Key: A major
Intro 1
G
Verse 1
the scene was changing,
Bingo and rock were pushing out X- rating,
the stage too far,
late at ten o'clock,
Eb
F
C
Rock is dead they say,
C
G
C
G
Verse 2
Long live rock,
I need it every night,
C
G
Long live rock, come on and join the line,
Eb
C
Long live rock,
Verse 3
G
People walk in sideways pretending
that they're leaving,
We put on our makeup and
work out all the lead- ins,
made in Hong Kong,
where the band's gone,
stops the clock,
Eb
F
C
Rock is dead, they say,
Verse 4
G
C
Long live rock, I need it every night,
Long live rock,
G
Gm
come on and join the line,
Eb
C
Long live rock,
Interlude 1
Verse 5
D
C
G
Landslide, rocks are falling,
D
C
G
Falling down 'round our very heads,
D
C
G
We tried but you were yawning,
D
C
Bb
Am
Look again, rock is dead, rock is dead,
F
Am
rock is dead.
C
G
C
G
Verse 6
The place is really jumping to
the high- watt amps,
'Til a 20- inch cymbal
fell and cut the lamps,
right into the aisle,
the promoter smiles,
and the rafters knock,
Eb
F
C
Rock is dead, they say,
Verse 7
long live rock, long live rock.
C
G
Long live rock, come on and join the line,
Eb
C
G
Long live rock, be it dead or alive.
Long live rock, I need it every night,
C
F
G
Long live rock, come on and join the line,
Eb
C
Long live rock
Outro 1
Be it dead or alive
G
C
G
G
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