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[Verse]
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He rocked his way through yesterday, Lord he thought he had a chance
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He played guitar and wrote some tunes, of love and romance
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He did his share of travelin', like a dog without a home
   Am                 D             G                Em
A fugitive who would rather give, a star that never shone


             Am  D           Am  D
Isn't it a pity, isn't it a shame
                     Am
No one ever warned the boy
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Rock n' roll is a vicious game, oh yeah

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He said he wouldn't get led around, or caught up in the games
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Or end up in a gallery, of faces with no names
    Am                 D                G           C
And rock 'n' roll was in his soul, and music was a friend
     Am                          D                      G           Em
He recorded a song that made us sing along, and he was on the road again
            Am  D             Am  D
Isn't it a pity, isn't it a shame
             Am
No one ever warned the boy
         C         D          G  D  C
Rock n' roll is a vicious game, oh oh, oh yeah, oh oh



Em                     D               C
Stage fright, ooh, and long black limousines
     F                 C                 D
He's pushing himself a way too hard, or so it seems



(harmonica solo) 
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He opened up his heart to us, he gave us what he could
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We symphathized and harmonized, he made us all feel good
         Am               D                     G                C
But it's funny how those things can change, and time can pass us by
Am                      D           G            Em
Songs that moved us so easily, no longer make us cry



            Am  D             Am  D
Isn't it a pity, isn't it a shame
             Am
No one ever warned the boy
         C         D          G  D  C
Rock n' roll is a vicious game, oh oh, oh