Chords for It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock n Roll) - School Of Rock
Tempo:
128.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
F#
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[G] I'm gonna do it.
I'm gonna do it.
Ride safe.
into a show.
being waste.
your rock and roll.
rocked.
up.
I'm gonna do it.
Ride safe.
into a show.
being waste.
your rock and roll.
rocked.
up.
100% ➙ 129BPM
A
G
D
F#
Am
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[G] I'm gonna do it.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ I'm gonna do it. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Ride _ _ _ safe.
_ Go into a show.
_ _ Stop being _ waste.
_ _ Play your rock and roll.
_ _ Get rocked.
Get sold.
Get beat up.
_ _ Get high. _
Get took.
_ _ _ I tell you people.
It's harder than it looks.
Cause it's a long way
[G] to the top [F#m] if you [Em] wanna rock and [A] roll. _
_ _ _ _ It's just a long way
to [G] the top if [D] you wanna rock [A] and roll. _
_ _ You _ think it's easy playing one night
_ [D] well try playing in a rock band.
[G] It's a long way [D] to the top
if you wanna [A] rock and _ roll. _
_ _ _ Old town, old town
_ _ _ make you wanna cry.
_ _ Say it into the heart.
Say it into the heart.
Know the reason why. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Get ripped. _ _ _ _
_ Get tired. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's harder than it looks.
Cause it's a long way [G] to the top
if you wanna rock [A] and roll. _ _ _ _
_ Alright.
Now take it down nice and quiet.
_ _ _ Next thing I wanna hear _
_ is a face melting solo
by our own Zach Mooney half dog.
Here we go.
[F#] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
Woo!
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Woo!
Is my face okay?
I think you melted it off.
Ha ha ha.
Alright.
Now the next thing I wanna hear
the very next thing
I don't wanna hear anything
unless I hear a _ gut-busting _ drum solo
from Freddie Takeaway. _
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_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A]
It's a long way [G] to the top
[F#] if you wanna [A] rock and roll.
It's _ _ _ a long way [G] to the top
if you wanna [A] rock and roll.
_ My gut got busted. _ _ _
What did you do, Freddie? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now I think it's time
_ we heard from a little somebody.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Lauryn Conley
solo keyboard y'all. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Woo!
Long [G] way to the [D] top
if you wanna [A] rock and roll.
Alright.
Slow it up.
Listen up you guys.
_ Here's what I need.
I need you girls
to repeat after me. _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Alright. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now the first test is over.
I'm gonna need Alicia
to give me a two-second vocal solo go. _
_ Here it goes.
It's a long way [G] to the top
[F#] if you wanna [A] rock and roll. _ _ _
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_ I'm gonna do it. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Ride _ _ _ safe.
_ Go into a show.
_ _ Stop being _ waste.
_ _ Play your rock and roll.
_ _ Get rocked.
Get sold.
Get beat up.
_ _ Get high. _
Get took.
_ _ _ I tell you people.
It's harder than it looks.
Cause it's a long way
[G] to the top [F#m] if you [Em] wanna rock and [A] roll. _
_ _ _ _ It's just a long way
to [G] the top if [D] you wanna rock [A] and roll. _
_ _ You _ think it's easy playing one night
_ [D] well try playing in a rock band.
[G] It's a long way [D] to the top
if you wanna [A] rock and _ roll. _
_ _ _ Old town, old town
_ _ _ make you wanna cry.
_ _ Say it into the heart.
Say it into the heart.
Know the reason why. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Get ripped. _ _ _ _
_ Get tired. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's harder than it looks.
Cause it's a long way [G] to the top
if you wanna rock [A] and roll. _ _ _ _
_ Alright.
Now take it down nice and quiet.
_ _ _ Next thing I wanna hear _
_ is a face melting solo
by our own Zach Mooney half dog.
Here we go.
[F#] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
Woo!
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Woo!
Is my face okay?
I think you melted it off.
Ha ha ha.
Alright.
Now the next thing I wanna hear
the very next thing
I don't wanna hear anything
unless I hear a _ gut-busting _ drum solo
from Freddie Takeaway. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A]
It's a long way [G] to the top
[F#] if you wanna [A] rock and roll.
It's _ _ _ a long way [G] to the top
if you wanna [A] rock and roll.
_ My gut got busted. _ _ _
What did you do, Freddie? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now I think it's time
_ we heard from a little somebody.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Lauryn Conley
solo keyboard y'all. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Woo!
Long [G] way to the [D] top
if you wanna [A] rock and roll.
Alright.
Slow it up.
Listen up you guys.
_ Here's what I need.
I need you girls
to repeat after me. _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Alright. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now the first test is over.
I'm gonna need Alicia
to give me a two-second vocal solo go. _
_ Here it goes.
It's a long way [G] to the top
[F#] if you wanna [A] rock and roll. _ _ _
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