Vive Le Rock Chords
by Adam Ant
Vive Le Rock by Adam Ant is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C, G and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D C
Bang bang you're dead
G
Did not, did too
F
Stop diddy-bopping buddy
C
Bouncing Betty on you
C
Bang bang you're dead
G
Did not, did too
F
Stop diddy-bopping buddy
C D
Bouncing Betty on you
D
I try to tell you but you just don't understand
D
You've got my entire life in your hands
G D
Vive le rock, vive le rock
C
Oh well, you don't know what you're missing
G D
'Cos you don't know what you got
D
And if the enemy don't see it your way
D
Be smart, play dead, live to fight a new day
G D
And vive le rock, vive le rock
C
Oh well you don't know what you're missing
G D
'Cos you don't know what you got
C G F C G F
Vi-ve le rock, vi-ve le rock
(spoken)
Vive le rock!
D
If this is it then I'm afraid it's not enough
D
Here's Johnny and he's calling your bluff
G D
Vive le rock, vive le rock
C
Oh well you don't know what you're doing
G D
'Cos you don't know what is what
C G F C G F
Vi-ve le rock, vi-ve le rock
(spoken)
Look out! Rockers going Star Wars!
Bridge:
D G D C G D
C
Bang bang you're dead
G
Did not, did too
F
Stop diddy-bopping buddy
C D
Bouncing Betty on you
C
Bang bang you're dead
G
Did not, did too
F
Stop diddy-bopping buddy
C D
Bouncing Betty on you
D
You're scratching records but you won't be scratching mine
D
Don't give me chish-chash in rinky-dink time
G D
Just vive le rock, vive le rock
C
Well I've been where I was going
G (mute strings) D
And it's not Tom of Finland
C G F C G F
Vi-ve le rock, vi-ve le rock
C G F C G F
Vi-ve le rock, vi-ve le rock
(Bang bang you're dead, Did not, did too)
C G F C G F
Vi-ve le rock, vi-ve le rock
(Stop diddy-bopping buddy Bouncing Betty on you)
C G F C G F (mute strings)
Vi-ve le rock, vi-ve le rock
(Bang bang you're dead, Did not, did too)
(spoken)
Look Ma, I'm on top of the world!