Rock Star Everclear
Words By Art P. Alexakis
Music By Everclear
Songs From An American Movie Volume 2: Good Time For A Bad Attitude
ALL STRINGS TUNED DOWN 1/2 step!
HIGH TO LOW (Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb)
All Chords are written with respect to that tuning
(ie A becomes G#)
[F#] [F] [E] [F] [F#]
eb|----------------------| x6 (Play the end F# only once on last time) Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5--| Ab|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5--| Eb|-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-2-3-3--|
pm........................(very heavy muting)
[F#] [Bb] [B] [C] [C#] [C] [B] [Bb]
eb|-----------------------------------| x3 Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|--------4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--| Db|--5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--| Ab|--5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2--| Eb|--3-3-3----------------------------|
I don?t want to be a loser?
No! I don?t want to be an almost was.
I don?t want to be a white trash working class chump,
[F#] [Bb] [B] [C] [C#] [C] [B]
eb|-----------------------------------| x1 Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|--------4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-----5\-| Db|--5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-----5\-| Ab|--5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-----3\-| Eb|--3-3-3----------------------------|
I don?t want to be a loser anymore.
[F#] [Bb] [B] [C] [C#] [C] [B] [Bb]
eb|-----------------------------------| x3 Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|--------4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--| Db|--5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--| Ab|--5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2--| Eb|--3-3-3----------------------------|
That?s why I want to be a rock star.
I want to be the king. I want to be on top, yeah.
I just want to be a rock star.Yeah? now I just want to be famous.
[C#] [D#] [B]
eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5------5\--| Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5------5\--| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-3------3\--| Eb|------------------------------------|
I want to be the guy that everybody wants (laughter).
[F#] [Bb] [B] [C] [C#] [C] [B]
eb|-----------------------------------| x1 Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|--------4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-----5\-| Db|--5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-----5\-| Ab|--5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-----3\-| Eb|--3-3-3----------------------------|
[F#] [Bb] [B] [C] [C#] [C] [B] [Bb]
eb|-----------------------------------| x3 Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|--------4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--| Db|--5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--| Ab|--5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2--| Eb|--3-3-3----------------------------|
pm.....................................(heavy palm muting)
I want to be on TV shows and wear designer clothes.
I want a girlfriend who does not drink beer.
I want to drive a fast car and sleep with certain movie stars.
[F#] [Bb] [B] [C] [C#] [C] [B]
eb|-----------------------------------| x1 Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|--------4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-----5\-| Db|--5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-----5\-| Ab|--5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-----3\-| Eb|--3-3-3----------------------------|
pm...... . . . . . . . . (loosen palm muting as you play)
I want to sing the songs that all those little people want to hear.
[F#] [Bb] [B] [C] [C#] [C] [B] [Bb]
eb|-----------------------------------| x3 Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|--------4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--| Db|--5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--| Ab|--5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2--| Eb|--3-3-3----------------------------|
I just want to be a rock star.
I want to be like all those people up in first class.
I just want to be a rock star.
[C#] [D#] [B]
eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5----------| Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5----------| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-3----------| Eb|------------------------------------|
I want to tell the little people they can kiss my ass.
[F#] [F] [E] [A] [Bb] [B] [Bb] [A] [E] [F#]
eb|---------------------------------| x7 Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-------------3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-----| Db|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-| Ab|-5-5-5-4-3-3-1-2-3-3-3-2-1-1-3-4-| Eb|-3-3-3-2-1-1-----------------1-2-|
I just want to be a rock star.
I just want to get laid.
I just want to be a rock star, a different girl for every different day.
(Solo over the above riff x4, tabbed by Ehrik. Listen to the song to get down the bends and timing and stuff.)
eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------| Bb|----------------3--3b--3--|----------------------------|-----12------12------12--15-15b-| Gb|-5b----5b----5------------|--5b--5--3-----3-/12----12--|-14------12------14-------------| Db|--------------------------|------------5---------------|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------| eb|------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------15--18--18b--| Bb|-12------12--15---------|----15-----15-----15--18p15----15-|-10b---15--18---------------| Gb|-----14----------15h-17-|-------17b----17b-----------17----|----------------------------| Db|------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------| Ab|------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------| Eb|------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------| eb|-18b----15-18-15----15-18-15----15--------------|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------17----------17----17p-15----15h|17--15-------------15--18--15--18b-| Gb|------------------------------------------17----|-------17p-15--17------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
[F#] [F] [E] [F] [F#]
eb|----------------------| x4 (Play the end F# only once on last time) Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5--| Ab|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5--| Eb|-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-2-3-3--|
[G#] [C] [C#] [D] [D#] [D] [C#] [C]
eb|-----------------------------------| x3 Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|--------6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-6--| Db|--7-7-7-6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-6--| Ab|--7-7-7-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4--| Eb|--5-5-5----------------------------|
pm . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
That?s why I want to be a rock star, be like all those guys MTV.
I just want to be a rock star.
[G#] [C] [C#] [D] [D#] [D] [C#]
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|--------6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-----7\-| Db|--7-7-7-6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-----7\-| Ab|--7-7-7-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-----5\-| Eb|--5-5-5----------------------------|
I want to make those girls on the Real World fantasize about me.
[A#] [D] [D#] [E] [F] [E] [D#] [D]
eb|----------------------------------------| x3 Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|--------8-9-9-9-10-11-11-11-10-9-9-9-8--| Db|--9-9-9-8-9-9-9-10-11-11-11-10-9-9-9-8--| Ab|--9-9-9-6-7-7-7--8--9--9--9--8-7-7-7-6--| Eb|--7-7-7---------------------------------|
I just want to be a rock star.
I want to be the king. I want to be on top.
I just want to be a rock star. I just want to be famous.
[F] [G] [D#]
eb|------------------------------------------------| x2 Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9--9--9--9-| Db|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9--9--9--9-| Ab|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-7--7--7--7-| Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Everybody everywhere wants to be famous and
everybody everywhere wishes they could tell
[F] [G] [D#]
eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9----------| Db|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9----------| Ab|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-7----------| Eb|------------------------------------------------|
everybody everywhere to go to Hell.
[A#] [A] [G#] [C#] [D] [D#] [D] [C#] [G#] [A]
eb|---------------------------------| x8 Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-------------7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-----| Db|-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-| Ab|-9-9-9-8-7-7-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-7-8-| Eb|-7-7-7-6-5-5-----------------5-6-|
I just want to be a rock star.
I just want to get high.
I just want to party like a rock star until the day I die.
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
[A#] [A] [G#] [A] [A#]
eb|----------------------| x4 (Play the last A# only once on last time) Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-9-9--| Ab|-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-9-9--| Eb|-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-6-7-7--|
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