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Vive Le Rock

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DBang Cbang you're dead
Did Gnot, did too
Stop Fdiddy-bopping buddy
Bouncing CBetty on you
Bang Cbang you're dead
Did Gnot, did too
Stop Fdiddy-bopping buddy
Bouncing CBetty on youD  
DI try to tell you but you just don't understand
DYou've got my entire life in your hands
GVive le rock, Dvive le rock
COh well, you don't know what you're missing
G'Cos you don't know what you gotD  
DAnd if the enemy don't see it your way
DBe smart, play dead, live to fight a new day
And Gvive le rock, Dvive le rock
COh well you don't know what you're missing
'Cos you Gdon't know what you gotD  
CVi-Gve le Frock, Cvi-Gve le Frock
(spoken)
Vive le rock!
DIf this is it then I'm afraid it's not enough
DHere's Johnny and he's calling your bluff
GVive le rock, Dvive le rock
COh well you don't know what you're doing
'Cos you Gdon't know what is whatD  
CVi-Gve le Frock, Cvi-Gve le Frock
(spoken)
Look out! Rockers going Star Wars!
Bridge:
D G D C G D
Bang Cbang you're dead
Did Gnot, did too
Stop Fdiddy-bopping buddy
Bouncing CBetty on youD  
Bang Cbang you're dead
Did Gnot, did too
Stop Fdiddy-bopping buddy
Bouncing CBetty on youD  
DYou're scratching records but you won't be scratching mine
DDon't give me chish-chash in rinky-dink time
Just Gvive le rock, Dvive le rock
Well I've Cbeen where I was going
         G (mute strings)     D
And it's not Tom of Finland
CVi-Gve le Frock, Cvi-Gve le Frock
CVi-Gve le Frock, Cvi-Gve le Frock
(Bang bang you're dead, Did not, did too)
CVi-Gve le Frock, Cvi-Gve le Frock
(Stop diddy-bopping buddy Bouncing Betty on you)
  C       G       F    C       G      F(mute strings)
Vi-ve le rock, vi-ve le rock
(Bang bang you're dead, Did not, did too)

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Vive Le Rock

by Adam Ant

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D C

Bang bang you're dead

Did not, did too

Stop diddy-bopping buddy

Bouncing Betty on you

Bang bang you're dead

Did not, did too

Stop diddy-bopping buddy

C D

Bouncing Betty on you

I try to tell you but you just don't understand

You've got my entire life in your hands

G D

Vive le rock, vive le rock

Oh well, you don't know what you're missing

G D

'Cos you don't know what you got

And if the enemy don't see it your way

Be smart, play dead, live to fight a new day

G D

And vive le rock, vive le rock

Oh well you don't know what you're missing

G D

'Cos you don't know what you got

C G F C G F

Vi-ve le rock, vi-ve le rock

(spoken)

Vive le rock!

If this is it then I'm afraid it's not enough

Here's Johnny and he's calling your bluff

G D

Vive le rock, vive le rock

Oh well you don't know what you're doing

G D

'Cos you don't know what is what

C G F C G F

Vi-ve le rock, vi-ve le rock

(spoken)

Look out! Rockers going Star Wars!

Bridge:

D G D C G D

Bang bang you're dead

Did not, did too

Stop diddy-bopping buddy

C D

Bouncing Betty on you

Bang bang you're dead

Did not, did too

Stop diddy-bopping buddy

C D

Bouncing Betty on you

You're scratching records but you won't be scratching mine

Don't give me chish-chash in rinky-dink time

G D

Just vive le rock, vive le rock

Well I've been where I was going

G (mute strings) D

And it's not Tom of Finland

C G F C G F

Vi-ve le rock, vi-ve le rock

C G F C G F

Vi-ve le rock, vi-ve le rock

(Bang bang you're dead, Did not, did too)

C G F C G F

Vi-ve le rock, vi-ve le rock

(Stop diddy-bopping buddy Bouncing Betty on you)

C G F C G F

(mute strings)

Vi-ve le rock, vi-ve le rock

(Bang bang you're dead, Did not, did too)

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