Tom: E
A B B B B B A A A A A B E D B E D B
A B B B B B A A A A A B E
A B B B B B A A A A A B E D B E D B
Yeah
A B B B B B A A A A A B E
[Verse 1]
B
Slam a door screaming off into the night
D E
I couldn’t stand to listen to the oldies fight
B
Rolled all the way to a bar downtown
D E
Sneaked thru the back door no one around
B
Into the darkness of a smoke filled room
D E
Sweat smelled sweeter than Dracula’s tomb
B
Started with a crash and a bolt of light
D E
Couldn’t believe what I saw that night
[Chorus]
D E A B
The first thing about rock and roll I remember
D E B
I heard that sound and I thought I’d live forever
D E A B
The first thing about rock and roll I remember
D E B
When the music stopped I thought I was gonna die
[Solo]
B D E X4
[Verse 2]
B
Pounding like a hammer on a cold steel grate
D E
Rhythm coming hot burnin thru my veins
B
Guitar singer shooting sparks thru me
D E
Drummer stood up and shout ONE TWO THDE
B
Out of my body out of my mind
D E
Crawling round looking for an exit sign
B
No way out and there was no way back
D E
When I felt that first full frontal attack
[Chorus]
D E A B
The first thing about rock and roll I remember
D E B
I heard that sound and I thought I’d live forever
D E A B
The first thing about rock and roll I remember
D E B
When the music stopped I thought I was gonna die
D E B
Yeah when the music stopped I felt like I would die
[Solo]
(a verse and half a chorus then intro riff)
B D E x4
D E A B D E B
A B B B B B A A A A A B E D B E D B
Get down
A B B B B B A A A A A B E
[Bridge]
B D E B D E
My ears were bleeding My eyes were burning
B D E A D
Hands were shaking trapped inside that room
B D E B D E
Walls were crashing, Wet bodies thrashing
B D E A D
My brain was mashing as the band played out of tune
[Chorus]
D E A B
The first thing about rock and roll I remember
D E B
I heard that sound and I thought I’d live forever
D E A B
The first thing about rock and roll I remember
D E B
When the music stopped I thought I was gonna die
D E B
When the music stopped I thought I was gonna die
D B
Die
D B
Die
D E B
When the music stopped I felt I was gonna die
D B
Die
D B
Die
D E
When the music stopped I felt like I would
[Outro]
repeat and fade
A B B B B B A A A A A B E D B E D B
A B B B B B A A A A A B E
