My first rock conce[G]rt was a stadium affair
our [C]dads drove us d[D]own to the [G]front gates there,
[G]And we looked at all the people and all their rock-n-roll hair,
And for the [C]very first [D]time i smelled [G]dope in the air,
And we saw[E] ELO, [C]but they [G]sucked.
But [D]Meatloaf was wicked, so we gave it up for the fat man. (Gave [C]it up for Meat) [D]
My [G]second rock show I was offered some pot,
But i re[C]fused to [D]be swayed or to be c[G]aught by a cop.
[G]Geddy, Alex, Neil: they played penultimate rock,
[C]And for the ve[D]ry last song they [G]set off five flash pots,
[E]My friend[C] had an epileptic fit[G].
[D]But the crowd cheered him on cause they thought that he [C]was dancing.
[D](Thought that he was a fool on his back.)
[G]My third rock show was an epochal day,
[C]It was ou[D]t at the ex, be[G]neath the Alpine way
[G]Aerosmith and Goddo, they were okay,
But [C]when i saw the Ra[D]mones and it changed [G]the way i saw the worl[E]d.
[C]I saw eve[G]rything.
[D]So I bought a leather jacket, cut holes i[C]n my jeans.
[D]When my parents saw my pants, then they took away the ca[C]r keys for two d[D]ays.
[G]The Specials, Gand of Four, and all the new wave.
I saw the Birthday[C] Party pla[D]y with Nick Cave. [G]
[G]I saw XTC twice, I thought Paul Weller was Christ.
[C]I even m[D]et Michael Stipe, he was[G] distant but he was nice.
[E]Joe Jackson save[C]d my lif[G]e
[D]At Massey Hall, I got up and i started t[C]o dance
[D]Big ol' cop, he grabbed me, and pinned m[C]e against the stage.
[D]Cop reached down, and he took the hat of[C]f my head.
[D]Then Joe reached down and he took the ha[C]t off the cops head,
[D]So i wiggled free and i ran up into the b[C]alcony and swan[D] dived.
[G]Now it's many years later and I'm up on the stage,
[C]Sometime[D]s i feel a little[G] like a bird in a cage.
[G]Under these lights you're either a mouse or a sage,
[C]Music bel[D]ies one[G]'s actual age.
[E]Is it ju[C]st a passing chur[G]n (yeah, could be, could be)?
[D]Like a rusty car, hair style, or an old shirt (sh[C]irt shirt),
[D]A CHUM chart, an 8 track, or a ga[C]te-folds double[D] live.
[G]Oh[C] y[D]ea[G]h, I was there
our [C]dads drove us d[D]own to the [G]front gates there,
[G]And we looked at all the people and all their rock-n-roll hair,
And for the [C]very first [D]time i smelled [G]dope in the air,
And we saw[E] ELO, [C]but they [G]sucked.
But [D]Meatloaf was wicked, so we gave it up for the fat man. (Gave [C]it up for Meat) [D]
My [G]second rock show I was offered some pot,
But i re[C]fused to [D]be swayed or to be c[G]aught by a cop.
[G]Geddy, Alex, Neil: they played penultimate rock,
[C]And for the ve[D]ry last song they [G]set off five flash pots,
[E]My friend[C] had an epileptic fit[G].
[D]But the crowd cheered him on cause they thought that he [C]was dancing.
[D](Thought that he was a fool on his back.)
[G]My third rock show was an epochal day,
[C]It was ou[D]t at the ex, be[G]neath the Alpine way
[G]Aerosmith and Goddo, they were okay,
But [C]when i saw the Ra[D]mones and it changed [G]the way i saw the worl[E]d.
[C]I saw eve[G]rything.
[D]So I bought a leather jacket, cut holes i[C]n my jeans.
[D]When my parents saw my pants, then they took away the ca[C]r keys for two d[D]ays.
[G]The Specials, Gand of Four, and all the new wave.
I saw the Birthday[C] Party pla[D]y with Nick Cave. [G]
[G]I saw XTC twice, I thought Paul Weller was Christ.
[C]I even m[D]et Michael Stipe, he was[G] distant but he was nice.
[E]Joe Jackson save[C]d my lif[G]e
[D]At Massey Hall, I got up and i started t[C]o dance
[D]Big ol' cop, he grabbed me, and pinned m[C]e against the stage.
[D]Cop reached down, and he took the hat of[C]f my head.
[D]Then Joe reached down and he took the ha[C]t off the cops head,
[D]So i wiggled free and i ran up into the b[C]alcony and swan[D] dived.
[G]Now it's many years later and I'm up on the stage,
[C]Sometime[D]s i feel a little[G] like a bird in a cage.
[G]Under these lights you're either a mouse or a sage,
[C]Music bel[D]ies one[G]'s actual age.
[E]Is it ju[C]st a passing chur[G]n (yeah, could be, could be)?
[D]Like a rusty car, hair style, or an old shirt (sh[C]irt shirt),
[D]A CHUM chart, an 8 track, or a ga[C]te-folds double[D] live.
[G]Oh[C] y[D]ea[G]h, I was there
