[Verse 1 - NO DRUMS - JUST GUITAR] Some [G] body once [D] told me the [Am] world is gonna [C] roll me I [G] ain't the sharpest [D] tool in the [Am] shed [C] She was [G] looking kinda [D] dumb with her [Am] finger and her [C] Thumb in the [G] shape of an " [D] L" on her [Am] forehead [C]
[FULL BAND IN] Well the [G] years start coming and they [D] don't stop coming [Am] Fed to the rules and I [C] hit the ground running [G] Didn't make sense not to [D] live for fun Your [Am] brain gets smart but your [C] head gets dumb
[G] So much to do [D] so much to see So what's [Am] wrong with taking the [C] back streets You'll [G] never know if you don't [D] go You'll [Am] never shine if you don't [C] glow
[Chorus - C#dim slide C up one fret and don't fret the D string] [G] Hey now you're an [C] All Star get your [C#dim-x4x20x] game on, go [C] play [G] Hey now you're a [C] Rock Star get the [C#dim] show on get [C] paid And [G] all that [C] glitters is [C#dim] gold [C] Only shooting [G] stars [F] break the [C] mold
[Stop wit drum riff]
[Verse 2] It's a [G] cool place and they [D] say it gets colder You're [Am] bundled up now but wait ' [C] til you get older But the [G] meteor men beg to [D] differ Judging by the [Am] hole in the satellite [C] picture
The ice we [G] skate is getting pretty [D] thin The waters getting [Am] warm so you might as well [C] swim My world's on [G] fire how about [D] yours That's the way I [Am] like it and I never get [C] bored
[Chorus] [G] Hey now you're an [C] All Star get your [C#dim] game on, go [C] play [G] Hey now you're a [C] Rock Star get the [C#dim] show on get [C] paid [G] all that [C] glitters is [C#dim] gold [C] Only shooting [G] stars [F] break the [C] mold
[Instrumental - Whistle bit - NO BASS, VERY LIGHT DRUMS AND GUITAR] G C C#dim C x4 (Scratching - go for the moon)
[Chorus -FULL BAND] [G] Hey now you're an [C] All Star get your [C#dim] game on, go [C] play [G] Hey now you're a [C] Rock Star get the [C#dim] show on get [C] paid And a [G] ll that [C] glitters is [C#dim] gold (VOCALS UP) [C] Only shooting [G] stars [F] (COME BACK IN EARLIER)
[Verse 3 - Arpeggios] Some [G] body once [D] asked, could I [Am] spare some change for [C] gas I need to [G] get myself a [D] way from this [Am] place [C] I said [G] yep what a con [D] cept I could [Am] use a little fuel my [C] self And we could [G] all use a [D] little [Am] change [C][BUILD]
Well the [G] years start coming and they [D] don't stop coming [Am] Fed to the rules and I [C] hit the ground running [G] Didn't make sense not to [D] live for fun Your [Am] brain gets smart but your [C] head gets dumb
[G] So much to do [D] so much to see So what's [Am] wrong with taking the [C] back streets You'll [G] never know if you don't [D] go, go You'll [Am] never shine if you don't [C] glow
[Chorus] [G] Hey now you're an [C] All Star get your [C#dim] game on, go [C] play [G] Hey now you're a [C] Rock Star get the [C#dim] show on get [C] paid And [G] all that [C] glitters is [C#dim] gold (UP) [C] Only shooting [G] stars [F] break the [C] mold And [G] all that [C] glitters is [C#dim] gold (UP) [C] Only shooting [G] stars [F] break the [C] mold
[Intro] || (A) (G6/A) | (G6/A) | (A) (G6/A) | (G6/A) || || A G6/A | G6/A | A G6/A | G6/A || F5 | C | C |
[Verse 1] [A] " [G6/A] Son," she said, [A] "Have I got a [G6/A] little story for you. [A][G6/A] What you thought was yor [A] daddy [G6/A] was nothing but a... [A][G6/A] While you were sitting [A] home alone at [G6/A] age thirteen, [A][G6/A] Your real daddy was dyi [A] ng. [G6/A] Sorry you didn't [F5] see him [C] But [Cadd9] I'm [C][F5] glad we [C] talked."
[Chorus 1] Oh, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still al [A] ive. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live, hey, [B] oh.
[Verse 2] [A][G6/A] Oh, she walks slowly [A] a [G6/A] cross a young man's room. [A][G6/A] She said, "I'm [A] ready [G6/A] for you." [A][G6/A] Well I can't remember [A] anything [G6/A] to this very day... [A][G6/A] 'Cept the look. [A] The [G6/A] look Oh, [F5] you know [C] where. [Cadd9][C] [(C)] Now [F5] I can't [C] see, I just [E] stare. [G]
[Chorus 2] [D] I'm still a [A] live. Oh, I [E] ... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live, hey, oh.
[Intrumental] || B | B | F# | F# || || B | B | F# | F# || || B | B | F# | F# || || B | B | F# | F# ||
[Bridge] [A7][Asus2][Dsus2] "Is something wrong?" sh [A] e sa [Asus2] id. [Dsus2] Of course [A7] there [Asus2] is. [Dsus2] "You're still alive," [A7] she [Asus2] said. [Dsus2] Oh and do I de [B*] serve to be? [Bsus2][E] [E] Is that the ques [B*] tion? [Bsus2][E] And is [B*] so, [Bsus2] if [E] so, who an [B*] swers? [Bsus2] Who [E] answers?
[Chorus 3] [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, I'm still [D] alive, [A] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.