Rock N' Roll Is A Vicious Game Chords
by April Wine
Rock N' Roll Is A Vicious Game by April Wine is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Am, D, Em and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G C G C
He rocked his way through yesterday, lord he thought he had a chance
G C Am D
He played guitar and wrote some tunes, of love and romance
Am D G C
He did his share of travelin', like a dog without a home
D G Em
A fugitive who would rather give, a star that never shone
Am D Am D
Isn't it a pity, isn't it a shame
Am
No one ever warned the boy
D C G D C G D C
Rock n' roll is a vicious game, oh yeah
G C G C
He said he wouldn't get led around, or caught up in the games
G C Am D
Or end up in a gallery, of faces with no names
Am D G C
And rock 'n' roll was in his soul, and music was a friend
Am D G Em
He recorded a song that made us sing along, and he was on the road again
Am D Am D
Isn't it a pity, isn't it a shame
Am
No one ever warned the boy
D C G D C G D
Rock n' roll is a vicious game, oh oh, oh yeah, oh oh
BRIDGE: C D Em
D C
Stage fright, ooh, and long black limousines
F C D
He's pushing himself a way too hard, or so it seems
G C G C
He opened up his heart to us, he gave us what he could
G C Am D
We symphathized and harmonized, he made us all feel good
Am D G C
But it's funny how those things can change, and time can pass us by
Am D G Em
Songs that moved us so easily, no longer make us cry
Am D Am D
Now isn't it a pity, isn't it a shame
Am
No one ever warned the boy
D C G G D C
Rock n' roll is a vicious game, oh oh, oh
G G D C G G D C
Oh yeah, oh, oh oh oh, oh, yeah, yeah yeah yeah
G D C G
My my my, rock 'n roll is a vicious game, yeah
D C G
Rock 'n' roll, rock 'n' roll, yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh FADE