Key: B
Introduction:
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The old Rocker wore his hair too lo………...ng
Dm G
wore his trouser cuffs too tight
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unfashionable to the e………….nd
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drank his ale too light
Death's head belt buckle, yesterday's drea…..ms
Am D
the transport caf' prophet of doom
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Ringing no change in his double-sewn seams in his
Am D
post-war-babe gloom
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Now he's too o .………ld to rock 'n' ro……..…ll
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but he's too young to die
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Yes he's too o…..……ld to rock 'n' ro….…..…ll
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but he's too young to die
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He once owned a Harley Davids………….on
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and a Triumph Bonneville
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counted his friends in burned-out spa….rk plugs
Dm G
and prays that he always will
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But he's the last of the blue blood greaser bo……….ys
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all of his mates are doing time
Married with three kids up by the ri…..ng road
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sold their souls straight down the line
And some of them own little spo…rts cars
Am D
and meet at the tennis club do's
For drinks on a Sunday, work on Mo……nday
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they've thrown away their blue suede shoes
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Now he's too o .………ld to rock 'n' ro……..…ll
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but he's too young to die
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Yes he's too o…..……ld to rock 'n' ro….…..…ll
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but he's too young to die
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So the old rocker gets out his bi….……..ke
Dm G
to make a ton before he takes his leave
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Up on the A 1 by Scotch Co………rner
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just like it used to be
And as he fli…es, tears in his e……….yes
Am D
his wind-whipped words echo the final take
And he hits the trunk road doing around a hundred and tw…….enty
Am D
with no room left to brake
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And he was too o .………ld to rock 'n' ro……..…ll
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but he was too young to die
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Yes, he was too o…..……ld to rock 'n' ro….…..…ll
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and he was too young to die
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Now, you're never too o .………ld to rock 'n' ro……..…ll
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if you're too young to die
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And now you're never too o…..……ld to rock 'n' ro….…..…ll
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but you're too young to die