Rockstar
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Intro: G A C G (2x)
verse 1
G A
She turned to me and she whispered,
C G
“hey man you don’t know where it’s at”
G A
I stared at her until I figured
C G
That she wasn't staring back
G A
Another tale for the epic
C G
Rejection in the starring role
G A
A vixen cast among the shadows
C G
Where empty coffee cups as bitter as your soul
Pre-Chorus
C
Why, why, why
C G
Why, why, why must things be so hard?
C
Why, why, why
C G D
Why, why, why can’t it be easy?
Chorus
C G
If I feel like a rockstar with nowhere to perform
D Am
Will you stroke my ego
Em D
‘Til that feeling is gone?
C
I don’t see the glass half empty
G
Cause I filled it to the brim
D
And I’ll drink it down
Am
Gulp by gulp
Em D
‘Til the devil calls again
C G
Devil calls me again
C G
If the devil calls again
D C
Tell him I’m not in
D G
Tell him I’m not in
verse 2
G A
And the boring day is run like clockwork
C G
And I never know what they mean
G A
But it must be hard to live
C G
Under the weights and wills of a frozen dream
G A
So let’s get fucked up and be happy
C G
And run around the streets without our clothes
G A
Laughing harder at the joy
C G
That they’ll never know
Pre-Chorus
C
Why, why, why
C G
Why, why, why must things be so hard?
C
Why, why, why
C G D
Why, why, why can’t it be easy?
Chorus
C G
If I feel like a rockstar with nowhere to perform
D Am
Will you stroke my ego
Em D
‘Til that feeling is gone?
C
I don’t see the glass half empty
G
Cause I filled it to the brim
D
And I’ll drink it down
Am
Gulp by gulp
Em D
‘Til the devil calls again
C G
Devil calls me again
C G
If the devil calls me again
C G
If the devil calls again
D C
Tell him I’m not in
D C
Tell him I’m not in
Instrumental
G A C G x2
Pre-Chorus
C
Why, why, why
C G
Why, why, why must things be so hard?
C
Why, why, why
C G D
Why, why, why can’t it be easy?
Chorus
C G
If I feel like a rockstar with nowhere to perform
D Am
Will you stroke my ego
Em D
‘Til that feeling is gone?
C
I don’t see the glass half empty
G
Cause I filled it to the brim
D
And I’ll drink it down
Am
Gulp by gulp
Em D
‘Til the devil calls again
C G
Devil calls me again
C G
If the devil calls me again
C G
If the devil calls again
D C
Tell him I’m not in
D G
Tell him I’m not in
How to play Rockstar
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.