Key: F
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The old Rocker wore his hair too lo………...ng,
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wore his trouser cuffs too tight,
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unfashionable to the e………….nd,
Dm G
drank his ale too light.
Death's head belt buckle, yesterday's drea…..ms,
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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,
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and prays that he always will.
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,
Am D
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,
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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.