
Rock is my life, _ _ _ _ [E] and this is my [A] song.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ It's [D] a hurried up life, _ _ [A] _ but it's a life [D] I choose.
[G] _ [D] _ [A] _ No use in asking [D] me to slow down, _ [A] _ cause I got nothing [D] to lose.
[A] _ _ Time and time is all I've got.
_ _ _ _ I was born standing up with a kick out of my hand.
_ I'm not trying to come out like Bollywood, _ _ _ but Bollywood is [D] what I [A] am.
_ _ [G] _ When we come into [A] a new town, [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ everybody's [D] there.
[E] _ _ [D] _
When we play [A] our [D] music, [E] _ _ [D] _
hands [G] are in [A] the [D] air.
[E] _ [Am] _ _
When the [A] music's [D] longer, [E] _ _ [D] you [A] wonder where we [D] are.
[E] _ _ [D] _
Standing [A] in the [D] silence [E] _ _ [D] _
[G] with my old [A] [E] guitar.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ Rock _ _ [A] _ _ _
is my life, _ _ _ and this is my song.
_ _ _ Rock is my [D] life.
[A] _ _ _ _ It's a crying [D] shame [A] that _ some of us [D] have not survived.
[A] _ _ No use in asking how it [D] happens, _ [A] _ but very few are [D] left alive.
_ [A] _ We just gotta keep on making music.
_ _ We gotta keep on keeping on.
_ _ _ You're as good as you [D] last acted.
[A] _ _ _ I know that someday [D] we'll be gone.
_ _ [G] _ When we come into [A] a new town, [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] [A] everybody's [E] there.
_ _ [D] _ [F#m]
When we [G] play [A] our music, [E] _ _ [D] _
[A] hands are in the air.
[Em] _ _ When the [A] music's longer, [E] _ _ [D] you [A] wonder where we [E] are.
_ _ [D] _
Standing [G] in the [A] silence [E] _ _ [D] _
[A] with my old guitar.
[D] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Rock is my life, _ _ _ and this is [D] my song.
[A] _ _ _ _ Rock is my [D] life.
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] When we [C] come into a [A] new [D] [E] town, _ [D] _ _
_ [G] [A] everybody's there.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _
When we play [A] our [E] music, _ _ [D] _
[A] hands are in the air.
[Em] _ _ _
When the [A] music's longer, [E] _ _ [D] you [A] wonder where we [E] are.
_ _ [Dm] _ [A]
Standing in the silence with my old guitar.
singing in the [E] silence _ [G] _
with my old [A] [G] guitar. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] Rock is my life, [D] _
this is [Am] my song.
_ [E] _ _ [G] _
Rock is my [A] life, [D] _ [E] _ _ [D] and [Em] this is my [A] song.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] I'm so glad you came [E] here tonight, [D] [Am] let me play my guitar.
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [Am]
Rock is my life, _ _ _ _ [E] and this is my [A] song.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _