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Prisoners Of Rock And Roll

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Prisoners of Rock & Roll - Neil Young
from the book _Life_
typed by Steve Vetter
(thanks to Stephen House for the book)
GPeople tell us that we play too FloudAm  
GThey don't know what our music's aboutAm  F  
GWe never listen to the record company FmanAm  
GThey try to change us and ruin our bandC  
CThat's why Fwe don't wanna be goodG  
CThat's why Fwe don't wanna be goodG  
FWhoa........G........
We're Fprisoners of rock and GrollF  Am  
GWhen we're jammin' in our old gaFrageAm  
GThe girls come over and it sure gets hotAm  F  
GWe don't wanna be watered FdownAm  
GTakin' orders from record company Cclowns
CThat's why Fwe don't wanna be goodG  
CThat's why Fwe don't wanna be goodG  
FWhoa........G........
We're Fprisoners of rock and GrollF  Am  
[Guitar Solo]
F  Am  G
FWhoa........G........
We're Fprisoners of rock and GrollF  Am  G  

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Prisoners Of Rock And Roll

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Prisoners of Rock & Roll - Neil Young

from the book _Life_

typed by Steve Vetter

(thanks to Stephen House for the book)

G F Am

People tell us that we play too loud

G Am F

They don't know what our music's about

G F Am

We never listen to the record company man

G C

They try to change us and ruin our band

C F G

That's why we don't wanna be good

C F G

That's why we don't wanna be good

F G

Whoa................

F G F Am

We're prisoners of rock and roll

G F Am

When we're jammin' in our old garage

G Am F

The girls come over and it sure gets hot

G F Am

We don't wanna be watered down

G C

Takin' orders from record company clowns

C F G

That's why we don't wanna be good

C F G

That's why we don't wanna be good

F G

Whoa................

F G F Am

We're prisoners of rock and roll

[Guitar Solo]

F Am G

F G

Whoa................

F G F Am G

We're prisoners of rock and roll

About Prisoners Of Rock And Roll Chords by Neil Young

Learn how to play Prisoners Of Rock And Roll by Neil Young with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Prisoners Of Rock And Roll chords”, “Prisoners Of Rock And Roll guitar chords”, or “Neil Young Prisoners Of Rock And Roll chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Prisoners Of Rock And Roll chords and for experienced players who want accurate Prisoners Of Rock And Roll lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, F, Am, C.

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