
ABOUT THE SONG:
The great Seger classic song....and Quo is doing it so well!
Available on the album:
Old Time Rock And Roll
(Jackson / Jones)
verse1:
C
Just take those old records off the shelf
F
I'll sit and listen to 'em by myself
G
Today's music ain't got the same soul
C
I like that old time rock 'n' roll
verse2:
C
Don't try to take me to a disco
F
You'll never even get me out on the floor
G
In ten minutes I'll be late for the door
C G
I like that old time rock 'n' roll
chorus:
G C
Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
F
That kind of music just soothes the soul
G
I reminisce about the days of old
C G
With that old time rock 'n' roll
Guitar solo:
C
E|---------8-----------------8-------8-------|
H|-------------------------------------------|
G|-5-7-7b9---7b9r7-5---5-7b9---7/7b9---7b9\7-|
D|-------------------7-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
F
E|-8-8-10-10b11-10b11-10-8-10-10b11r10-8----8--|
H|---------------------------------------10----|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
G
E|-------8-8-------8-8-------8-8-------8-8-------8-8-|
H|-------8-8-------8-8-------8-8-------8-8-------8-8-|
G|-10b12-----10b12-----10b12-----10b12-----10b12-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
C
E|-8-------------------------|
H|-8-10b11r10-8--------------|
G|--------------10-8h9-------|
D|---------------------10-10-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
verse2:
Won't go to hear them play a tango
I'd rather hear some blues or funky soul
There's only one sure way to get me to go
Start playing old time rock 'n' roll
chorus:
Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll
Harmonica solo
verse2:
Call me a relic, call me what you will
Say I'm old-fashioned, say I'm over the hill
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n' roll
chorus:
Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll
chorus:
Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll
Guitar solo:
C F
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10b11--10b11r10-8-10-8-10b11-10-8-8-|
H|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G C
E|-15-15-15-15-15--10b11-10b11r10p8-10-8----8-10-10b11r10-8-8-|
H|-15-15-15-15-15------------------------10-------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
C
Rock 'n' roll
F
Soothes the soul
G
Days of old
Ending guitar:
E|---------------------------|
H|-10b11r10p8----------------|
G|------------10-9---9-8-7-5-|
D|------------------10-9-8-5-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
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Reproduced with permission of Status Quo Tabs created by Per Rannug |