#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Rock This Town Original Album: The Stray cats Words and Music by Brian Setzer and James McDonnell Copyright © 1981 Arista Records Inc. Published by Sony Music Publishing Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: INTRO: Chords: D xx0232 [play:] [x2] D |-2-------2-2-2---2-------2-2-2---|-2-------2-2-2---2-------2-2-2---|-2-------2-2-2---2-------2-2-2---|-2-------2-2-2---2-------2-2-2---| |-3-------3-3-3---3-------3-3-3---|-3-------3-3-3---3-------3-3-3---|-3-------3-3-3---3-------3-3-3---|-3-------3-3-3---3-------3-3-3---| |-2-------2-2-2---2-------2-2-2---|-2-------2-2-2---2-------2-2-2---|-2-------2-2-2---2-------2-2-2---|-2-------2-2-2---2-------2-2-2---| |-0-------0-0-0---0-------0-0-0---|-0-------0-0-0---0-------0-0-0---|-0-------0-0-0---0-------0-0-0---|-0-------0-0-0---0-------0-0-0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| | | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [then play:] D5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---|-2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---|-2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---|-2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Chords: D xx0232 G 320003 A7 x02020 E7 020130 D7 xx0212 | D Well, my baby and me went out late Saturday night | % | A7 I had my hair piled high and my baby just looked so right | D | D7 Well, pick you up at ten, gotta have you home at two | G | E7 Mama don't know what I got in store for you | D | A7 | D But that's all right 'cause we're looking as cool as can be INTERLUDE1: [play:] [x2] Rhythm guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---4---4---5---5---6---6---|-7---7---6---6---5---5---3---3---|-0---0---4---4---5---5---6---6---|-7---7---6---6---5---5---3---3---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE2: Notes: Play as VERSE1: Chords: D xx0232 G 320003 A7 x02020 E7 020130 D7 xx0212 | D Well, we found a little place that really didn't look half bad | A7 I had a whiskey on the rocks and change of a dollar for the jukebox | D | D7 Well, I put a quarter right in - to that can | G | E7 But all it played was disco, man | D | A7 | D Come on, pretty baby, let's get out of here right a - way CHORUS: Chords: D xx0232 G 320003 A7 x02020 E7 020130 D7 xx0212 | D We're gonna rock this town, rock it inside out | A7 We're gonna rock this town, make 'em scream and shout | D | D7 Let's rock, rock, rock, man, rock | G | E7 We're gonna rock 'til we pop, we're gonna rock 'til we drop | D | A7 | D We're gonna rock this town, rock it inside out [GUITAR SOLO over VERSE chords] INTERLUDE2: [play:] |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---4---4---5---5---6---6---|-7---7---6---6---5---5---4---4---|-0---0---4---4---5---5---6---6---|-7---7---6---6---5---5---4---4---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0---4---4---5---5---6---6---|-7---7---6---6---5---5---4---4---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE3: Chords: D xx0232 G 320003 A7 x02020 E7 020130 D7 xx0212 | D Well, we're having a ball just a-bopping on the big dance floor | A7 Well, there's a real square cat, he looks like nineteen-seventy - four | D | D7 Well, he look at me once, he look at me twice | G | E7 Look at me a - gain and there's a - gonna be fight | D | A7 | D We're gonna rock this town, we're gonna rip this place a - part [repeat CHORUS] [GUITAR SOLO2 over VERSE chords] [repeat INTERLUDE2] [repeat CHORUS] | D | A7 | D We're gonna rock this town, rock it inside out | D | A7 | D We're gonna rock this town, rock it inside out ENDING: D Dsus4 A7 A |---------2-------3-----------5______---5---------------5-------13--|-13b-12--10----------------------|---------------------------------| |---------3-------3-----------5______---5-------7____---5-----------|-------------12--10--------------|---------------------------------| |---------2-------2-----------6______---6-------6____---6-----------|---------------------12--10b-----|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------5______---5-------5____---------------|-----------------------------12--|-10------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----12--10--8b------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [end on C6/9 (xx 10 9 10 10)]