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Old Rock N Roller

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Intro/lick *)        lick **)
  A:   .   D/A.   .      D:   .   Dadd9.   .    
|-----------------||-------0h2---0---|
|-------2h2-------||-----3-----3---3-|
|-----2-------2---||---2-------------|
|---2-------4---4-||-0---------------|
|-0---------------||-----------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|
  x4 for intro
                                        A                       E     AD/  A     A*)
He's just an old rock 'n' roller playing music in a backstreet bar.
And he F#msings a little flat and he Dnever learned to play the E7guitar.
But he F#mkeeps on beltin' out them C#m7rhythm and blues
D"Long Tall Sally" and "ABlue Suede Shoes"
                             A                       E       F#m  D(add9 - D)   **)
He just can't accept the fact he's never gonna be a star.
                                        A                       E        A*)
He's just an old rock 'n' roller playing music in a backstreet bar.
He had a record in the sixties, it was big enough to go Top Ten.
And though he tried and he tried he never could make it happen again.
He's been living twenty years on bourbon and pride.
Jerry Lee went country and Elvis died.
And then his third wife left him but he never really thought it would last.
And now she ain't nothing but another little blast from the past.
But C#m7sometimes late on a saturday night 
when the Dcrowd's out having fun,
He C#m7steps to the mike with a gleam in his eye 
and once aDgain he's twenty-one.
And then it's "F#mBe-Bop-A-Lulu" and "Heartbreak Hotel"
and C#m7"That'll Be The Day"
But then the DSweet C#m7Bird of BmYouth just Aflies aDway.E  
He's an earthbound eagle that never did learn how to fly. 
He ain't ever gonna make it but he sure did give it a try. 
So go dye your hair and turn the music up loud, 
When it's time to go, at least you'll go down proud. 
You ain't never gonna be nothing but what you are – 
Just an old rock 'n' roller playing music in a backstreet bar, 
Just an old rock 'n' roller playing music in a backstreet bar.

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Old Rock N Roller

by The Charlie Daniels Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

Dadd9

F#m

C#m7

Intro/lick *) lick **)

A D/A D Dadd9

: . . . : . . .

|-----------------||-------0h2---0---|

|-------2h2-------||-----3-----3---3-|

|-----2-------2---||---2-------------|

|---2-------4---4-||-0---------------|

|-0---------------||-----------------|

|-----------------||-----------------|

x4 for intro

A E A A A

D/ *)

He's just an old rock 'n' roller playing music in a backstreet bar.

F#m D E7

And he sings a little flat and he never learned to play the guitar.

F#m C#m7

But he keeps on beltin' out them rhythm and blues

D A

"Long Tall Sally" and "Blue Suede Shoes"

A E F#m D D

(add9 - ) **)

He just can't accept the fact he's never gonna be a star.

A E A

He's just an old rock 'n' roller playing music in a backstreet bar.

He had a record in the sixties, it was big enough to go Top Ten.

And though he tried and he tried he never could make it happen again.

He's been living twenty years on bourbon and pride.

Jerry Lee went country and Elvis died.

And then his third wife left him but he never really thought it would last.

And now she ain't nothing but another little blast from the past.

C#m7

But sometimes late on a saturday night

when the crowd's out having fun,

C#m7

He steps to the mike with a gleam in his eye

and once again he's twenty-one.

F#m

And then it's "Be-Bop-A-Lulu" and "Heartbreak Hotel"

C#m7

and "That'll Be The Day"

D C#m7 Bm A D E

But then the Sweet Bird of Youth just flies away.

He's an earthbound eagle that never did learn how to fly.

He ain't ever gonna make it but he sure did give it a try.

So go dye your hair and turn the music up loud,

When it's time to go, at least you'll go down proud.

You ain't never gonna be nothing but what you are –

Just an old rock 'n' roller playing music in a backstreet bar,

Just an old rock 'n' roller playing music in a backstreet bar.

About Old Rock N Roller Chords by The Charlie Daniels Band

Learn how to play Old Rock N Roller by The Charlie Daniels Band with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Old Rock N Roller chords”, “Old Rock N Roller guitar chords”, or “The Charlie Daniels Band Old Rock N Roller 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 Old Rock N Roller chords and for experienced players who want accurate Old Rock N Roller lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, D/A, D, Dadd9, E, F#m.

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The chords for "Old Rock N Roller" show the original chord names (including A, D/A, D, Dadd9, E, F#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.