Chords for Backseat: You Promised Rock 'n Roll To Me (official video)
Tempo:
120.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[A]
[G] [E]
[Am] [E] Well,
[Am] [G] [D]
[A] [Em] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [E] I'm sitting here thinking, paper's all [A] white, partying things never helped me to write.
[E] I wanted the songs to be special and great, but [A] the record businessman simply cannot wait.
So [F#m] my masterpiece [C#] seems further away [A] than ever before.
[B] [D] Kirstie says, you can't fake it, poetry won't break [A] it, get your band together, chase [D] some
ass till you make it.
[E] How hard does it [A] have to be?
[D] You promised rock and [E] roll to me.
[F#m] No rocket [D] science, no poetry.
[B] [A] How hard does it [D] have to be?
[F#m] You [E] promised rock and [A] roll to me.
[Em] [D]
[A] You know [E] what you need.
[G]
[A] [E] Come on, how did we ever get caught this way?
[A] Sign the dotted line if you want your pay.
[E] Try to reach for the stars, but you gotta make a living.
[A] No rules, talent you've been blessed with and given.
[F#m] So my masterpiece [C#] seems further away [A] than ever [B] before.
[D] Kirstie says, come on, deliver.
It's now [A] or never.
Drumpy, arty, [D] farty, and annoyed for a party.
[E] How hard does it have [A] to be?
[D] You promised [A] rock and roll [E] to me.
[F#m] No rocket science, [D] no poetry.
[A] You promised [E] rock and roll [D] to me.
[E] How hard does it have [A] to be?
[D] You promised [A] rock and roll [E] to me.
[F#m] No gas station, [D] no poetry.
[A] You promised [E] rock and roll [D] to me.
[F#m] How hard does it have [D] to be?
[G]
You promised rock [A] and roll to me.
[G]
[E] [A] [G]
You promised rock [A] and roll to me.
[E]
How hard does it [G#] [A] have to be?
[E]
[A]
You promised rock [A] and roll to me.
[G] You promised rock and [E] roll.
[A] Come on [E] and give it now.
You promised rock and roll [A] to me.
[C]
[D]
[N]
[A]
[G] [E]
[Am] [E] Well,
[Am] [G] [D]
[A] [Em] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [E] I'm sitting here thinking, paper's all [A] white, partying things never helped me to write.
[E] I wanted the songs to be special and great, but [A] the record businessman simply cannot wait.
So [F#m] my masterpiece [C#] seems further away [A] than ever before.
[B] [D] Kirstie says, you can't fake it, poetry won't break [A] it, get your band together, chase [D] some
ass till you make it.
[E] How hard does it [A] have to be?
[D] You promised rock and [E] roll to me.
[F#m] No rocket [D] science, no poetry.
[B] [A] How hard does it [D] have to be?
[F#m] You [E] promised rock and [A] roll to me.
[Em] [D]
[A] You know [E] what you need.
[G]
[A] [E] Come on, how did we ever get caught this way?
[A] Sign the dotted line if you want your pay.
[E] Try to reach for the stars, but you gotta make a living.
[A] No rules, talent you've been blessed with and given.
[F#m] So my masterpiece [C#] seems further away [A] than ever [B] before.
[D] Kirstie says, come on, deliver.
It's now [A] or never.
Drumpy, arty, [D] farty, and annoyed for a party.
[E] How hard does it have [A] to be?
[D] You promised [A] rock and roll [E] to me.
[F#m] No rocket science, [D] no poetry.
[A] You promised [E] rock and roll [D] to me.
[E] How hard does it have [A] to be?
[D] You promised [A] rock and roll [E] to me.
[F#m] No gas station, [D] no poetry.
[A] You promised [E] rock and roll [D] to me.
[F#m] How hard does it have [D] to be?
[G]
You promised rock [A] and roll to me.
[G]
[E] [A] [G]
You promised rock [A] and roll to me.
[E]
How hard does it [G#] [A] have to be?
[E]
[A]
You promised rock [A] and roll to me.
[G] You promised rock and [E] roll.
[A] Come on [E] and give it now.
You promised rock and roll [A] to me.
[C]
[D]
[N]
Key:
A
E
D
G
F#m
A
E
D
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] Well, _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [E] I'm sitting here thinking, paper's all [A] white, partying things never helped me to write.
[E] I wanted the songs to be special and great, but [A] the record businessman simply cannot wait.
So [F#m] my masterpiece [C#] seems further away [A] than ever before.
[B] _ _ [D] Kirstie says, you can't fake it, poetry won't break [A] it, get your band together, chase [D] some
ass till you make it.
[E] How hard does it [A] have to be?
_ _ [D] You promised rock and [E] roll to me.
_ _ [F#m] No rocket [D] science, no _ poetry.
[B] [A] How hard does it [D] have to be?
[F#m] You [E] promised rock and [A] roll to me.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] You know [E] what you need.
_ [G] _
[A] _ _ [E] Come on, how did we ever get caught this way?
[A] Sign the dotted line if you want your pay.
[E] Try to reach for the stars, but you gotta make a living.
[A] No rules, talent you've been blessed with and given.
[F#m] So my masterpiece [C#] seems further away [A] than ever [B] before.
_ _ [D] Kirstie says, come on, deliver. _
It's now [A] or never.
Drumpy, arty, [D] farty, and annoyed for a party.
[E] How hard does it have [A] to be?
_ [D] You promised [A] rock and roll [E] to me.
_ _ [F#m] No rocket science, [D] no poetry.
[A] You promised [E] rock and roll [D] to me.
_ [E] How hard does it have [A] to be?
_ [D] You promised [A] rock and roll [E] to me.
_ _ [F#m] No gas station, [D] no poetry.
[A] You promised [E] rock and roll [D] to me.
_ [F#m] How hard does it have [D] to be?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
You promised rock [A] and roll to me.
[G] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G]
You promised rock [A] and roll to me.
[E]
How hard does it [G#] [A] have to be?
_ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
You promised rock [A] and roll to me.
[G] You promised rock and [E] roll.
[A] Come on [E] and give it now.
You promised rock and roll [A] to me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] Well, _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [E] I'm sitting here thinking, paper's all [A] white, partying things never helped me to write.
[E] I wanted the songs to be special and great, but [A] the record businessman simply cannot wait.
So [F#m] my masterpiece [C#] seems further away [A] than ever before.
[B] _ _ [D] Kirstie says, you can't fake it, poetry won't break [A] it, get your band together, chase [D] some
ass till you make it.
[E] How hard does it [A] have to be?
_ _ [D] You promised rock and [E] roll to me.
_ _ [F#m] No rocket [D] science, no _ poetry.
[B] [A] How hard does it [D] have to be?
[F#m] You [E] promised rock and [A] roll to me.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] You know [E] what you need.
_ [G] _
[A] _ _ [E] Come on, how did we ever get caught this way?
[A] Sign the dotted line if you want your pay.
[E] Try to reach for the stars, but you gotta make a living.
[A] No rules, talent you've been blessed with and given.
[F#m] So my masterpiece [C#] seems further away [A] than ever [B] before.
_ _ [D] Kirstie says, come on, deliver. _
It's now [A] or never.
Drumpy, arty, [D] farty, and annoyed for a party.
[E] How hard does it have [A] to be?
_ [D] You promised [A] rock and roll [E] to me.
_ _ [F#m] No rocket science, [D] no poetry.
[A] You promised [E] rock and roll [D] to me.
_ [E] How hard does it have [A] to be?
_ [D] You promised [A] rock and roll [E] to me.
_ _ [F#m] No gas station, [D] no poetry.
[A] You promised [E] rock and roll [D] to me.
_ [F#m] How hard does it have [D] to be?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
You promised rock [A] and roll to me.
[G] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G]
You promised rock [A] and roll to me.
[E]
How hard does it [G#] [A] have to be?
_ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
You promised rock [A] and roll to me.
[G] You promised rock and [E] roll.
[A] Come on [E] and give it now.
You promised rock and roll [A] to me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _