Capo 1st Fret
- 4/4 Time
Intro:
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G
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e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|---------------1p0-|
G|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0---------| (2X)
D|-----------0h2---|-----------0h2-----|
A|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-3---3-----------|-3---3-------------|
Verse 1:
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G
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e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|
D|-----------0h2---|-----------0h2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3-----------|-3---3-----------|
Stood there boldly sweatin' in the sun
C
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e|-----------------|---------------|
B|-----------------|---------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-|---0-------0---|
D|-----------0h2---|---------2-----|
A|-3---3-----------|-3---3---------|
E|-----------------|-------------0-|
Felt like a million, felt like number one
F C
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e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-----0-----0-|
D|---3---3---3---3-|---2---------0h2---|
A|-----------------|-3-----3-----------|
E|-1---------------|-------------------|
The height of summer, I'd never
felt that strong. Like a
G
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e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------1p0---|
G|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-------0-|
D|-----------0h2---|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-3---3-----------|-3---3-------------|
Rock.
Verse 2:
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G
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e|---3-------------|-----------------|
B|---0-------------|---------------1-|
G|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-------|
D|-----------0h2---|-----------0h2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3-----------|-3---3-----------|
I was eighteen, didn't have a care
C
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e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---1-------------|-----------------|
G|---------0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|
D|-----------0h2---|-----------0h2---|
A|-3---3-----------|-3---3-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
Workin' for peanuts, not a dime to spare
F C
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e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-----0-----0-|
D|---3---3---3---3-|---2---------0h2---|
A|-----------------|-3-----3-----------|
E|-1---------------|-------------------|
But I was lean and solid everywhere. Like a
G
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e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|
D|-----------0h2---|-----------0h2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3-----------|-3---3-----------|
Rock.
Verse 3:
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G
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e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---0-----0-------|---0-----0-------|
D|-----------0h2-0-|-----------0h2-0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3-----------|-3---3-----------|
My hands were steady, my eyes
were clear and bright
C
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e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------1-----1-|-----------------|
G|-----0-----------|---0-----0-------|
D|---2-------0h2---|-----------0h2-0-|
A|-3---------------|-3---3-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
My walk had purpose, my steps were
quick and light
F C
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e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-------------1---|-------------------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-----0-----0-|
D|---3---3---3---3-|---2---------0h2---|
A|-----------------|-3-----3-----------|
E|-1---------------|-------------------|
And I held firm to what I felt was
right. Like a
G
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e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-------|
D|-----------0h2---|-----------0h2-0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3-----------|-3---3-----------|
Rock. Like a
Chorus:
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G
_
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e|-----------|---------|
B|-----------|---------|
G|-----0-----|-----0---|
D|---0-------|---0-----|
A|-----------|---------|
E|-3---------|-3-------|
Rock I was strong as I could be. Like a
C
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e|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-------1-----1-----1---|-------1-------1---1-|
G|-----0-----0-----0---0-|-----0---0-------0---|
D|---2-----2-------------|---2-----------------|
A|-3---------------------|-3---------3---------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|
Rock nothin ever got to me. Like a
F C
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e|-------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------1-----1-----|-------1-----1---------|
G|-----0-----0---0-0-|-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|---3-----3---------|---2-----2---------2-0-|
A|-------------------|-3---------------------|
E|-1-----------------|-----------------------|
Rock - I was something to see. Like a
G x
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e|-------------------|-----3-3-----------|
B|-------------------|-----0-0-----------|
G|-----0---0-------0-|-----0-0---0-------|
D|-------0-------0---|-----------------0-|
A|-------------------|-------------0h2---|
E|-3-3---------3-----|-3-3---------------|
Rock. And I
Bridge:
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Em
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e|-0---0---0-----0---|-0---0---0-----0---|
B|-0---0---0-----0---|-0---0---0-----0---|
G|-0---0---0-----0---|-0---0---0-----0---|
D|-2---2---2-----2---|-2---2---2-----2---|
A|-2---2---2-----2---|-2---2---2-----2---|
E|-0---0---0-----0---|-0---0---0-----0---|
Stood arrow straight, unencumbered by
the weight of all these
G
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e|-3---3---3-----3---|-3---3---3-----3---|
B|-0---0---0-----0---|-0---0---0-----0---|
G|-0---0---0-----0---|-0---0---0-----0---|
D|-0---0---0-----0---|-0---0---0-----0---|
A|-2---2---2-----2---|-2---2---2-----2---|
E|-3---3---3-----3---|-3---3---3-----3---|
hustlers and their schemes I stood
C
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e|-0---0---0-----0---|-0---------0-----0-|
B|-1---1---1-----1---|-1---------1-----1-|
G|-0---0---0-----0---|-0-----0---------0-|
D|-2---2---2-----2---|-2-0h2-----------2-|
A|-3---3---3-----3---|-3---------------3-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
Proud, I stood tall, high above it all
Am D
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e|-0---0---0-----0---|-2-------|
B|-1---1---1-----1---|-3-------|
G|-2---2---2-----2---|-2-------|
D|-2---2---2-----2---|-0-------|
A|-0---0---0-----0---|---------|
E|-------------------|---------|
Still believed in my dreams.
Solo:
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G ' C ' F C G '
G ' C ' F C G ' ' ' ' '
Verse 4:
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G
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e|-----------------|---------------|
B|-----------------|---------------|
G|---0-----0-----0-|---------------|
D|-----------0h2---|-------------0-|
A|-----------------|---------0h2---|
E|-3---3-----------|-3-3-----------|
Twenty years now, where'd they go
C
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e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---1-------------|---------1-------|
G|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----------0-|
D|-----------0h2---|-----------0h2---|
A|-3---3-----------|-3---3-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
Twenty years - I don't know
F C
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e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-----1-1---1-------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------0-|
D|---3---3---3---3-|---2---------0h2---|
A|-----------------|-3-----------------|
E|-1---------------|-------------------|
I sit and I wonder sometimes where they've
G
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e|-----------------|-------------|
B|-----------------|-------------|
G|---0-----0-------|-----0-------|
D|---------------0-|---0-----0h2-|
A|-----------0h2---|-------------|
E|-3---3-----------|-3-----------|
Gone
Verse 5:
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G
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e|-----------|-------------|
B|-------x---|---------x-x-|
G|---0---x---|---------x-x-|
D|---0---x---|---------x-x-|
A|-----------|-------------|
E|-3---3-----|-3---3-------|
And sometimes late at night
C
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e|---------------|---------0-----|
B|-------------x-|---------1-----|
G|---0-----0---x-|---0-----0-----|
D|-----0h2-----x-|-----0h2-------|
A|-3-------------|-3-------------|
E|---------------|---------------|
Oh when I'm bathed in the firelight
F C
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e|---------------|-------------------|
B|-1-------------|---------1---------|
G|-0---------2-0-|---0-----0-----0---|
D|-3-------3-----|-----0h2---------0-|
A|-3-------------|-3-----------3-----|
E|-1-------------|-------------------|
The moon comes callin' a ghostly white
G
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e|-------------|---------------------|
B|-------------|-----------0---------|
G|-------------|-------0-----2p0-----|
D|-------0h2-0-|---0-0-----------2p0-|
A|-------------|---------------------|
E|-3-----------|-3-------------------|
And I recall, I recall.
Chorus:
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G '
Like a rock - standin' arrow straight
C '
Like a rock - chargin' from the gate
F C
Like a rock - carryin' the weight
G '
Like a rock.
Chorus:
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G '
Like a rock - the sun upon my skin
C '
Like a rock - hard against the wind
F C
Like a rock - I see myself again
G '
Like a rock, Oh, like a rock.
Solo/Outro:
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G ' C ' F C G '
G ' C ' F C G '
G ' C ' F C G '
:·..·:·..·:·..·:·..·:
Lyrics and Chords: (Capo 1st Fret)
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Intro: G ' G '
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Verse 1:
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G '
Stood there boldly sweatin' in the sun
C '
Felt like a million, felt like number one
F C
The height of summer, I'd never felt that strong
G '
Like a rock.
Verse 2:
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G '
I was eighteen, didn't have a care
C '
Workin' for peanuts, not a dime to spare
F C
But I was lean and solid everywhere
G '
Like a rock.
Verse 3:
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G '
My hands were steady, my eyes were clear and bright
C '
My walk had purpose, my steps were quick and light
F C
And I held firm to what I felt was right
G '
Like a rock.
Chorus:
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G '
Like a rock - I was strong as I could be
C '
Like a rock - nothin' ever got to me
F C
Like a rock - I was something to see
G '
Like a rock.
Bridge:
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Em '
And I stood arrow straight, unencumbered by the weight
G '
Of all these hustlers and their schemes
C '
I stood proud, I stood tall, high above it all
Am D
I still believed in my dreams.
Solo:
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G ' C ' F C G '
G ' C ' F C G ' ' ' ' '
Verse 4:
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G '
Twenty years now, where'd they go
C '
Twenty years - I don't know
F C G '
I sit and I wonder sometimes where they've gone
G '
And sometimes late at night
C '
Oh when I'm bathed in the firelight
F C
The moon comes callin' a ghostly white
G '
And I recall, I recall.
Chorus:
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G '
Like a rock - standin' arrow straight
C '
Like a rock - chargin' from the gate
F C
Like a rock - carryin' the weight
G '
Like a rock.
Chorus:
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G '
Like a rock - the sun upon my skin
C '
Like a rock - hard against the wind
F C
Like a rock - I see myself again
G '
Like a rock, Oh, like a rock.
Solo/Outro:
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G ' C ' F C G '
G ' C ' F C G '
G ' C ' F C G '
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** Solo:
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G C
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e|----------|-------------|---------|---------|
B|----------|-------------|---------|---------|
G|----------|-------------|-----5---|----(5)--|
D|----------|-----5-5h7p5-|---5-----|---------|
A|---3s5-(5)|---5---------|s7-------|---------|
E|----------|-------------|---------|---------|
F C G
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e|-----------|-------------------|------------|
B|s6-----6s5-|-------------------|------------|
G|-----------|-5-----------------|------------|
D|-----------|--s7-(7)s5-------5-|-5s7s9-(9)--|
A|-----------|-----------5--s7---|------------|
E|-----------|-------------------|------------|
G
_ _ __ __ __
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e|-----------------------|
B|-3s5s8-8-8s10s12-12s13-|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
G
__ __ __ _ _ __ __ ___
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e|-------------------------|--------------------|
B|-15-15-15-15--(15)-13-12-|-13-12--------------|
G|-------------------------|------12-s12---(12)-|
D|-------------------------|--------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|
C F
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e|---------------|----------------|--------------|
B|-13---13s17-17-|---17s20---(20)-|-8s-10--10----|
G|---------------|----------------|-8s-10-(10)---|
D|---------------|----------------|-8s-10-(10)---|
A|---------------|----------------|--------------|
E|---------------|----------------|--------------|
C G
__ _ _ ___ ___ _ __ __ _
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e|--------------------------|--------------15-15-|-17s19-----|
B|-(10)-------8s-10---10s12-|-12s15--15-17-------|-----------|
G|-(10)---7s9---------------|--------------------|-----------|
D|-(10)---------------------|--------------------|-----------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------|-----------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------|-----------|
G
__ ___
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e|---19-19-(19)-|-15-15---------|-----------|-------------------|
B|--------------|-------15-(15)-|-10---10---|---13s12-----------|
G|--------------|---------------|-----------|---------12-(19)-2-|
D|--------------|---------------|-----------|-------------------|
A|--------------|---------------|-----------|-------------------|
E|--------------|---------------|-----------|-------------------|
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