| E7 | |
| One, two, three o' clock , four o' clock, rock |
| E7 | |
| Five, six, seven o' clock, eight o' clock, rock |
| E7 | |
| Nine, ten, eleven o' clock, twelve o' clock, rock. |
| B7 | E | |
| We're gonna | rock around the clock tonight. |
| E | |
| Put your | glad rags on and join me, hon', |
| E7 | |
| We'll | have some fun when the clock strikes one, |
| A7 | |
| We're gonna | rock around the rock tonight, |
| E | |
| We're gonna | rock, rock, rock, 'til broad day light, |
| B7 | A7 | E | |
| We're gonna | rock, gonna rock a | round the clock to | night. |
| When the clock strikes two, and three, and four, |
| If the band slows down we'll yell for more, |
| We're gonna rock around the clock tonight, |
| We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad day light, |
| We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight. |
| When the chimes ring five, and six, and seven, |
| We'll be ridin' seventh heav'n, |
| We're gonna rock around the clock tonight, |
| We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad day light, |
| We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight. |
| When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven too |
| I'll be goin' strong and so will you |
| We're gonna rock around the clock tonight, |
| We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad day light, |
| We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight. |
| E | E7 | A7 | E | B7 | E | |
| When the clock strikes twelve we'll cool off then |
| We'll start rockin' around the clock again |
| We're gonna rock around the clock tonight, |
| We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad day light, |
| We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight. |