First Thing About Rock N Roll I Remember

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A B  B B B B  A A A A  A B   E
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                             Yeah
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[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
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[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
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