Chords for School of rock - It's a long way to the top
Tempo:
131.9 bpm
Chords used:
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D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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It's an encore.
play another song.
band.
Thank you.
[Em] [Bb]
[A]
Right into the show!
Yay!
play another song.
band.
Thank you.
[Em] [Bb]
[A]
Right into the show!
Yay!
100% ➙ 132BPM
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G
D
Em
Am
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_ _ It's an encore.
They want us to go play another song.
It's good.
Go!
_ Wait, no, no, just the band.
Everybody, go! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you.
Yes.
We will play one more. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Right _ _ _ _ _ _ _ into the show! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yay!
_ Yay! _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
told you.
As soon as I talk to the band, I'll get back to you.
If you're so desperate, then quit low-balling us.
Mm-hmm.
_ _ Yeah.
_ _ Ah.
_ Mm-hmm.
_ Here we go.
I tell you people, it's harder than it looks.
It's a long way [G] to the top [D] if you're gonna [A] rock and roll.
_ _ _ _ _ It's a long way to [G] the top if [D] you're gonna rock [A] and roll. _ _ _ _ _ _
You think it's easy playing one night at a [D] time?
Well, try playing in a rock band.
_ [G] It's a long way [D] to the top if you're gonna [A] rock and roll.
_ _ _ _ _ _ That's a C.
All right?
You got that?
_ Let's see.
Okay, Paolo, let's see you.
_ Yeah, your fingers are _ basically right.
DeShawn, what do you got?
Let's see.
All right, play.
Toby, you got it?
Let's see.
_ Very good, you guys.
Get free.
_ Get ripped off.
I'm a pain. _ _ _
_ _ Get took.
_ [Em] _ [A] _
I tell you people, it's harder than it looks.
It's a long way [G] to the top if you're gonna [A] rock and roll.
_ _ _ _ All right.
Now take it down nice and quiet. _ _
The next thing I want to hear _ _ is a face-melting solo by our own Zach Mooney-Hamgold.
Here we go.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Whoo! _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Dude, is my face okay?
I [Em] think you melted it off.
All [A] _
right.
Now the next thing I want to hear,
the very next thing, I don't want to hear anything unless I hear _ a gut [Em]-busting [A]
drum [Em] solo from Freddie.
Take it away.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [G] To the top [D] if you want to [A] rock and roll.
_ _ _ _ Yes, it's a long way [G] to the top [Gb] if you want to [A] rock and roll.
_ My gut got busted. _ _
_ [G] What did you [A] do, Freddie? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now I think it's time.
We heard from a little somebody. _ _ _ _ _ _
Lawrence on lead solo keyboard, [Em] go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Whoo! _
Long way [G] to the top [D] if you want to [A] rock and roll.
All right.
Slow it up.
Listen up, you guys. _ _
Here's what I need.
I need you girls to repeat after me.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
[C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Chicky, chicky, chicky, chicky, chick.
[Em] [A] Chicky, chicky, chicky, chicky, _ _ _ chicky.
Chicky, chicky, chicky, chicky.
All right.
_ Now the first test is over.
_ I'm going to need Alicia to give me a two-second vocal solo.
Go.
_ Here we go.
Because it's a long way _ [G] to the top if you want to rock [A] and roll.
_ _ _ Don't bow down to Michael, Alicia.
That was beautiful.
But now it's time.
Come on, Tamika.
That _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ was tasty. _ _
Marsha, blow my brains out.
Go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ Yeah, rock it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's time for my solo. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The movie's almost over _ _ _ _ and it's got to roll. _
_ _ Look at that.
[G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You're getting in the way. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ It's a long way [G] to the top if you [D] want to [A] rock and roll. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ If you want to [A] rock and roll.
[Am] All right.
That's it.
Stop.
You guys, stop.
[A] _
_ _ _ [Am] Here we go.
All right.
[Ab] Take [A] five.
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
They want us to go play another song.
It's good.
Go!
_ Wait, no, no, just the band.
Everybody, go! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you.
Yes.
We will play one more. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Right _ _ _ _ _ _ _ into the show! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yay!
_ Yay! _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
told you.
As soon as I talk to the band, I'll get back to you.
If you're so desperate, then quit low-balling us.
Mm-hmm.
_ _ Yeah.
_ _ Ah.
_ Mm-hmm.
_ Here we go.
I tell you people, it's harder than it looks.
It's a long way [G] to the top [D] if you're gonna [A] rock and roll.
_ _ _ _ _ It's a long way to [G] the top if [D] you're gonna rock [A] and roll. _ _ _ _ _ _
You think it's easy playing one night at a [D] time?
Well, try playing in a rock band.
_ [G] It's a long way [D] to the top if you're gonna [A] rock and roll.
_ _ _ _ _ _ That's a C.
All right?
You got that?
_ Let's see.
Okay, Paolo, let's see you.
_ Yeah, your fingers are _ basically right.
DeShawn, what do you got?
Let's see.
All right, play.
Toby, you got it?
Let's see.
_ Very good, you guys.
Get free.
_ Get ripped off.
I'm a pain. _ _ _
_ _ Get took.
_ [Em] _ [A] _
I tell you people, it's harder than it looks.
It's a long way [G] to the top if you're gonna [A] rock and roll.
_ _ _ _ All right.
Now take it down nice and quiet. _ _
The next thing I want to hear _ _ is a face-melting solo by our own Zach Mooney-Hamgold.
Here we go.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Whoo! _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Dude, is my face okay?
I [Em] think you melted it off.
All [A] _
right.
Now the next thing I want to hear,
the very next thing, I don't want to hear anything unless I hear _ a gut [Em]-busting [A]
drum [Em] solo from Freddie.
Take it away.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [G] To the top [D] if you want to [A] rock and roll.
_ _ _ _ Yes, it's a long way [G] to the top [Gb] if you want to [A] rock and roll.
_ My gut got busted. _ _
_ [G] What did you [A] do, Freddie? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now I think it's time.
We heard from a little somebody. _ _ _ _ _ _
Lawrence on lead solo keyboard, [Em] go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Whoo! _
Long way [G] to the top [D] if you want to [A] rock and roll.
All right.
Slow it up.
Listen up, you guys. _ _
Here's what I need.
I need you girls to repeat after me.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
[C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Chicky, chicky, chicky, chicky, chick.
[Em] [A] Chicky, chicky, chicky, chicky, _ _ _ chicky.
Chicky, chicky, chicky, chicky.
All right.
_ Now the first test is over.
_ I'm going to need Alicia to give me a two-second vocal solo.
Go.
_ Here we go.
Because it's a long way _ [G] to the top if you want to rock [A] and roll.
_ _ _ Don't bow down to Michael, Alicia.
That was beautiful.
But now it's time.
Come on, Tamika.
That _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ was tasty. _ _
Marsha, blow my brains out.
Go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ Yeah, rock it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's time for my solo. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The movie's almost over _ _ _ _ and it's got to roll. _
_ _ Look at that.
[G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You're getting in the way. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ It's a long way [G] to the top if you [D] want to [A] rock and roll. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ If you want to [A] rock and roll.
[Am] All right.
That's it.
Stop.
You guys, stop.
[A] _
_ _ _ [Am] Here we go.
All right.
[Ab] Take [A] five.
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _