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   D__Dsus2________A______G_____
    2     0     0     3
    3     3     2     3
    2     2     2     0
    0     0     2     0
    X     X     0     2
    X     X     X     3
Intro / Verse
E-2--2-0-0-2-0-0-2-2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
B-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
G-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
D-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
A------------------------------------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|
E------------------------------------------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
E-2--2-0-0-2-0-0-2-2-2-|
B-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
They said when you die you'll never grow old ...
E-2--2-0-0-2-0-0-2-2-2--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--2--2-0-0-2-0-0-2-2-2-|
B-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A-----------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
E-----------------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
E-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-0-0-2-0-0-2-2-2--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
B-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
G-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
D-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
A------------------------------------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|
E------------------------------------------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
E-2--2-0-0-2-0-0-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A---------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E---------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
LDast night I dreamed that all the Adead rock n roll stars that I can think ofG  
were knockin at my doDor
ThDere was Jimi Hendix, Buddy HolAly, Janis Joplin, Marvin GGaye, and many moreD  
SDo I invited them all into Amy apartment and said hey Gguys make yourselves at
hDome
ElDvis came in and said he was Ahungry, Jim MorGrison started writing a poemD  
DOh all the dead, all the dead, rock n roll Astars, rock n roll stars wereG  
hanging out in my apartmDent
DAll the dead, all the dead, rock n roll Astars, rock n roll stars were Ghanging
out in my dreDam
DWell Keith Moon just started smAashin all my stuff, Sid GVicious sat in the
corner tDrying to look tough
DAnd Stevie Ray Vaughn was still sAingin the blues, Randy GRhodes was lying down
on my couch Dtaking a snooze
DEddie Cochran was getting hAigh with Bob Marley Roy GOrbison just pulled in oDn
his Harley
DJohn Lennon was playing chess with ABrian Jones Karen GCarpenter was looking
like skDin on bones
DAll the dead, all the dead, rock n roll Astars, rock n roll stars were Gknockin
at my doDor
DAll the dead, all the dead, rock n roll Astars, rock n roll stars were Gknockin
down my sense of reaDlity
DThey said GWhen you die you'lDl never grow old, they'll make a mAovie about your
life, and your rDecords turn gold
So Gdying really aint nDothing to fear, in fact it's the bAest thing that you
can dGo for your careeDr
D            A             G              D
DWell suddenly all the dead rock n roll Astars got up and said GWally we're
sorry but we cant stDay
DYou see we're due back in AHeaven and Gwe really dont have anything else to sDay
DSo as they were walking away Ainto the night GI wasnt feeling qDuite right
DPart of me wanted to cry and Apart of me wanted to laugh Gpart of me wanted to
ask for everybodys aDutogragh
DAll the dead, all the dead, rock n roll Astars, rock n roll stars were Ghanging
out in my apartDment
DAll the dead, all the dead, rock n roll Astars, rock n roll stars were Ghanging
out in my drDeam
         D            A         G    D(ONE STRUM ON D)

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Dead Rock And Roll Stars

by Wally Pleasant

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

D Dsus2 A G

_____________________

2 0 0 3

3 3 2 3

2 2 2 0

0 0 2 0

X X 0 2

X X X 3

Intro / Verse

E-2--2-0-0-2-0-0-2-2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|

B-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|

G-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|

D-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|

A------------------------------------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|

E------------------------------------------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|

E-2--2-0-0-2-0-0-2-2-2-|

B-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

A----------------------|

E----------------------|

They said when you die you'll never grow old ...

E-2--2-0-0-2-0-0-2-2-2--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--2--2-0-0-2-0-0-2-2-2-|

B-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

A-----------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|

E-----------------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|

E-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-0-0-2-0-0-2-2-2--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|

B-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|

G-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|

D-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|

A------------------------------------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|

E------------------------------------------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|

E-2--2-0-0-2-0-0-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

B-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

D-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

A---------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

E---------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

D A G

Last night I dreamed that all the dead rock n roll stars that I can think of

were knockin at my door

D A G D

There was Jimi Hendix, Buddy Holly, Janis Joplin, Marvin Gaye, and many more

D A G

So I invited them all into my apartment and said hey guys make yourselves at

home

D A G D

Elvis came in and said he was hungry, Jim Morrison started writing a poem

D A G

Oh all the dead, all the dead, rock n roll stars, rock n roll stars were

hanging out in my apartment

D A G

All the dead, all the dead, rock n roll stars, rock n roll stars were hanging

out in my dream

D A G

Well Keith Moon just started smashin all my stuff, Sid Vicious sat in the

corner trying to look tough

D A G

And Stevie Ray Vaughn was still singin the blues, Randy Rhodes was lying down

on my couch taking a snooze

D A G D

Eddie Cochran was getting high with Bob Marley Roy Orbison just pulled in on

his Harley

D A G

John Lennon was playing chess with Brian Jones Karen Carpenter was looking

like skin on bones

D A G

All the dead, all the dead, rock n roll stars, rock n roll stars were knockin

at my door

D A G

All the dead, all the dead, rock n roll stars, rock n roll stars were knockin

down my sense of reality

D G D A

They said When you die you'll never grow old, they'll make a movie about your

life, and your records turn gold

G D A

So dying really aint nothing to fear, in fact it's the best thing that you

G D

can do for your career

D A G D

D A G

Well suddenly all the dead rock n roll stars got up and said Wally we're

sorry but we cant stay

D A G D

You see we're due back in Heaven and we really dont have anything else to say

D A G D

So as they were walking away into the night I wasnt feeling quite right

D A G

Part of me wanted to cry and part of me wanted to laugh part of me wanted to

ask for everybodys autogragh

D A G

All the dead, all the dead, rock n roll stars, rock n roll stars were hanging

out in my apartment

D A G

All the dead, all the dead, rock n roll stars, rock n roll stars were hanging

out in my dream

D A G D D

(ONE STRUM ON )

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