Chords for [Don't Go Back To] Rockville (Remastered 2006)
Tempo:
100.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Looking at your watch, a third time waiting in the station [A] for the bus.
[E] Going to places far, so far away, and if that's [A] not enough.
[B] Going [A] where nobody [C#m] sees a load, and talking to anybody [A] they don't know.
[E] You'll wind up in some factory that's full time filled with nowhere [A] left to go.
[E] Walk home to a nifty house, sit around all by [A] yourself.
[B] I know it might sound [G#m] strange, but I [C#m] believe you'll be coming [G] back before [A] too long.
[E] Don't go back to [F#m] Rockville.
[B] [B] [E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B]
[E] Don't go back [F#m] to Rockville.
[B]
[A] Waste another year.
[E] At night I drink myself to sleep and preach and I don't care that you're [A] not here with me.
[E] Cause it's so much easier to handle all my problems if I'm too [A] far.
[B] Something [A] better happens and [C#m] it's gonna be too late to [A] worry about.
[E] Don't go back to [F#m] [B] Rockville.
[E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B]
[E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] [A]
Waste another year.
[F#] [E] It's not as though I [A] really need you.
[E] If you were here I'd always [B] leave you.
[F#m]
But [C#m] everybody [F#m] else in town [C#m] wants to bring [A] you down.
That's not how it ought [B] to be.
I know it might sound strange, but [C#m] I believe you'll be coming back before [A] too long.
[E] Don't go back [F#m] to Rockville.
[B]
[E] Don't go back to [F#m] Rockville.
[B] [E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B]
[A] Waste another year.
[E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] [E] Don't go back [F#m] to [B] Rockville.
[E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B]
[A] Waste another year.
[F#] [E]
[E] Going to places far, so far away, and if that's [A] not enough.
[B] Going [A] where nobody [C#m] sees a load, and talking to anybody [A] they don't know.
[E] You'll wind up in some factory that's full time filled with nowhere [A] left to go.
[E] Walk home to a nifty house, sit around all by [A] yourself.
[B] I know it might sound [G#m] strange, but I [C#m] believe you'll be coming [G] back before [A] too long.
[E] Don't go back to [F#m] Rockville.
[B] [B] [E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B]
[E] Don't go back [F#m] to Rockville.
[B]
[A] Waste another year.
[E] At night I drink myself to sleep and preach and I don't care that you're [A] not here with me.
[E] Cause it's so much easier to handle all my problems if I'm too [A] far.
[B] Something [A] better happens and [C#m] it's gonna be too late to [A] worry about.
[E] Don't go back to [F#m] [B] Rockville.
[E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B]
[E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] [A]
Waste another year.
[F#] [E] It's not as though I [A] really need you.
[E] If you were here I'd always [B] leave you.
[F#m]
But [C#m] everybody [F#m] else in town [C#m] wants to bring [A] you down.
That's not how it ought [B] to be.
I know it might sound strange, but [C#m] I believe you'll be coming back before [A] too long.
[E] Don't go back [F#m] to Rockville.
[B]
[E] Don't go back to [F#m] Rockville.
[B] [E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B]
[A] Waste another year.
[E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] [E] Don't go back [F#m] to [B] Rockville.
[E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B]
[A] Waste another year.
[F#] [E]
Key:
E
A
B
F#m
C#m
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Looking at your watch, a third time waiting in the station [A] for the bus.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Going to places far, so far away, and if that's [A] not enough. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] Going [A] where nobody [C#m] sees a load, and talking to anybody [A] they don't know. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] You'll wind up in some factory that's full time filled with nowhere [A] left to go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Walk home to a nifty house, sit around all by [A] yourself. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] I know it might sound [G#m] strange, but I [C#m] believe you'll be coming [G] back before [A] too long. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Don't go back to [F#m] Rockville.
[B] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Don't go back [F#m] to Rockville.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ Waste another year.
_ _ [E] At night I drink myself to sleep and preach and I don't care that you're [A] not here with me. _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Cause it's so much easier to handle all my problems if I'm too [A] far.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Something [A] better happens and [C#m] it's gonna be too late to [A] worry about. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Don't go back to [F#m] _ [B] Rockville. _ _ _ _
[E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ Waste another year. _ _
[F#] _ [E] _ It's not as though I [A] really need you.
_ _ [E] If you were here I'd always [B] leave you.
_ _ [F#m] _
But [C#m] everybody [F#m] else in town [C#m] wants to bring [A] you down.
That's not how it ought [B] to be.
_ _ I know it might sound strange, but [C#m] I believe you'll be coming back before [A] too long.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Don't go back [F#m] to Rockville.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] Don't go back to [F#m] Rockville.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Waste another year.
_ _ [E] _ Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ Don't go back [F#m] to [B] Rockville. _ _ _ _
[E] _ Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ Waste another year.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Looking at your watch, a third time waiting in the station [A] for the bus.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Going to places far, so far away, and if that's [A] not enough. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] Going [A] where nobody [C#m] sees a load, and talking to anybody [A] they don't know. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] You'll wind up in some factory that's full time filled with nowhere [A] left to go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Walk home to a nifty house, sit around all by [A] yourself. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] I know it might sound [G#m] strange, but I [C#m] believe you'll be coming [G] back before [A] too long. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Don't go back to [F#m] Rockville.
[B] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Don't go back [F#m] to Rockville.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ Waste another year.
_ _ [E] At night I drink myself to sleep and preach and I don't care that you're [A] not here with me. _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Cause it's so much easier to handle all my problems if I'm too [A] far.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Something [A] better happens and [C#m] it's gonna be too late to [A] worry about. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Don't go back to [F#m] _ [B] Rockville. _ _ _ _
[E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ Waste another year. _ _
[F#] _ [E] _ It's not as though I [A] really need you.
_ _ [E] If you were here I'd always [B] leave you.
_ _ [F#m] _
But [C#m] everybody [F#m] else in town [C#m] wants to bring [A] you down.
That's not how it ought [B] to be.
_ _ I know it might sound strange, but [C#m] I believe you'll be coming back before [A] too long.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Don't go back [F#m] to Rockville.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] Don't go back to [F#m] Rockville.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Waste another year.
_ _ [E] _ Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ Don't go back [F#m] to [B] Rockville. _ _ _ _
[E] _ Don't go [F#m] back to Rockville.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ Waste another year.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _