Bon Jovi – Blame It On The Love Of Rock And Roll
124 bpm 4/4 8th Note Strumming [Keep The Faith 1992]
Intro
[....][....][....][....] Drums
E E E E
Woo-ooo… Uuu-yeah…
E E E B7. E.
Come on-nnn…
Verse 1
E E
First time I heard the music… I thought it was my own…
E E
I could feel it in my heartbeat I could feel it in my bones…
E E
My momma thinks I'm crazy… Dad-ddd says I'm insane…
E E
I got this boogie-woogie fever bur-rrr-ning in my veins…
Bridge
A A
They took me to a doctor but it's too late for me…
A A
They dragged me to a preacher they saw on their TV… Who said
E E
that “For a small donation your lost soul would be saved…”
E E
I said “I don't think so preacher I'll come back another day…”
Pre Chorus 1
A A
All I want is to be a Rolling Stone…
B B **^ C. d# d * C
They don't understand what we all know-www…
Chorus 1
F F
it feels so good… It ought to be illegal…
A# A#
I got my vaccination from a phonograph needle…
D# A#
I'll never grow up… I'll never grow old…
^ F (F)
Blame it on the love of rock and roll…
Interlude
E E E E
As the story goes… Listen up…
Verse 2
E E
My teachers didn't like me they tried to put me down…
E E
‘cause I wore my hair too long played my music way too loud…
E E
Every little boy wants to learn to play guitar
E E
so he can pick up all the chicks… and be a rock and roll star…
Pre Chorus 2
A A
They said it won't last… but they misunderstood…
B B
If people think it's bad… I-iii-'ll be bad for
**^ C. d# d * C
good-ddd… Lord… You know
Chorus 1
F F
it feels so good… It ought to be illegal…
A# A#
I got my vaccination from a phonograph needle…
D# A#
I'll never grow up… I'll never grow old…
^ F (F)
Blame it on the love of rock and roll…
Refrain 1
F F A# A#
BLAME IT ON THE LOVE… BLAME IT ON THE LOVE…
D# A#
Well daddy just don't understand what the little girls know…
F F
Blame it on the love… of rock and
Solo
D# A# F F D# A# F F D# A# F F
roll-lll-lll…
Refrain 2
D# A# F C
ALL I WANTED… All I wanted… ALL I EVER NEEDED…
D# A# C C
All that I needed… MY GUITAR GAVE TO ME-EEE…
Middle 8
[....] [....]
Every song I've sung… BLAME-EEE IT ON LOVE…
[....] [....]
Every war I've won… BLAME-EEE IT ON LOVE…
[....] [....]
Everything I've done… BLAME-EEE IT ON LOVE…
C C#
BLAME IT ON THE LOVE… OF ROCK AND ROLL…
Chorus 2
F# F#
It feels so good… It ought to be illegal…
B B
I got my vaccination from a phonograph needle…
E B
I'll never grow up… and I'll never grow old…
F# F#
Blame it on the love of rock and roll…
Outro (Fade Ending)
F# F# B B
Blame it on the love… B-B-B-Blame it on the love…
E B
Well daddy just don't understand what the little girls know…
F# F#
Blame it on the love… of rock and
F# F# B B E B F# F# E B * F#
roll-lll…