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No Rest chords by
Colt Ford
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
G
G

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Em
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C
C

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G
G

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D
D

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Verse 1
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G

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You hear a song and it's not like

any song you've ever heard before
Em
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Think, "What is this, who is that?"
C
C

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And you bust it down to the record store

And you buy the album of this song

Take it home and listen to
G
G

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it all night long
D
D

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Until the morning, a dream is born and
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G

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You wake up on a mission

to buy that beat up

Gibson hanging in the shop
Em
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Cutting yards, selling baseball cards,
C
C

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whatever it takes till you drop

A handful of crumpled up dollar

bills on the counter
G
G

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And you play that thing until
D
D

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your fingers bleed
C
C

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Where the strings cut ya
G
G

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But you can't put it down
D
D

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G
G

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Ain't no rest for the rock stars
Em
Em

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Ain't no sleep for the kids with guitars
C
C

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You can kill the lights and the

amplifiers
G
G

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D
D

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But dreams don't care if you're tired
G
G

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Ain't no turning off the warning
Em
Em

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'Cause we are high on

and we're haunted
C
C

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By the music in our bloodshot hearts
G
G

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There ain't no rest,
D
D

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no rest for the rock stars
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G

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You see that open mic night advertised

on the marquee down the road
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Em

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You show up,

sign up with a lump in your throat

And a song you just wrote
C
C

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Throwing up in the bathroom stall,

thinking hard about backing out
G
G

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But they call your name and it's way
D
D

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G
G

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too late for stage fright now

Hands shaking, so is your voice,
Em
Em

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fumbling through the chord changes

But about half way through the song

fear starts to feel like famous
C
C

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And you taste that rush,

that "born to do this" buzz
G
G

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And you try to shut your eyes after
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D

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C
C

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the show in your bed but

The adrenaline won't let
D
D

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you 'cause
G
G

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Ain't no rest for the rock stars
Em
Em

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Ain't no sleep for the kids with guitars
C
C

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You can kill the lights and the amplifiers
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G

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D
D

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But dreams don't care if you're tired
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G

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Ain't no turning off the warning
Em
Em

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'Cause we are high on

and we're haunted
C
C

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By the music in our bloodshot hearts
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G

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There ain't no rest,
D
D

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Eb
Eb
6

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no rest for the rock stars
Em
Em

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And it never changes,
C
C

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whether you're playing sold- out arenas
G
G

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Listening to whole crowd singing

every single word back at you

Or you're
Em
Em

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Strumming along way past
C
C

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your bedtime dark
G
G

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You trying to stretch your fingers far

enough to play the first chord
Em
Em

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From the little people staring
C
C

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on at a poster on the ceiling
G
G

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To the Rolling Stones on it, yeah,

they both know the feeling
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C
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The hunger, the fire, the do or the die,

or the platinum handcuffs
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G

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The curse, the cure, the love
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G

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Em
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Ain't no rest for the rock stars
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G

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D
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Ain't no sleep for the kids with guitars
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G

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Am
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G

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You can kill the lights
D
D

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and the amplifiers

But dreams don't care
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G

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if you're tired

Ain't no turning off the warning
Em
Em

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'Cause we are high on

and we're haunted
C
C

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By the mu sic in our bloodshot hearts
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G

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D
D

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There ain't no rest, no rest for the rock stars

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Em

  • C

  • D

  • Eb

    6

  • Am

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of No Rest by Colt Ford is G major.

The primary chords used in No Rest are G, Em, C, D, Eb, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, Em, C, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of No Rest is approximately 130 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of No Rest using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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