Rock Star
Words By Art P. Alexakis
Music By Everclear
Songs From An American Movie Volume 2: Good Time For A Bad Attitude
ALL STRINGS TUNED DOWN 1/2 step!
HIGH TO LOW (Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb)
All Chords are written with respect to that tuning
(ie A becomes G#)
F# F E F F#
eb|———————-| x6 (Play the end F# only once on last time)
Bb|———————-|
Gb|———————-|
Db|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5—|
Ab|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5—|
Eb|-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-2-3-3—|
pm……………………(very heavy muting)
F# Bb B C C# C B Bb
eb|————————————| x3
Bb|————————————|
Gb|———4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4—|
Db|—5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4—|
Ab|—5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2—|
Eb|—3-3-3—————————-|
I don’t want to be a loser…
No! I don’t want to be an almost was.
I don’t want to be a white trash working class chump,
F# Bb B C C# C B
eb|————————————| x1
Bb|————————————|
Gb|———4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5——5-|
Db|—5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5——5-|
Ab|—5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3——3-|
Eb|—3-3-3—————————-|
I don’t want to be a loser anymore.
F# Bb B C C# C B Bb
eb|————————————| x3
Bb|————————————|
Gb|———4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4—|
Db|—5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4—|
Ab|—5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2—|
Eb|—3-3-3—————————-|
That’s why I want to be a rock star.
I want to be the king. I want to be on top, yeah.
I just want to be a rock star.Yeah… now I just want to be famous.
C# D# B
eb|————————————|
Bb|————————————|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5——5—|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5——5—|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-3——3—|
Eb|————————————|
I want to be the guy that everybody wants (laughter).
F# Bb B C C# C B
eb|————————————| x1
Bb|————————————|
Gb|———4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5——5-|
Db|—5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5——5-|
Ab|—5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3——3-|
Eb|—3-3-3—————————-|
F# Bb B C C# C B Bb
eb|————————————| x3
Bb|————————————|
Gb|———4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4—|
Db|—5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4—|
Ab|—5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2—|
Eb|—3-3-3—————————-|
pm……………………………….(heavy palm muting)
I want to be on TV shows and wear designer clothes.
I want a girlfriend who does not drink beer.
I want to drive a fast car and sleep with certain movie stars.
F# Bb B C C# C B
eb|————————————| x1
Bb|————————————|
Gb|———4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5——5-|
Db|—5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5——5-|
Ab|—5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3——3-|
Eb|—3-3-3—————————-|
pm…… . . . . . . . . (loosen palm muting as you play)
I want to sing the songs that all those little people want to hear.
F# Bb B C C# C B Bb
eb|————————————| x3
Bb|————————————|
Gb|———4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4—|
Db|—5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4—|
Ab|—5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2—|
Eb|—3-3-3—————————-|
I just want to be a rock star.
I want to be like all those people up in first class.
I just want to be a rock star.
C# D# B
eb|————————————|
Bb|————————————|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5———-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5———-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-3———-|
Eb|————————————|
I want to tell the little people they can kiss my ass.
F# F E A Bb B Bb A E F#
eb|———————————| x7
Bb|———————————|
Gb|————-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3——|
Db|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-|
Ab|-5-5-5-4-3-3-1-2-3-3-3-2-1-1-3-4-|
Eb|-3-3-3-2-1-1——————1-2-|
I just want to be a rock star.
I just want to get laid.
I just want to be a rock star, a different girl for every different day.
(Solo over the above riff x4, tabbed by Ehrik. Listen to the song to get down the bends and timing and stuff.)
eb|—————————|—————————-|———————————|
Bb|—————-3—3b—3—|—————————-|——12——12——12—15-15b-|
Gb|-5b—-5b—-5————|—5b—5—3——3-/12—-12—|-14——12——14————-|
Db|—————————|————5—————|———————————|
Ab|—————————|—————————-|———————————|
Eb|—————————|—————————-|———————————|
eb|————————|———————————-|—————15—18—18b—|
Bb|-12——12—15———|—-15——15——15—18p15—-15-|-10b—15—18—————|
Gb|——14———-15h-17-|——-17b—-17b————17—-|—————————-|
Db|————————|———————————-|—————————-|
Ab|————————|———————————-|—————————-|
Eb|————————|———————————-|—————————-|
eb|-18b—-15-18-15—-15-18-15—-15—————|————————————|
Bb|——————17———-17—-17p-15—-15h|17—15————-15—18—15—18b-|
Gb|——————————————17—-|——-17p-15—17——————|
Db|————————————————|————————————|
Ab|————————————————|————————————|
Eb|————————————————|————————————|
F# F E F F#
eb|———————-| x4 (Play the end F# only once on last time)
Bb|———————-|
Gb|———————-|
Db|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5—|
Ab|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5—|
Eb|-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-2-3-3—|
G# C C# D D# D C# C
eb|————————————| x3
Bb|————————————|
Gb|———6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-6—|
Db|—7-7-7-6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-6—|
Ab|—7-7-7-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4—|
Eb|—5-5-5—————————-|
pm . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
That’s why I want to be a rock star, be like all those guys MTV.
I just want to be a rock star.
G# C C# D D# D C#
eb|————————————|
Bb|————————————|
Gb|———6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7——7-|
Db|—7-7-7-6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7——7-|
Ab|—7-7-7-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5——5-|
Eb|—5-5-5—————————-|
I want to make those girls on the Real World fantasize about me.
A# D D# E F E D# D
eb|—————————————-| x3
Bb|—————————————-|
Gb|———8-9-9-9-10-11-11-11-10-9-9-9-8—|
Db|—9-9-9-8-9-9-9-10-11-11-11-10-9-9-9-8—|
Ab|—9-9-9-6-7-7-7—8—9—9—9—8-7-7-7-6—|
Eb|—7-7-7———————————|
I just want to be a rock star.
I want to be the king. I want to be on top.
I just want to be a rock star. I just want to be famous.
F G D#
eb|————————————————| x2
Bb|————————————————|
Gb|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9—9—9—9-|
Db|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9—9—9—9-|
Ab|-9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—11-11-11-11-7—7—7—7-|
Eb|————————————————|
Everybody everywhere wants to be famous and
everybody everywhere wishes they could tell
F G D#
eb|————————————————|
Bb|————————————————|
Gb|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9———-|
Db|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9———-|
Ab|-9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—11-11-11-11-7———-|
Eb|————————————————|
everybody everywhere to go to Hell.
A# A G# C# D D# D C# G# A
eb|———————————| x8
Bb|———————————|
Gb|————-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7——|
Db|-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-|
Ab|-9-9-9-8-7-7-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-7-8-|
Eb|-7-7-7-6-5-5——————5-6-|
I just want to be a rock star.
I just want to get high.
I just want to party like a rock star until the day I die.
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
A# A G# A A#
eb|———————-| x4 (Play the last A# only once on last time)
Bb|———————-|
Gb|———————-|
Db|-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-9-9—|
Ab|-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-9-9—|
Eb|-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-6-7-7—|