I Love Rock N Roll Chords

by The Arrows
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Original version of this song made famous later by Joan Jett.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
Capo: no capo
Author 314159 [pro] 1,336. Last edit on Nov 5, 2018

Chords

E
A
B

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Single: 1975
 
The song was made famous by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in 1982. There is some differences: in the original
the song begins with a chorus, the tempo is slower, and the lyrics are talking of a woman instead of a man.
 
(riff)
e|-------------|      or      e|------------|
B|--b5r3-0-----|              B|--5p3-0-----|
G|--------2p0--|              G|-------2p0--|
D|-------------|              D|------------|
A|-------------|              A|------------|
E|-------------|              E|------------|
 
In pairs of chords, like E E, play the second one with a palm mute.
 
[Intro/Chorus]
E E    E E
I love Rock 'n Roll
   A A                     B B
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
E E    E E
I love Rock 'n Roll
   A A                         B          E
So come an' take your time an' dance with me
 
E E  riff
 
[Verse]
  E E                                     E E
I saw her dancin' there by the record machine
riff  E E                              B B
    I knew she must 'a been about seventeen, hum !
riff    A A                B B
    The beat was going strong
E E                 A
Playin' my favorite song
N.C.
An' I could tell it wouldn't be long
Till she was with me, yeah me
An' I could tell it wouldn't be long
                  B
Till she was with me, yeah me, singin'
 
[Chorus]
E E    E E
I love Rock 'n Roll
   A A                     B B
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
E E    E E
I love Rock 'n Roll
   A A                         B          E
So come an' take your time an' dance with me
 
E E  riff
 
[Verse]
E E                                      E E
She smiled so I got up an' asked for her name
riff E E                                              B B
     That don't matter, she said, 'cause it's all the same, eh! 
riff A A                    B B
     I said can I take you home
E E               A
where we can be alone
N.C.
Next we were movin' on
An' she was with me, yeah me
Next we were movin' on
                 B
An' she was with me, yeah me, singin'
 
[Chorus]
E E    E E
I love Rock 'n Roll
   A A                     B B
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
E E    E E
I love Rock 'n Roll
   A A                         B          E
So come an' take your time an' dance with me
 
E E  riff
     Dance babe
 
[Solo]
E E   E E  riff  E E   B
 
[Bridge]
riff A                   B          E           A
     Said can I take you home where we can be alone
N.C.
An' I could tell it wouldn't be long
Till she was with me, yeah me
An' she be movin' on an' singin' that same old song
Yeah with me, she be singin'
 
[Chorus]
N.C.
I love Rock 'n Roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love Rock 'n Roll
So come an' take your time an' dance with me
 
(repeat fading)
E E    E E
I love Rock 'n Roll
   A A                     B B
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
E E    E E
I love Rock 'n Roll
   A A                         B          E
So come an' take your time an' dance with me
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