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|-----------------------------------| x3 Bb|-----------------------------------| 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 don?t want to be a loser? No! I don?t want to be an almost was. I don?t want to be a white trash working class chump, F# Bb B C C# C B eb|-----------------------------------| x1 Bb|-----------------------------------| 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 don?t want to be a loser anymore. F# Bb B C C# C B Bb eb|-----------------------------------| x3 Bb|-----------------------------------| 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----------------------------| That?s 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# B eb|------------------------------------| 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|-----------------------------------| x1 Bb|-----------------------------------| 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|-----------------------------------| x3 Bb|-----------------------------------| 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|-----------------------------------| x1 Bb|-----------------------------------| 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|-----------------------------------| x3 Bb|-----------------------------------| 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# B eb|------------------------------------| 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|---------------------------------| x7 Bb|---------------------------------| 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|-----------------------------------| x3 Bb|-----------------------------------| 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 . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . That?s 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|----------------------------------------| x3 Bb|----------------------------------------| 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|------------------------------------------------| x2 Bb|------------------------------------------------| 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# A eb|---------------------------------| x8 Bb|---------------------------------| 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--|