Originally in G, I play in E
Vox on the 3 on “standing” (and most of this line)
| E | |
| I’m through with | standing in line to clubs I’ll never get in |
Vox on the 5 of the key (2 of the chord) on “bot”
| A | |
| It’s like the | bottom of the ninth and I’m never gonna win |
| D | E | |
| This | life hasn’t turned out quite the way I want it to | be (tell me what you want) |
| E | |
| I want a | brand new house on an episode of Cribs |
| A | |
| And a | bathroom I can play baseball in |
| D | E | |
| And a | king size tub big enough for ten plus | me (what you need?) |
| E | |
| I’ll need a, a | credit card that’s got no limit |
| A | |
| And a | big black jet with a bedroom in it |
| D | E | |
| Gonna | join the mile high club at thirty seven thousand f | eet |
| E | |
| I want a | new tour bus full of old guitars |
| A | |
| My own | star on Hollywood Boulevard |
| D | E | |
| Some | where between Cher and James Dean is fine for | me (so how you gonna do it?) |
Vox on the 3 of the chord on “trade”
| G | |
| I’m gonna | trade this life for fortune and fame |
Vox stays where it was, now the 2 of the chord on “cut”
| A | |
| I’d even | cut my hair and change my name |
Vox on the 1 on “all”
| E | |
| ‘Cause we | all just wanna be big rockstars |
| G | |
| And live in | hilltop houses driving fifteen cars |
| A | |
| The | girls come easy and the drugs come cheap |
| C | D | |
| We’ll | all stay skinny ‘cause we | just won’t eat |
| E | |
| And we’ll, | hang out in the coolest bars |
| G | |
| In the | V.I.P. with the movie stars |
| A | |
| Every | good gold digger’s gonna wind up there |
| C | D | |
| Every | Playboy bunny with her | bleach blond hair, and well |
| G | A | E |
| Hey, hey, | I wanna be a rock | star |
Let ring
| G | A | E |
| Hey, hey, | I wanna be a rock | star |
| E | |
| I wanna be gr | eat like Elvis without the tassels |
| A | |
| Hire e | ight body guards that love to beat up assholes |
| D | |
| Sign a co | uple autographs |
| E | |
| So I can eat my meals for fr | ee |
| E | |
| I’m gonna dr | ess my ass with the latest fashion |
| A | |
| Get a fr | ont door key to the Playboy mansion |
| D | |
| Gonna d | ate a centerfold that loves |
| E | |
| To blow my money for m | e (so how you donna do it?) |
| G | |
| I’m gonna | trade this life for fortune and fame |
| A | |
| I’d even | cut my hair and change my name |
| E | |
| ‘Cause we | all just wanna be big rockstars |
| G | |
| And live in | hilltop houses driving fifteen cars |
| A | |
| The | girls come easy and the drugs come cheap |
| C | D | |
| We’ll | all stay skinny ‘cause we | just won’t eat |
| E | |
| And we’ll, | hang out in the coolest bars |
| G | |
| In the | V.I.P. with the movie stars |
| A | |
| Every | good gold digger’s gonna wind up there |
| C | D | |
| Every | Playboy bunny with her | bleach blond hair, and well |
| E | |
| And we’ll | hide out in the private rooms |
| G | |
| With the la | test dictionary of today’s who’s who |
| A | |
| They’ll g | et you anything with that evil smile |
| C | D | |
| Everyb | ody’s got a drug dealer on | speed dial well |
| G | A | E |
| Hey, hey, | I wanna be a rock | star |
Bridge
| C | |
| I’m gonna | sing those songs that offend the censors |
| G | |
| Gonna | pop my pills from a pez dispenser |
| C | |
| Get | washed-up singers writing all my songs |
| A | D | |
| Lip | sync ‘em every night so I don’t | get ‘em wrong |
Let ring
| E | |
| ‘Cause we | all just wanna be big rockstars |
| G | |
| And live in | hilltop houses driving fifteen cars |
| A | |
| The | girls come easy and the drugs come cheap |
| C | D | |
| We’ll | all stay skinny ‘cause we | just won’t eat |
Band back in
| E | |
| And we’ll, | hang out in the coolest bars |
| G | |
| In the | V.I.P. with the movie stars |
| A | |
| Every | good gold digger’s gonna wind up there |
| C | D | |
| Every | Playboy bunny with her | bleach blond hair |
| E | |
| And we’ll | hide out in the private rooms |
| G | |
| With the la | test dictionary of today’s who’s who |
| A | |
| They’ll g | et you anything with that evil smile |
| C | D | |
| Everyb | ody’s got a drug dealer on | speed dial well |
| G | A | E |
| Hey, hey, | I wanna be a rock | star |
| G | A | E |
| Hey, hey, | I wanna be a rock | star |