Too Rock For Country Chords by Lonnie Mack
Tempo:
131.4 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [C]
[F] [C]
I grew up in the 50s with [G] a guitar [C] in my hand.
With a grand old-fashioned Jimmy Reed and Bobby Blue [G] Glen.
[C] Everybody asked what I played.
[F] Everywhere I go, [C] they say I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll.
Well, my brother's in the Army [G] with a country [C]-western band.
I'm sitting home playing music with my [G] old man.
[C] Then my uncle came to visit, [F] and he turned me on to soul.
[C] Now, I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for rock [C] and roll.
[Em] So I'll just keep on playing [Am] the [B] songs I [C] love to [A] play.
[Em] That's all that matters [Am] anyway.
[Bm] [C]
[A] [Em] Sometimes I think I'm standing [Am] in the middle [F] of the road.
[C] Cause I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll.
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[F]
[C] [G]
[C]
Yeah, I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll.
But the whole joint's coming, and they keep on begging [G] for more.
But [C] when you're out there on the floor, it [F] don't matter which way it goes.
[A] [C] Cause they say you're too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll.
Yeah, when you're out there on the floor, it [F] don't matter which [Bb] way it goes.
They [C] say you're too rock, too [G] country, too country for [C] rock and roll.
[F] [C]
I grew up in the 50s with [G] a guitar [C] in my hand.
With a grand old-fashioned Jimmy Reed and Bobby Blue [G] Glen.
[C] Everybody asked what I played.
[F] Everywhere I go, [C] they say I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll.
Well, my brother's in the Army [G] with a country [C]-western band.
I'm sitting home playing music with my [G] old man.
[C] Then my uncle came to visit, [F] and he turned me on to soul.
[C] Now, I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for rock [C] and roll.
[Em] So I'll just keep on playing [Am] the [B] songs I [C] love to [A] play.
[Em] That's all that matters [Am] anyway.
[Bm] [C]
[A] [Em] Sometimes I think I'm standing [Am] in the middle [F] of the road.
[C] Cause I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll.
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[F]
[C] [G]
[C]
Yeah, I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll.
But the whole joint's coming, and they keep on begging [G] for more.
But [C] when you're out there on the floor, it [F] don't matter which way it goes.
[A] [C] Cause they say you're too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll.
Yeah, when you're out there on the floor, it [F] don't matter which [Bb] way it goes.
They [C] say you're too rock, too [G] country, too country for [C] rock and roll.
Key:
C
G
F
Em
Am
C
G
F
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[B] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ I grew up in the 50s with [G] a guitar [C] in my hand. _ _
_ _ With a grand old-fashioned Jimmy Reed and Bobby Blue [G] Glen. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Everybody asked what I played.
[F] _ Everywhere I go, _ [C] they say I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll.
_ Well, _ _ my brother's in the Army [G] with a country [C]-western band. _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm sitting home playing music with my [G] old man. _ _
_ _ [C] Then my uncle came to visit, _ [F] and he turned me on to soul.
_ [C] Now, I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for rock [C] and roll. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] So I'll just keep on playing _ [Am] the [B] songs I [C] love to [A] play.
_ [Em] _ _ That's all that matters _ [Am] anyway.
[Bm] _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] Sometimes I think I'm standing _ [Am] in the middle [F] of the road.
_ [C] Cause I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yeah, I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll. _ _ _
_ _ But the whole joint's coming, and they keep on begging [G] for more. _ _
_ But [C] when you're out there on the floor, it [F] don't matter which way it goes.
[A] _ [C] Cause they say you're too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll. _ _ _
_ Yeah, when you're out there on the floor, it [F] don't matter which [Bb] way it goes.
They [C] say you're too rock, too [G] country, too country for [C] rock and roll. _ _ _
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[B] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ I grew up in the 50s with [G] a guitar [C] in my hand. _ _
_ _ With a grand old-fashioned Jimmy Reed and Bobby Blue [G] Glen. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Everybody asked what I played.
[F] _ Everywhere I go, _ [C] they say I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll.
_ Well, _ _ my brother's in the Army [G] with a country [C]-western band. _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm sitting home playing music with my [G] old man. _ _
_ _ [C] Then my uncle came to visit, _ [F] and he turned me on to soul.
_ [C] Now, I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for rock [C] and roll. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] So I'll just keep on playing _ [Am] the [B] songs I [C] love to [A] play.
_ [Em] _ _ That's all that matters _ [Am] anyway.
[Bm] _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] Sometimes I think I'm standing _ [Am] in the middle [F] of the road.
_ [C] Cause I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yeah, I'm too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll. _ _ _
_ _ But the whole joint's coming, and they keep on begging [G] for more. _ _
_ But [C] when you're out there on the floor, it [F] don't matter which way it goes.
[A] _ [C] Cause they say you're too rock, too country, [G] too country for [C] rock and roll. _ _ _
_ Yeah, when you're out there on the floor, it [F] don't matter which [Bb] way it goes.
They [C] say you're too rock, too [G] country, too country for [C] rock and roll. _ _ _
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