Rock Star
Words By Art P. Alexakis
Music By Everclear
Songs From An American Movie Volume 2: Good Time For A Bad Attitude
ALL STRINGS TUNED DOWN 1/2 step!
HIGH TO LOW (Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb)
All Chords are written with respect to that tuning
(ie A becomes G#)
F# F E F F#eb|----------------------| x6 (Play the end F# only once on last time)Bb|----------------------|Gb|----------------------|Db|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5--|Ab|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5--|Eb|-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-2-3-3--|pm........................(very heavy muting)
F# Bb B C C# C B Bb eb|-----------------------------------| x3Bb|-----------------------------------|Gb|--------4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--|Db|--5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--|Ab|--5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2--|Eb|--3-3-3----------------------------| I dont want to be a loser
No! I dont want to be an almost was. I dont want to be a white trash working class chump,
F# Bb B C C# C B eb|-----------------------------------| x1Bb|-----------------------------------|Gb|--------4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-----5\-|Db|--5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-----5\-|Ab|--5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-----3\-|Eb|--3-3-3----------------------------|I dont want to be a loser anymore.
F# Bb B C C# C B Bb eb|-----------------------------------| x3Bb|-----------------------------------|Gb|--------4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--|Db|--5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--|Ab|--5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2--|Eb|--3-3-3----------------------------|Thats why I want to be a rock star.I want to be the king. I want to be on top, yeah. I just want to be a rock star.Yeah
now I just want to be famous.
C# D# Beb|------------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------------|Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5------5\--|Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5------5\--|Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-3------3\--|Eb|------------------------------------|I want to be the guy that everybody wants (laughter).
F# Bb B C C# C B eb|-----------------------------------| x1Bb|-----------------------------------|Gb|--------4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-----5\-|Db|--5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-----5\-|Ab|--5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-----3\-|Eb|--3-3-3----------------------------|
F# Bb B C C# C B Bb eb|-----------------------------------| x3Bb|-----------------------------------|Gb|--------4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--|Db|--5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--|Ab|--5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2--|Eb|--3-3-3----------------------------|pm.....................................(heavy palm muting) I want to be on TV shows and wear designer clothes. I want a girlfriend who does not drink beer. I want to drive a fast car and sleep with certain movie stars.
F# Bb B C C# C B eb|-----------------------------------| x1Bb|-----------------------------------|Gb|--------4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-----5\-|Db|--5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-----5\-|Ab|--5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-----3\-|Eb|--3-3-3----------------------------|pm...... . . . . . . . . (loosen palm muting as you play)I want to sing the songs that all those little people want to hear.
F# Bb B C C# C B Bb eb|-----------------------------------| x3Bb|-----------------------------------|Gb|--------4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--|Db|--5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--|Ab|--5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2--|Eb|--3-3-3----------------------------|I just want to be a rock star. I want to be like all those people up in first class. I just want to be a rock star.
C# D# Beb|------------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------------|Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5----------|Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5----------|Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-3----------|Eb|------------------------------------|I want to tell the little people they can kiss my ass.
F# F E A Bb B Bb A E F#eb|---------------------------------| x7Bb|---------------------------------|Gb|-------------3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-----|Db|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-|Ab|-5-5-5-4-3-3-1-2-3-3-3-2-1-1-3-4-|Eb|-3-3-3-2-1-1-----------------1-2-|I just want to be a rock star. I just want to get laid. I just want to be a rock star, a different girl for every different day.
(Solo over the above riff x4, tabbed by Ehrik. Listen to the song to get down the bends and timing and stuff.)eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|Bb|----------------3--3b--3--|----------------------------|-----12------12------12--15-15b-|Gb|-5b----5b----5------------|--5b--5--3-----3-/12----12--|-14------12------14-------------|Db|--------------------------|------------5---------------|--------------------------------|Ab|--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
eb|------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------15--18--18b--|Bb|-12------12--15---------|----15-----15-----15--18p15----15-|-10b---15--18---------------|Gb|-----14----------15h-17-|-------17b----17b-----------17----|----------------------------|Db|------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|Ab|------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|Eb|------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
eb|-18b----15-18-15----15-18-15----15--------------|-----------------------------------|Bb|-----------------17----------17----17p-15----15h|17--15-------------15--18--15--18b-|Gb|------------------------------------------17----|-------17p-15--17------------------|Db|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|Ab|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|Eb|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F# F E F F#eb|----------------------| x4 (Play the end F# only once on last time)Bb|----------------------|Gb|----------------------|Db|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5--|Ab|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5--|Eb|-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-2-3-3--|
G# C C# D D# D C# C eb|-----------------------------------| x3Bb|-----------------------------------|Gb|--------6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-6--|Db|--7-7-7-6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-6--|Ab|--7-7-7-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--|Eb|--5-5-5----------------------------|pm . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thats why I want to be a rock star, be like all those guys MTV.I just want to be a rock star.
G# C C# D D# D C# eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------|Gb|--------6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-----7\-|Db|--7-7-7-6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-----7\-|Ab|--7-7-7-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-----5\-|Eb|--5-5-5----------------------------| I want to make those girls on the Real World fantasize about me.
A# D D# E F E D# D eb|----------------------------------------| x3Bb|----------------------------------------|Gb|--------8-9-9-9-10-11-11-11-10-9-9-9-8--|Db|--9-9-9-8-9-9-9-10-11-11-11-10-9-9-9-8--|Ab|--9-9-9-6-7-7-7--8--9--9--9--8-7-7-7-6--|Eb|--7-7-7---------------------------------|I just want to be a rock star. I want to be the king. I want to be on top. I just want to be a rock star. I just want to be famous.
F G D# eb|------------------------------------------------| x2Bb|------------------------------------------------|Gb|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9--9--9--9-|Db|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9--9--9--9-|Ab|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-7--7--7--7-|Eb|------------------------------------------------|Everybody everywhere wants to be famous and everybody everywhere wishes they could tell
F G D# eb|------------------------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------------------------|Gb|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9----------|Db|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9----------|Ab|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-7----------|Eb|------------------------------------------------|everybody everywhere to go to Hell.
A# A G# C# D D# D C# G# Aeb|---------------------------------| x8Bb|---------------------------------|Gb|-------------7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-----|Db|-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-|Ab|-9-9-9-8-7-7-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-7-8-|Eb|-7-7-7-6-5-5-----------------5-6-|
I just want to be a rock star.
I just want to get high.
I just want to party like a rock star until the day I die.
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
A# A G# A A#eb|----------------------| x4 (Play the last A# only once on last time)Bb|----------------------|Gb|----------------------|Db|-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-9-9--|Ab|-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-9-9--|Eb|-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-6-7-7--|
