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Teenage Idol chords
Capo I
Am C G
Some people Ccall me a teenage Amidol,
some people Csay they Fenvy Gme
I guess they Cgot no Emway of Amknowing,
how Flonesome I can Gbe
I need someCbody to be my Ambaby,
someone to Ctell my Ftroubles Gto
I've got no Ctime to Emever Amfind her,
cause FI'm just passing Cthrough
I Ftravel around, from Emtown to lonely town
I Fguess I'll always Cbe just a Amrolling GstoneG7  
If I find Ffortune and fame, and lots of Empeople know my name,
Dthat won't mean a D7thing if I'm Amall aGloneG7  
I get no Crest when I'm feeling Amweary,
I got to Cpack my Fbags and Ggo
I got to Cbe someEmwhere toAmmorrow,
to Fsmile and do my Cshow
I Ftravel around, from Emtown to lonely town
I Fguess I'll always Cbe just a Amrolling GstoneG7  
If I find Ffortune and fame, and lots of Empeople know my name,
Dthat won't mean a D7thing if I'm Amall aGloneG7  
Some people Ccall me a teenage Amidol,
some people Csay they Fenvy Gme
I guess they Cgot no Emway of Amknowing,
how Flonesome I can Gbe
How Flonesome I can Cbe

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Teenage Idol

by Ricky Nelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Teenage Idol chords

Capo I

Am C G

C Am

Some people call me a teenage idol,

C F G

some people say they envy me

C Em Am

I guess they got no way of knowing,

F G

how lonesome I can be

C Am

I need somebody to be my baby,

C F G

someone to tell my troubles to

C Em Am

I've got no time to ever find her,

F C

cause I'm just passing through

F Em

I travel around, from town to lonely town

F C Am G G7

I guess I'll always be just a rolling stone

F Em

If I find fortune and fame, and lots of people know my name,

D D7 Am G G7

that won't mean a thing if I'm all alone

C Am

I get no rest when I'm feeling weary,

C F G

I got to pack my bags and go

C Em Am

I got to be somewhere tomorrow,

F C

to smile and do my show

F Em

I travel around, from town to lonely town

F C Am G G7

I guess I'll always be just a rolling stone

F Em

If I find fortune and fame, and lots of people know my name,

D D7 Am G G7

that won't mean a thing if I'm all alone

C Am

Some people call me a teenage idol,

C F G

some people say they envy me

C Em Am

I guess they got no way of knowing,

F G

how lonesome I can be

F C

How lonesome I can be

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