That's Rock And Roll Chords

KeyG Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays377

That's Rock And Roll by Bryan Adams is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G  C  D G C  D G 

    C                              D        G 
Get up - this ain't a party til we start it 
           C                          D      G 
This ain't workin' til you're on your feet 
            C                  D 
I'm talkin' Buddy, I'm talkin' Elvis 
C                         D                
You gotta shake it to the drummer's beat 

G               C      D 
That's Rock and Roll 
G               C      D 
That's Rock and Roll 
G         C                       D 
You gotta live it or you'll never know 
C   
That's Rock and Roll 
D                      G 
That's Rock and Roll 
   C               D     G 
Oh oh - oh oh - oh oh o 
   C                D 
Oh oh - oh oh - oh oh o 

G     C                  D        G 
Do ya wanna start a revolution? 
          C                    D      G 
Or do you just wanna have some fun? 
           C                  D        
A battered Vox and a beat up Gibson 
C                   D            
It's all ya need to get the job done 

G               C      D 
That's Rock and Roll 
G               C      D 
That's Rock and Roll 
G         C                             D 
You can't change it, that's the way she goes 
C 
That's Rock and Roll 
D                     G 
That's Rock and Roll  
   C               D          G     
Oh oh - oh oh - oh oh o (yeah) 
   C               D          G 
Oh oh - oh oh - oh oh o (That's Rock and Roll) 
   C               D          G 
Oh oh - oh oh - oh oh o 
   C               D          G 
Oh oh - oh oh - oh oh o (C'mon) 

Guitar solo 
C  D G (x4) 

      C                    D         G 
Three chords and a rockin' backbeat 
         C                        D    G 
Bass and drums and you're good to go 
           C               D        
A Marshall stack and a '55 Fender 
         C                       D          
If there ain't no audience there ain't no show 

G               C     D 
That's Rock and Roll 
G               C     D 
That's Rock and Roll 
         G      C                 D  
It ain't no big deal, just let it go 
C 
That's Rock and Roll 
D                      G 
That's Rock and Roll  
   C               D      G 
Oh oh - oh oh - oh oh o 
   C               D      G 
Oh oh - oh oh - oh oh o 
   C               D      G 
Oh oh - oh oh - oh oh o 
End on G 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante