Rollin' (the Ballad Of Big And Rich) Chords

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Rollin' (the Ballad Of Big And Rich) by Big & Rich is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, F, G, Bb and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			(Spoken:) 
Brothers and sisters 
We're here for one reason 
And one reason alone 
To share our love of music 
I present to you 
Country Music Without Prejudice 
 
Intro:  
 
D (2 strums then lick) (x4) 
 
D  F  G  Bb (x2) 
        
D                   F 
Country boys don't rock 'n' roll 
G         F 
Yeah the record man told me so 
D                          F     G 
You?ll never get it on the radio 
D                   F 
Why they tryin' to complicate 
G           F             D 
The simple music that we make 
               F          G 
Oh, 'cause it moves my so--ul, I'm gonna keep on rollin', rollin' 
D  F   G                  Bb   C    D  F  G 
He-----y, just wanna hear everybody si----ng (rollin', rollin') 
                    Bb              C       D  F 
At the top of your lungs till the windows bre--ak  
     G        Bb  
Say hey (hey) hey 
 
 
D (2 strums then lick) (x2) 
 
D  F  G  F 
 
D             F 
Ain't gonna shut my mouth 
G                 F 
Don?t mind if I stand out in a crowd 
D             F          G 
Just want to live out lo--ud 
D               F 
I know there's got to be 
G              F                D 
A few hundred million more like me 
                F           G 
Just tryin' to keep it fr--ee, yeah 
D  F   G                  Bb   C    D  F  G 
He-----y, just wanna hear everybody si----ng (rollin', rollin') 
                    Bb              C       D  F 
At the top of your lungs till the windows bre--ak  
     G        Bb  
Say hey (hey) hey 
 
 
Break: D  F  G  D   (x2) 
 
D                     F 
Charley Pride was the man in black 
G                     F 
Rock 'n' roll used to be about Johnny Cash 
D                 F             G   F 
Hey, what do you think about th--at 
D            F 
I'm a crazy son of a...(bad word) 
G                     F               D 
But I know I'm gonna make it big and rich 
                 F      C      
Yeah, I'm gonna let it rip 
D  F   G                  Bb   C    D  F  G 
He-----y, just wanna hear everybody si----ng (rollin', rollin') 
                    Bb              C       D  F 
At the top of your lungs till the windows bre--ak  
     G         Bb C    D 
Say hey (hey) Cowboy Troy 
 
D                     F 
Diggity-dum, diggity-diggity-dum, dig this 
G                               F 
Slicker than the grease from a barbecue brisket 
D                      F 
Got more chunk than a fresh potato salad 
G                                         F 
You thought you had your answer but your answer was invalid 
        D                              F 
You?re lookin' at me crazy 'cause you think I'm loco 
     G                F 
The Big Black Cowboy with the crazy vocal 
D                         F 
Todas las personas estan gritando arriva 
G                        F 
Now you heard it, now I know you're a believer 
D                     F 
Esta cancion es para toda la gente 
G                    F 
Es muy importante a usar su mente 
D                      F 
So let go of all your preconceived notions 
G                                 F 
Get up on your feet and put your body in motion 
D                    F 
Cause back home we love to dance 
G                            F 
We could be two steppin? or ravin? to trance 
              D                        F 
And when the party is crunk the girls back it up 
               G                          F 
We?ve got the systems in the cars and the 20?s on the trucks 
D           F 
6?4 with a cowboy hat  
   G                           F 
I don?t mess around, yo what?s up with that? 
     D              F 
I?m Cowboy Troy, a Texas hick 
         G                        F 
And I'm rollin? with the brothers Big & Rich 
D             F          G             F 
Go cowboy Go cowboy, go (Go cowboy Go cowboy, go) 
D             F          G             F 
Go cowboy Go cowboy, go (Go cowboy Go cowboy, go) 
 
D  F   G                  Bb   C    D  F  G 
He-----y, just wanna hear everybody si----ng (rollin', rollin') 
                    Bb              C       D  F 
At the top of your lungs till the windows bre--ak  
     G        Bb   
Say hey (hey) hey     (REPEAT THIS PART) 
 

    	

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