Rock Of Life — Rick Springfield
Chords and lyrics for Rock Of Life by Rick Springfield (key of A#).
Verse 1
Rick Springfield - Rock Of Life
Intro
[Dm]
[Dm](I feel the big beat...) (Rock Of Life...)
Big beat talk to [Dm][C]me[Bb][B]
[C]Waking up blind with the [A/C#]house on fire
Interlude
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
Verse
[Dm]Well I pick up my [C]guitar, (I tune up)
I [Bb]look in the mirror[Dm]
It's like a stranger [C]in my [Bb]hand (the baby is crying)
[Dm]There comes a time when the boy must [C]leave (get up)
And the [Bb]man has to enter[Dm]
For the soul to [C][Bb]understand (all of the changes)
[A]As if it ain't [Bb]hard [C]enough[Dm] this life I'm [F]living [C]in
[A]I was [Bb]caught with [C]my guard [Dm]down
When the [C]world came knocking
Chorus
[Dm]I feel the big beat,[C] the Rock Of Life
[Dm]Big beat talk to me
Hey![Bb] Whoo!
[Dm]I feel the back [C]beat, the Rock Of Life
[C]Waking up blind with the [A/C#]house on fire
Interlude
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
Verse 2
[Dm]Is it something in my [C]head (look up)
Or the [Bb]time of season[Dm]
Or the little boy [C]in my [Bb]hands (must be a reason)
[Dm]Yeah, there's new meaning in my [C]life (a shake-up)
But there's [Bb]pain and confusion[Dm]
And I'm trying to [C][Bb]understand (all of the changes)
[A]I've been [Bb]cut so [C]deep [Dm]but I can't [F]make it [C]bleed
[A]I was [Bb]caught with [C]my head in the [Dm]sand
When the [C]world came knocking
Chorus 2
[Dm]I feel the big beat,[C] the Rock Of Life
[Dm]Big beat talk to me
Hey![Bb] Whoo!
[Dm]I feel the back [C]beat, the Rock Of Life
[C]Waking up blind with the [A/C#]house on fire
Solo
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] [C] [Bb]
Bridge
[A]It ain't no [Bb]perfect [C]life[Dm] this one I'm [F]living [C]in
[A]And I [Bb]was caught [C]with my [Dm]guard down
When the [C]world came knocking
Chorus 3
[Dm]I feel the big beat,[C] the Rock Of Life
[Dm]Big beat talk to me
Hey![Bb] Whoo!
[Dm]I feel the back [C]beat, the Rock Of Life
[C]Waking up blind with the [A/C#]house on fire
[Dm]I feel the big beat,[C] the Rock Of Life
[Dm]Big beat talk to me
Hey![Bb] Whoo!
[Dm]I feel the back [C]beat, the Rock Of Life
[C]Waking up blind with the [A/C#]house on fire[Dm]
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