Rock N' Roll Is a Vicious Game

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[G]He rocked his way through yesterday[C], Lord he thought he had a[G] chance                [C]
[G]He played guitar and wrote some[C] tunes, of love and romance [Am]                       [D]
[Am]He did his share of trave[D]lin', like a dog with[G]out a home             [C]
A f[Am]ugitive who would rather g[D]ive, a star that n[G]ever shone         [Em]

Isn't it a pi[Am]ty, [D]isn't it a s[Am]hame[D]
No one ever warned th[Am]e boy
Rock n' roll[C] is a vicio[D]us game, oh y[G]ea[D]h [C]

He said he wouldn't get led around, or caught up in the games
Or end up in a gallery, of faces with no names
And rock 'n' roll was in his soul, and music was a friend
He recorded a song that made us sing along, and he was on the road again

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

[Em]Stage fright, ooh, and long bl[D]ack limousines         [C]
He's pus[F]hing himself a way too h[C]ard, or so it seems     [D]

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He opened up his heart to us, he gave us what he could

We symphathized and harmonized, he made us all feel good

But it's funny how those things can change, and time can pass us by

Songs that moved us so easily, no longer make us cry

Now isn't it a pity, isn't it a shame

No one ever warned the boy

Rock n' roll is a vicious game, oh oh, oh

Oh yeah, oh, oh oh oh, oh, yeah, yeah yeah yeah

My my my, rock 'n roll is a vicious game, yeah

Rock 'n' roll, rock 'n' roll, yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh

Submitted by Pat Scott