Raspberries

Raspberries - Im A Rocker guitar chord

After 'Tonight' and 'Ecstasy' on _Side 3_ Eric had to *tell* people he's

a rocker?

"I'm A Rocker"

(Eric Carmen)

Intro:

4X (band enters 3rd time):

v v v v v v v v

---------5-------|------5-5---------

---5-----5-------|---5--5-5---------

---7b9-----------|---7b9----7p5-----

-----------------|--------------7-7-

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Verse 1:

A [lead guitar repeats intro riff]

Back beat boogie got a hold on me, make me wanna jump and shout

D Dsus4 D

Twisting like a top, I never want to stop tonight

Pre-chorus:

F#m C#

You surely look like a [1, 3: magazine 2: movie queen]

D A

And you can move like I've never seen

C# D

Reelin' and a-rockin, babe

B/D# E /D /C# /B

Come on and dance with me

Chorus:

[repeat 2X]:

A [lead guitar repeats intro riff]

I'm a rocker, I'm a roller

I been a-boogieing since I ditched the stroller

E A

So come on hold me tight

D E A [1st repeat: E]

And we can rock the night away

Verse 2:

Tight booted teenie with the smiling face

Make me want to smile and shake

Come on out today and shimmy like a rattlesnake

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

D

I get this feeling when I hear that beat

A

I gotta jump and get up on the table

D

'Cause when that rhythm and blues electrifies my shoes

B [N.C.] E

I get the message like it came by cable (Hey!)

[guitar solo over chorus chords]

[repeat bridge]

[repeat verse 1 and pre-chorus]

[repeat chorus]

Coda:

E A D E A

Hold me tight and we can rock the night away

E A D E A

So come on, hold me tight and we can rock the night away

guitar 1:

(A)

v v v v v v v v

----17----------17--------|-------------------------

-------20----------20-----|-------------------------

---------19b21-------19b21|r19-17----2--------------

--------------------------|-------19-2--------------

--------------------------|----------0--------------

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(guitar 2 plays a contrasting part that I can't pick out of

the near-mono mix)

-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers

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