Rockstar
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
2nd traste
[Intro]
N.C.
Good, Lord, stop that noise
N.C.
Well, I have to practice
N.C.
Why in the world would anybody want to be in rock 'n' roll?
N.C.
Oh honey, she says it's her dream, it's her passion
N.C.
Ha-ha, that's passion? Give me a break
N.C.
Well, I'm gonna be in rock 'n' roll, whether you two like it or not
N.C.
I'll show them
A
A
[Verse 1]
A
After school I know the rules, do my chores in a hurry
A
My radio, my records wait inside my sanctuary
A
A teenage dreamer, dreaming one day I could be a star
A
I close my door, turn on my amp, and plug in my guitar
[Chorus]
D
I'm a rockstar (Rockstar)
D C A
They say if you can dream it, you can have it so I play
A
Hear me play
D
Rockstar (Rockstar)
D C A
I stand before my mirror, play and sing and dream, someday
A C D C
I'll be standing in the lights, selling shows out every night
A C D
Have 'em dancing in the aisles, I'll be famous
A
I'll be a rockstar
[Solo]
A A A A
[Verse 2]
A A
"Stop that god-awful music," Mama's yelling from the kitchen
A A
Me, I smell success along with Mama's fryin' chicken
A A
Dad storms in my room, unplugs my amp and starts his bitchin'
A A
But to their sorrow, I'll just do the same dang thing tomorrow
[Chorus]
D
I'm a rockstar (Rockstar)
D C A
They say if you can dream it, you can have it so I play
A
I play
D
Rockstar (Rockstar)
D C A
I stand before my mirror, play and sing and dream, someday
A C D C
I'll be standing in the lights, selling shows out every night
Am C D
Have 'em dancing in the aisles, I'll be famous
A
I'll be a rockstar
[Solo]
C C D D A
[Post-Chorus]
C
Ooh
D
Oh-ooh
D
Ooh
[Interlude]
A D A G D G
Squalling at the top of your lungs and twangin' on that old damned guitar, it ain't gon'
D
get you nowhere
D A G D
Honey, you need to get out of this house, make some friends, do something ordinary
A
Well, I don't wanna be ordinary
G D
I wanna be a Rockstar (rockstar)
[Bridge]
Em
Don't you ever give up on your dreams
D
No matter how far-fetched they seem
C D
They may not be all that extreme
E E E
And I dreamed (I dreamed), I dreamed (I dreamed), I dreamed (I dreamed)
E D
I dreamed I was a rockstar
[Chorus]
D C A
They say if you can dream it, you can have it so just play
D
Rockstar (Rockstar)
D C A
Stand before your mirror, play and sing and dream away
A C D C
That you'll be standing in the lights, selling shows out every night
A C D
Have 'em dancing in the aisle, you'll be famous
D
You'll be a Rockstar (rockstar)
D C A
They say if you can dream it, you can have it so I play
A
Oh, yeah-yeah
D
Rockstar (rockstar)
D C A
I'm standing on the stage now and I thank God every day
A C D C
My folks dancin' in the aisle, screaming out, "Hey, that's our child"
A C D
Jerry Reed would say, "Yeah, right," now they claim me
D
They always thought I'd be a rockstar
[Outro]
A
(Rockstar) Rockstar
A
(Rockstar) Rockstar
A A
(Rockstar) I'm gonna be, yeah, I'm gonna be, yeah, I'm gonna be a rockstar
A
(Rockstar) I'm gonna be, yeah, I'm gonna be, yeah, I'm gonna be a, I'm gonna be a
A
rockstar
How to play Rockstar
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.