It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) original guitar chords by
Ac/dc

1976Rock3.8K views

Key: Bb major

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Ri din' down the highway, goin' to a show

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Stop in all the byways, playin' rock 'n' roll

Pre-chorus 1

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Gettin' robbed gettin' stoned

Gettin' beat up, broken boned

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Gettin' had, gettin' took

I tell you folks, it's harder than it looks

Chorus 1
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It's a long  way to the top
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If you wanna  rock 'n' roll
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It's a long  way to the top
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If you   think it's easy
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doin' one-night stands
Try playin' in a rock roll band
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It's a long  way to the top
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If you wanna rock 'n' roll

Solo 1
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Verse 2

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Ho tel, motel, make you wanna cry

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La dies do the hard sell, know the reason why

Pre-chorus 2

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Gettin' old, gettin' gray

Gettin' ripped off, underpaid

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Gettin' sold, second-hand

That's how it goes, playin' in a band

Chorus 2
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It's a long  way to the top
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It's a long  way to the top
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If you   wanna be a star
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of stage and screen
Look out it's rough and mean
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It's a long  way to the top
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It's a long  way to the top
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If you wanna rock 'n' roll

Outro 1
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It's a long  way
It's a long way
It's a long way
Such a long way
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[Repeat and fade]

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