BAND: Smash Mouth SONG: All Star ALBUM: Astro Lounge CHORDS: ------- EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE G1 (xxx433) G (320033) G5 (355xxx) C#? (x420xx) D1 (xxx775) D (xx0232) C5 (x355xx) Am1 (xxx555) Am7 (x02010) C#* (x456xx) C1 (xxx553) C (x32010) F5 (133xxx) OK, this is how you play the chords for verses 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. G1 D1 Am1 C1 E|-----3-----5-5-------5-----3---3--| B|-----3-----7-7-------5-----5---5--| G|-----4-----7-7-------5-----5---5--| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & VERSE 1: -------- G1 D1 Am1 C1 Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me G1 D1 Am1 C1 I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed G1 D1 Am1 C1 She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb G1 D1 Am1 C1 in the shape of an L on her forehead VERSE 2: -------- G1 D1 Well, the years start comin' and they don't stop comin' Am1 C1 Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running G1 D1 Didn't make sense not to live for fun Am1 C1 Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb VERSE 3: -------- G1 D1 So much to do, so much to see Am1 C1 So what's wrong with taking the back streets? G1 D1 You'll never know if you don't go Am1 C1 You'll never shine if you don't glow This little bend is always played before the chorus. We'll call it RIFF 1. RIFF 1: E|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|---------| b = bend note up E|--1b2----| CHORUS: ------- G5 C5 Hey now, you're an all star C#* C5 Get your game on, go play G5 C5 Hey now, you're a rock star C#* C5 Get the show on, get paid G5 C5 C#* All that glitters is gold C5 G5 F5 C5 Only shootin' stars break the mold VERSE 4: [play like verses 1,2 & 3] -------- It's a cool place and they say it gets colder You're bundled up now wait till you get older But the meteor man begs to differ judging by the hole in the satellite picture VERSE 5: [play like verses 1,2 & 3] -------- The ice we skate is gettin' pretty thin The water's gettin' warm so you might as well swim My world's on fire, how about yours? That's the way I like it and I'll never get bored [play RIFF 1 before starting the chorus] CHORUS: [play like first chorus] ------- Hey now, you're an all star Get your game on, go play Hey now, you're a rock star Get the show on, get paid All that glitters is gold Only shootin' stars break the mold SOLO: ----- Ok, this isn't actually guitar playing this solo I think. The bass is going 'G C C# C' like in the chorus while the guitar plays this: E|-------------------------------------| B|---3---0------------0--1-0-----------| G|-----------2--0-------------2-0------| D|--------------------------------2-0--| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| | | Play this 3 times, then this once. | E|---------------------------------------| B|---3---0------------0--1-0-------------| G|-----------2--0------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------1b2---| CHORUS: ------- G5 C5 Hey now, you're an all star C#* C5 Get your game on, go play G5 C5 Hey now, you're a rock star C#* C5 Get the show on, get paid G5 C5 C#* All that glitters is gold C5 G5 F5 [no C chord at the end of this chorus] Only shootin' staaaaaars... Ok, in VERSE 6 you play the first three lines like this: G D Am7 C E|---------------2---------------0-| B|---3-------3-------1-------1-----| G|-----0-------2-------0-------0---| D|---------0-----------------------| A|-----------------0-------3-------| E|-3-------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & ...then the last line goes like this: G D Am7 E|---------------2h3-----------------| B|---3-------3-----------------------| G|-----0-------2---------------------| D|---------0-------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-3---------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & VERSE 6: [play like tab above] -------- G D Am7 C Somebody once asked could I spare some change for gas G D Am7 C I need to get myself away from this place G D Am7 C I said 'Yeah, what a concept, I could use a little fuel myself G D Am7 and we could all use a little change The PRE-CHORUS below is played like this: G C C#? C E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| D|---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2-| A|---------3-------4-------3-------| E|-3-------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & PRE-CHORUS: [play with tab above] ----------- G C Well, the years start comin' and they don't stop comin' C#? C Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running G C Didn't make sense not to live for fun C#? C Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb G C So much to do, so much to see C#? C So what's wrong with taking the back streets? G C You'll never know if you don't go C#? C You'll never shine if you don't glow [the last two lines in the PRE-CHORUS are played like this:] G C C#? C E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----0-------0-------0------------| D|---0---0---2---2---2---2----------| A|---------3-------4-------3--------| E|-3---------------------------1b2--| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS: ------- G5 C5 Hey now, you're an all star C#* C5 Get your game on, go play G5 C5 Hey now, you're a rock star C#* C5 Get the show on, get paid G5 C5 C#* All that glitters is gold C5 G5 C5 C#* C5 Only shootin' stars break the mold G5 C5 C#* All that glitters is gold C5 G5 F5 C5 Only shootin' stars break the mold