Teenage Idol Chords
by Ricky Nelson
Teenage Idol by Ricky Nelson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G# with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords G, C, Am, F, Em, C7 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Teen Age Idol:Ricky Nelson.
#5 in 1962.
#1. ( for original.)
G C Am
Some people call me a teenage idol,
C F G
Some people say they envy me.
C Em Am
I guess they got no way of knowing,
F C
How lonesome I can be.
#2.
G C Am
I need somebody to be my baby,
C F G
Someone to tell my troubles to.
G C Em Am
I've got no time to ever find her,
F C
Cause I'm just passing through.
Chorus:
F Em
I travel around, from town to lonely town.
F G C C7
I guess I'll always be just a rolling stone.
F Em F
If I find fortune and fame, and lots of people
Em
know my name..
D G
That won't mean a thing if I'm all alone.
#3.
G C Am
I get no rest when I'm feeling weary.
C F G
I got to pack my bags and go.
C Em Am
I got to be somewhere tomorrow,
F G C
To smile and do my show.
Chorus:
F Em
I travel around, from town to lonely town.
F G C C7
I guess I'll always be just a rolling stone.
F Em F
If I find fortune and fame, and lots of people
Em
know my name..
D G
That won't mean a thing if I'm all alone.
REPEAT#1.
G C Am
Some people call me a teenage idol,
C F G
Some people say they envy me.
C Em Am
I guess they got no way of knowing,
F C
How lonesome I can be.
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