Rock Is My Life chords by
Bachman-turner Overdrive

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

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It's a hurried up life

Verse 1

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But it's the life I choose

No use in asking me to slow down

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Cause I got nothing to lose

Verse 2

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But time and time is all I've got

You know I born standing

up with a guitar in my hand

I'm not trying to come on like Hollywood

Verse 3

But Hollywood is what I am

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When we come into a new

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town

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Everybody's there

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When we play our music

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Hands are in the air

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When the music's

Verse 4

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C

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over

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G

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You wonder where we are

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C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

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C

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Dm

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I'm standing in the silence

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With my old guitar

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Verse 5

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Rock is my life and this is my song

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G

G

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It's a crying shame

That some of us have not survived

No use in asking how it happened

Verse 6

But very few are left alive

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G

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I just wanna keep on makin' music

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G

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We gotta keep on keepin' on

You're only as good as your last record

I know that someday we'll be gone,

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gone

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C

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When we come into a

Verse 7

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new

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G

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C

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town

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F

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G

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C

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Dm

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Everybody's there

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G

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Dm

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When we play our mu sic

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Hands are in the air

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When the music's

Verse 8

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G

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C

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over

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G

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C

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Dm

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C

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You wonder where we are

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G

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C

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Dm

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C

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I'm standing in the silence

G

G

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Dm

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With my old guitar

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Verse 9

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Rock is my life and this is my song

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G

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G

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G

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D

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D

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G

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D

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Dm

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When we come into a new town

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Dm

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Everybody's there

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G

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When we play our music

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G

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Candles light the air

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When the music's

Verse 10

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over, over

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G

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You wonder where we are

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C

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Dm

Dm

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I'm standing in the silence

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G

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Dm

Dm

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C

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G

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With my old guitar,

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Dm

Dm

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my only friend

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G

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Rock is my life and this is

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my song

Outro 1

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

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Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

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Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

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G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

G
C
D
F
Dm

Capo: 2

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Rock Is My Life by Bachman-Turner Overdrive is A major.

The primary chords used in Rock Is My Life are A, D, E, G, Em.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

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

The tempo of Rock Is My Life is approximately 118 beats per minute.

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