Too Old To Rock N Roll Too Young To Die

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[Verse 1]

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The old Rocker wore his hair too long,
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wore his trouser cuffs too tight.
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Unfashionable to the end ---
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drank his ale too light.

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Death's head belt buckle --- yesterday's dreams ---
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the transport caf' prophet of doom.
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Ringing no change in his double-sewn seams  in his
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  post-war-babe gloom.

[Chorus]

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Now he's too  old    to Rock'n'Roll       but he's too young to die.
Eb  F      Bb    C Bb F           Bb F Eb    Bb                    F   G
yes he was too   old     to Rock'n'Roll     but he's too young to die.

[Verse 2]

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He once owned a Harley Davidson
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and a Triumph Bonneville.
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Counted his friends in burned-out spark plugs
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and prays that he always will.
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But he's the last of the blue blood greaser boys
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all of his mates are doing time:
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married with three kids up by the ring road
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sold their souls straight down the line.
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And some of them own little sports cars
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and meet at the tennis club do's.
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For drinks on a Sunday --- work on Monday.
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They've thrown away their blue suede shoes.

[Chorus]

Eb  F    Bb   C Bb F          Bb F Eb        A                 Dm
Now he's too  old    to Rock'n'Roll       but he's too young to die.
Eb  F      Bb    C Bb F           Bb F Eb    Bb                    F  G
yes he was too   old     to Rock'n'Roll     but he's too young to die.

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[Verse 3]

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So the old Rocker gets out his bike
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to make a ton before he takes his leave.
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Up on the A-1 by Scotch Corner
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just like it used to be.
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And as he flies --- tears in his eyes ---
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his wind-whipped words echo the final take
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and he hits the trunk road doing around a 120
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with no room left to brake.

[Chorus]

Eb  F    Bb     C Bb F          Bb F Eb        A                 Dm
And he was too  old    to Rock'n'Roll       but he's too young to die.
Eb  F      Bb        C Bb F           Bb F Eb       Bb                  F
No, you're never too old    to Rock'n'Roll     if you're too young to die.

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And he was too  old    to Rock'n'Roll       but he's too young to die.
          Bb        C Bb F           Bb F Eb       Bb                  Cm Ab Fm Ddim Eb Db F
No, you're never too old    to Rock'n'Roll     if you're too young to die.



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words and music by  IAN ANDERSON
TRANSCRIPTION BY PACO JIMENEZ (SPAIN)
Modified by P Meyer (Canada)
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