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   Artist: Tenacious D
   DRock is dead, rock is dead
   Rock is dead, rock is dead
   GTalk to my friend, that's what he said
   Is Drock still around? No rock is dead
   It's all Aover, Grock and roll is DdeadA  
   DBottle of jack, Mercury Fred
   Muscle car, Grateful Dead
   GLord of the Rings, Zeppelin Led
   DDevil tattoo, Right Said Fred
   It's all Aover, Grock and roll is DdeadA  
[ INSERT SOLO HERE ]
   DStarted with blues, Belly of lead
   Then there was Elvis, Nicky some red
   GBeatles arrive, started a trend
   DAxl Rose, give me some head
   It's Aall over, Grock and roll is DdeadA  
   DRock is dead, rock is dead
   Rock is dead, rock is dead
   GGet that freight train out of my head
   Because a Drock and a roll is a fuckin' dead
   It's all Aover, Grock and roll is Ddead
   It's all Aover, Grock and roll is Ddead
   It's all Aover, Grock and roll
   Oh so baby now, Grock and roll
   R-r-r-r-r-Grock and roll
   Is Ddead

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Rock Is Dead

by Tenacious D

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Artist: Tenacious D

Rock is dead, rock is dead

Talk to my friend, that's what he said

Is rock still around? No rock is dead

A G D A

It's all over, rock and roll is dead

Bottle of jack, Mercury Fred

Muscle car, Grateful Dead

Lord of the Rings, Zeppelin Led

Devil tattoo, Right Said Fred

A G D A

It's all over, rock and roll is dead

[ INSERT SOLO HERE ]

Started with blues, Belly of lead

Then there was Elvis, Nicky some red

Beatles arrive, started a trend

Axl Rose, give me some head

A G D A

It's all over, rock and roll is dead

Rock is dead, rock is dead

Get that freight train out of my head

Because a rock and a roll is a fuckin' dead

A G D

It's all over, rock and roll is dead

A G D

It's all over, rock and roll is dead

A G

It's all over, rock and roll

Oh so baby now, rock and roll

R-r-r-r-r-rock and roll

Is dead

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