We Were Rock and Roll Chords by Janelle Monáe
Tempo:
129.75 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Fm
Bbm
Db
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm] [Ab]
[Bbm]
[Db] [Fm]
I remember, [F] run out of time, [Db] felt the breeze I feel the sun, old [Bbm] memories, come back to
me The [Fm] way we used to dance, the [C] way you clapped
your [Fm] hands I remember, the smell of guns, [Ab]
wall in the
[Db] [Bbm]
the night And then you [Fm] came around and [Bb] took the crown
[Fm] We were, we were [Ab] like a [Bbm]
I want you [Fm] to know
No matter how the story's told [Ab] We were like a fire, we were [Bbm] like a king and
queen I want you to [Fm] know
Yeah, I remember our time alone.
[Ab]
[Bbm] Your memory [Ab] stays on me.
[Fm] We were 21 and thought we owned the sun.
And I remember our plan [Ab]
[Db] arises.
We'd go insane, but it [Eb] felt so [Fm] fun.
[Gb] We were [Fm]
underground.
[Ab]
We were [Bbm] like the king and [Fm] queen.
I want you to know.
No matter how the story's told.
[Ab] We were like rock and roll.
We [Bbm] were unbreakable.
I want you to [F] know.
[Fm] Now help me say it's alright.
You help me say it's [Ab] alright.
[B] Say it's alright.
[Bbm] [Ab] Say it's alright.
[Fm] Now help me say it's alright.
[Ebm] [Db] [Ab]
[Bbm] Say it's alright.
Say [Fm] it's alright.
You help me sing it louder.
You help me sing [Ab] it louder.
[Bbm]
[Fm]
[Bbm] [Abm]
[C] We had [Fm] it in the middle.
[Bb] Unshakeable, unbreakable.
[F]
[Ab] Say it's alright.
You were my rock and roll.
We had it in [Bbm] the middle.
Unshakeable, [Ab] [G] unbreakable.
[Fm]
We were just [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
like rock and
[Db] [Ab] [Bb] [Cm]
roll.
[Ab] Remember Saki and Japan.
[Db] [Cm] Can you feel the [Fm] coolness in?
Can you feel [Cm] [Fm] the [Eb] coolness in?
It's the way we want to do.
[Bb] [Cm]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[C] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Cm]
It's [Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Cm] the way
[Bbm]
[Db] [Fm]
I remember, [F] run out of time, [Db] felt the breeze I feel the sun, old [Bbm] memories, come back to
me The [Fm] way we used to dance, the [C] way you clapped
your [Fm] hands I remember, the smell of guns, [Ab]
wall in the
[Db] [Bbm]
the night And then you [Fm] came around and [Bb] took the crown
[Fm] We were, we were [Ab] like a [Bbm]
I want you [Fm] to know
No matter how the story's told [Ab] We were like a fire, we were [Bbm] like a king and
queen I want you to [Fm] know
Yeah, I remember our time alone.
[Ab]
[Bbm] Your memory [Ab] stays on me.
[Fm] We were 21 and thought we owned the sun.
And I remember our plan [Ab]
[Db] arises.
We'd go insane, but it [Eb] felt so [Fm] fun.
[Gb] We were [Fm]
underground.
[Ab]
We were [Bbm] like the king and [Fm] queen.
I want you to know.
No matter how the story's told.
[Ab] We were like rock and roll.
We [Bbm] were unbreakable.
I want you to [F] know.
[Fm] Now help me say it's alright.
You help me say it's [Ab] alright.
[B] Say it's alright.
[Bbm] [Ab] Say it's alright.
[Fm] Now help me say it's alright.
[Ebm] [Db] [Ab]
[Bbm] Say it's alright.
Say [Fm] it's alright.
You help me sing it louder.
You help me sing [Ab] it louder.
[Bbm]
[Fm]
[Bbm] [Abm]
[C] We had [Fm] it in the middle.
[Bb] Unshakeable, unbreakable.
[F]
[Ab] Say it's alright.
You were my rock and roll.
We had it in [Bbm] the middle.
Unshakeable, [Ab] [G] unbreakable.
[Fm]
We were just [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
like rock and
[Db] [Ab] [Bb] [Cm]
roll.
[Ab] Remember Saki and Japan.
[Db] [Cm] Can you feel the [Fm] coolness in?
Can you feel [Cm] [Fm] the [Eb] coolness in?
It's the way we want to do.
[Bb] [Cm]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[C] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Cm]
It's [Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Cm] the way
Key:
Ab
Fm
Bbm
Db
Cm
Ab
Fm
Bbm
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I remember, [F] run out of time, _ _ [Db] felt the breeze I feel the sun, old [Bbm] memories, come back to
me The [Fm] way we used to dance, the [C] way you clapped
your [Fm] hands I remember, the smell of guns, [Ab]
wall in the
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm]
the night _ _ _ _ And then you [Fm] came around and [Bb] took the crown
[Fm] We were, _ _ _ _ _ _ we were [Ab] like a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ I want you [Fm] to know
_ _ _ No matter how the story's told _ [Ab] We were like a _ fire, _ we were [Bbm] like a king and
queen I want you to [Fm] know
_ _ _ Yeah, I _ remember our time alone.
_ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] Your memory _ [Ab] stays on me.
[Fm] We were 21 and thought we owned the sun.
And I remember our plan [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] arises.
We'd go insane, but it [Eb] felt so [Fm] fun. _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] We were [Fm]
underground.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ We were [Bbm] like the king and [Fm] queen.
I want you to know.
_ _ _ No matter how the story's told.
_ [Ab] We were like _ rock and roll.
We [Bbm] were _ _ unbreakable.
I want you to [F] know.
_ _ [Fm] Now help me say it's alright.
_ _ _ You help me say it's [Ab] alright.
_ _ _ _ [B] Say it's alright.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] Say it's alright.
_ _ [Fm] _ Now help me say it's alright.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] Say it's _ alright.
_ _ Say [Fm] it's alright.
_ You help me sing it louder.
_ _ _ You help me sing [Ab] it _ _ louder.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] We had [Fm] it in the middle.
_ [Bb] Unshakeable, _ unbreakable.
[F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Say it's alright.
_ _ _ You were my rock and _ roll.
We had it in [Bbm] the middle.
_ _ Unshakeable, [Ab] _ [G] unbreakable.
[Fm] _
_ _ We were just [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ like rock and _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm]
roll.
_ _ [Ab] Remember Saki and Japan.
[Db] _ [Cm] _ _ Can you feel the [Fm] coolness in?
Can you feel [Cm] _ [Fm] the _ _ [Eb] coolness in?
It's the way we want to do.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
It's _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Cm] _ the _ _ way
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I remember, [F] run out of time, _ _ [Db] felt the breeze I feel the sun, old [Bbm] memories, come back to
me The [Fm] way we used to dance, the [C] way you clapped
your [Fm] hands I remember, the smell of guns, [Ab]
wall in the
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm]
the night _ _ _ _ And then you [Fm] came around and [Bb] took the crown
[Fm] We were, _ _ _ _ _ _ we were [Ab] like a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ I want you [Fm] to know
_ _ _ No matter how the story's told _ [Ab] We were like a _ fire, _ we were [Bbm] like a king and
queen I want you to [Fm] know
_ _ _ Yeah, I _ remember our time alone.
_ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] Your memory _ [Ab] stays on me.
[Fm] We were 21 and thought we owned the sun.
And I remember our plan [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] arises.
We'd go insane, but it [Eb] felt so [Fm] fun. _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] We were [Fm]
underground.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ We were [Bbm] like the king and [Fm] queen.
I want you to know.
_ _ _ No matter how the story's told.
_ [Ab] We were like _ rock and roll.
We [Bbm] were _ _ unbreakable.
I want you to [F] know.
_ _ [Fm] Now help me say it's alright.
_ _ _ You help me say it's [Ab] alright.
_ _ _ _ [B] Say it's alright.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] Say it's alright.
_ _ [Fm] _ Now help me say it's alright.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] Say it's _ alright.
_ _ Say [Fm] it's alright.
_ You help me sing it louder.
_ _ _ You help me sing [Ab] it _ _ louder.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] We had [Fm] it in the middle.
_ [Bb] Unshakeable, _ unbreakable.
[F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Say it's alright.
_ _ _ You were my rock and _ roll.
We had it in [Bbm] the middle.
_ _ Unshakeable, [Ab] _ [G] unbreakable.
[Fm] _
_ _ We were just [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ like rock and _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm]
roll.
_ _ [Ab] Remember Saki and Japan.
[Db] _ [Cm] _ _ Can you feel the [Fm] coolness in?
Can you feel [Cm] _ [Fm] the _ _ [Eb] coolness in?
It's the way we want to do.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
It's _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Cm] _ the _ _ way