ROCK ‚N’ ROLL KIDS Chords And Lyrics

Written by Brendan Graham and the winner of the 1994 European song contest, preformed by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan.
The guitar chords were worked out by Marc Fahrbach and is another first for the site. This song is a request from Noel Fay (For Eurovision version by Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan use capo on 2nd fret). Youtube video included. The songwriter Brendan Graham has written many more songs including Isle Of Hope Isle Of Tears Song Lyrics . The tin whistle sheet music notes are in the ''PDF'' Version Of The Tin Whistle Book.

I (D)remember 'sixty-two
I was sixteen and so were you
And we (G)lived next (A)door, on the (D)avenue.
Jerry Lee was big and Elvis too;
Blue jeans and blue suede shoes,
And we (G)never (A)knew what life (D)held in store.
We just (G)wanted to Rock 'n' (A)Roll for(D)ever more.
 
Chorus
(G)We were the (F#m)Rock 'n' Roll (D)Kids
And Rock 'n' (G)Roll was (D)all we did
And (G)listening to those (A)songs on the radi(D)o;
I was (G)yours and (F#m)you were (D)mine
But that was (G)once u(D)pon a time,
Now we (G)never seem to Rock 'n' (A)Roll any(D)more.
 
Now (D)Johnny's in love with the girl next door,
And Mary's down at the record store,
They don't (G)want to be...(A)...around (D)us no more.
"Golden Oldies" but we hardly speak
Too busy running to a different beat
Hard to (G)under(A)stand, we were (D)once like them.
How I (G)wish we could find those Rock 'n' Roll (A)days a(D)gain.
 
Chorus
 
I was (G)yours and (F#m)you were (D)mine
That was (G)once u(D)pon a time,
Now we (G)never seem to Rock and (A)Roll...
 
We just (G)never seem to Rock and (A)Roll any(D)more.
 
(For easier version replace F#m by A)

Capo on 2nd Fret-Tabbed by Adrian Reen
For F#m i use 20x222 with my thumb over the top and my other 3 fingers in an 'A' shape on the 3 highest strings.
 
 

(D)
I remember '62
I was sixteen and so were you
             (Em)            (A)
And we lived next door,
             (D)
On the avenue.
(D)
Jerry Lee was big and Elvis too;
Blue jeans and blue suede shoes,
            (Em)         (A)
And we never knew
               (D)
What life held in store.
            (Em)         (F#m)  (G)     (A)  (D)
We just wanted to rock 'n' roll forever more.

(G)               (F#m)
We were the Rock 'n' Roll Kids
(G)                           (D)
And Rock 'n' Roll was all we did
       (Em)      (F#m)    (G)                    (A)
And listening to those songs on the radio;
(G)                    (F#m)
I was yours and you were mine
(G)                (D)
But that was once upon a time,
               (Em)           (F#m)   (G)   (A)(D)
Now we never seem to Rock 'n' Roll anymore.

(D)
Now Johnny's in love with the girl next door,
And Mary's down at the record store,
                 (Em)       (A)
They don't want to be...
           (D)
around us no more.
(D)
"Golden Oldies" but we hardly speak
Too busy running to a different beat
            (Em)                        (A)
Hard to understand, we were once like them.
          (Em)              (F#m)      (G)               (A)  (D)
How I wish we could find those Rock 'n' Roll days again.

(G)               (F#m)
We were the Rock 'n' Roll Kids
(G)                           (D)
And Rock 'n' Roll was all we did
       (Em)      (F#m)    (G)                    (A)
And listening to those songs on the radio;
(G)                    (F#m)
I was yours and you were mine
(G)                (D)
But that was once upon a time,
               (Em)           (F#m)   (G)   (A)(D)
Now we never seem to Rock 'n' Roll anymore.

(G)                   (F#m)
I was yours and you were mine
(G)                   (D)
That was once upon a time,
               (Em)           (F#m)   (G)
Now we never seem to Rock and Roll...
             (Em)            (F#m)        (G)   (A)(D)
We just never seem to Rock and Roll anymore

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Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan

Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan.