The golden age of Rock ‘n’ Roll (1974)
F - Dm - Bb - C
(spoken) : Ladies and Gentlemen, the golden age
of Rock’n Roll
+ C - C7 + F - C - F (2x)
F
1. Everybody hazy, shell-shocked and
crazy,
C F
screaming for the face at the window,
F
jeans for the genies, dresses for the dreamies,
C F
fighting for a place in the front row.
Bb C F
Ooh, ooh, ooh (it’s good for your body, it’s good for your soul),
Bb
C F
Ooh, ooh, let’s go (it’s the golden age of Rock’n
Roll).
F
2. Well, you get a little buzz, send
for the fuzz,
C F
guitars getting higher and higher (ooh!).
F
The dude in the paint thinks he’s gonna faint,
C F
stoke more coke on the fire.
Bb
C F
Ooh ooh ooh (you gotta stay young, you can never grow old),
Bb
C F
ooh ooh whoa (it’s
the golden age of Rock’n Roll).
Gm D Bb C
The golden age of Rock’n Roll will never die,
Gm D Bb C
as long as children feel the need to laugh and
cry.
Dm C
Don’t wanna smash, want a smash sensation,
Dm C
don’t wanna wreck,
just recreation,
Dm - C
don’t wanna fight,
but if you turn us down,
C
we’re gonna turn you
around, gonna mess with the sound !
+ F ~ ~ F ~ ~
F
3. The shows gotta
move, everybody groove,
C F
there ain’t no
trouble on the streets now.
F C F
So if the going gets rough, don’t blame us,
you ninety-six decibel freaks.
Bb C F
Ooh, ooh, ooh (it’s good for you body, it’s good for your soul),
Bb
C F
ooh ooh ooh (it’s the golden age of Rock’n
Roll).
Bb C
+ You gotta stay young, you can never grow old,
F
it’s the golden age of Rock’n
Roll !
Bb C
It’s good for your body, it’s good for your
soul,
F
it’s the golden age of Rock’n
Roll.
+ repeat the last 4 lines + C - C7 - F +
That’s all !
(orig. = capo 1st) (Mott the Hoople)