Chords for Peter Criss live in Australia 13th May 2017

_ And I hope the guy I gave you wasn't in my life.
[C] That's about it.
It was [C#] very hard [A#] to do that.
It took a lot of rehearsals.
And when Peter wanted to hear [G] Rain, _ I went,
[C] oh my god, I've never done that show [N] in ever life.
And so it took a lot of work, but it was well worth it.
We have a rocker over here from Melbourne.
He's got a question for you. _ _
Hi, man.
I just want to ask about your _ Rod and Puddle _ collaboration
with Stan Henrich _ and how you met up with him
and continued that relationship.
[Gm] _ _ _
[G] Stan, I met Stan with Chelsea.
That called back in 69.
_ And Paris left, and so Stan sat in.
And for some reason, you know, it's a chemistry.
And so we started messing around writing.
_ [E] And then we [G] wrote, _ actually, Beth was back [E] with the name.
And [F#] we really wrote it for a joke about [G#] one of the Paul players.
And I said, what, if you're [A#] going to stop calling us out rehearsals?
And they're like, Jesus Christ, you know.
So we made a joke of [C#] it.
But then I [G] turned it around, and I was sitting next to the great Bob Edgerton.
And I said, you know, I got this little ballad.
[C#] And he goes, well, sing it [F] for me.
So I sang it.
Well, Beth ain't going to work.
So let's call it Beth.
[C#] And next thing you know, look at how we get the [G#] New York Philharmonic.
No, [G] you're kidding.
And so there I sat behind a [N] glass window watching 60 guys play [G] this little song,
[A#] which won me a People's Choice Award and the biggest hit of the [C] band.
They weren't too [Gm] happy about that.
God forbid the drummer writes the [G] hit record.
But I'll put my voice up against any one of those guys any day that I will.
Yeah. _ _
We got someone who was there last night, Peter. _ _ _
_ Yeah, Peter, yeah.
Now, I said this to you [C#] last night, and I know you can remember.
But [G] _
just a question before that when you said about how good last night was,
how [A#] amazing it was.
[G] _ _ Anyone that wasn't there, I missed out big time.
Yes. _
But you're singing like an angel, you're drumming like a maniac.
_ _ I know Wayne Hoffman's going [D] to send Gene and Paul that video of last [C#] night.
Oh, [G] they're shitting me.
And when you're going _ to get the call back?
We [C#] don't talk.
We don't talk. _
You were up last night.
_ [G#] _ _ _
No, they'll have a whole lot of [G] other negative, I believe negative,
in mind and heart.
And that's OK.
[C#] You know, I'm at an age where [G] you've got to forgive to live.
[B]
If you carry that hatred, [G] it'll kill you, man.
You know, really.
And for me, it's a joke at this time.
I think about it.
But I've had the best of years.
They're still [G#m] doing the [C] songs that I drummed on, that I wrote, till today.
[C#] _ So to me, it's more like I'm [G] proud of it that Eric has to sit there and copy me.
_ You know, I gave a job. _ _
_ [C#] _ Let's have a drumming question. _
[F] _ _ Hey, Peter.
We all _ play the drums. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There's no way for anyone else [N] to play.
Yeah.
The drummer's like this, ring guard, full of ruff, and he doesn't know it's him.
Who were your influences growing up, drumming?
_ _ Who were your drumming boys?
Who did some of your things?
_ What if I thought G.
[C#] Cooper?
I mean, at 10 years old, [G] my dad slapped on Faye Jackson.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#] That's what I want to [G] do.
_ That's what I want to [C#] do.
No, Buddy Rich is not one of those G.
Cooper guys.
Buddy Rich is the kind of guy, if he's telling [G] the truth, I know.
_ _ _ He's the kind of guy I like.
G.
Cooper was a gentleman.
[C] But my influences [C#] were pretty much Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix.
I love Jim DeBaker.
[Gm] _ _ _ I like John Bonham.
I love [G#m] Keith Norton, the [G] insanity of the [E] stuff he did.
And I love Ringo.
I love Charlie Watts.
[C#] I like a guy that doesn't use the taters.
I don't [G] care for a guy that's playing a million different things
and being a [D] songwriter.
There's a place [B] and time for everything.
And I can tell by many [C#] drummers I know when to come in and when to stay out.
Because as a new writer song, you don't want a fill as you're [A] coming in
and kind of sing it.
So I've learned to put [C#] in and out.
And most of the stuff I did in the kids were jazz [A] fills.
They're not [C#m] rock.
They're roll fills.
So I did what made [F] the sound _ [A] of the band.
And still today, it's undeniable.
Love Gun [D] or Rock and Roll All Night [C#] or Detroit Rock City.
These are all _ my _ _ babies.
And so _ I tried to [Am]
incorporate [C#] because these guys [G] only do Led Zeppelin.
[C] I go back to, I had to learn [C#] everything in Brooklyn,
from Latin jazz to _ smokers.
_ I played weddings and bar [G] _ mitzvahs.
Anything to make a dime.
And if you [B] couldn't play everything, you got no work.
And then [C#] I found out if you sing and you're a great drummer,
you know I'm going to get the job done.
So the singing, I have to go out there to lead singing.
[A] And _ then I just started doing lead singing.
[C#]
Those are the guys that really knocked me out.
_ [Am] _
Especially [N] in Rainbow.
I love them.
_ I didn't even try to estimate it.
_ _ Well, _ _ we have to [C#] give you a little rest.
Then you got the photos.
Then [N] you got the awards.
Have a look at this crowd, buddy. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Give yourselves a round of applause.
[D#] You guys have [N] never been so cool.
I've had the best [G] time of my life.
I kid you not.
If you didn't see me smiling last night at the special call,
[C#] I could not be any more happier than I was to finally play _ [G] _ jazz.
Because I'm a jazz drummer first.
And you accepted it.
I didn't like _ _ this.
It sort of bobbles at me.
_ But it was true.
I made it.
I can do that stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, Lady Chris [D#] Salon.
Thank you, ladies.
Thank you.