Song: This Ain't Rock and Roll
Album: Watching Time Run
Artist: Steve Moakler
Tabbed by: Caleb Bedingfield
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Should be close to 100%. Might be missing
a chord or bass note here or there but
this should get you started. Enjoy!
Chords Used:
F C G Am C/B Em9 G (strummed string by string)
E--0----0----3----0----0-----0---------3---|
B--1----1----3----1----1-----1--------3----|
G--2----0----0----2----0-----0-------0-----|
D--3----2----0----2----0-----2------0------|
A--3----3----2----0----2-----2-----muted---|
E------------3---------------0----3--------|
Intro:
E----------------------3---------|
B--1---1----1---1------3---------|
G--0h2-2h0--0---0------0---------| (x2)
D--3---3----0h2-2h0----0---------|
A--3---3----3---3------2---------|
E----------------------3---------|
Verse 1:
[F]I drive a compact [C]SUV with a straight [Am]four engine in[C]side.
[F]And I think the [C]Union won the war but [Am]I respect your [G]pride.
[F]And I don't chew [C]tobacco but [G]man I'll drink your [Am]beer,[(Bass] [G)]
[F]I was born up above the [C]Dixie line and I [G]ended up down [C]here.
Chorus:
[F]I'm not country but I like your [C]country, [Am]I know where I'm[G] from.
When I [F]hear your songs on the [C]radio, [Am]I start having [G]fun.
F C Em9 Am - G - F (quickly)
I'm so down with deep fried chicken; Jesus saved my soul.
Yeah I'm a northern [C]city boy and thi[G]s ain't Rock and roll. [F][C][G]
Verse 2:
[F]I don't like watching [C]NASCAR but God [Am]bless the number[C] 3.
[F]I cheer on the Pittsburgh [C]Steelers, I don't[Am] watch the[G] SEC,
I don't [F]shoot guns or [C]ride horses but I'll [G]give 'em both a [Am]try[-(Bass]. [G)]
If [F]Johnny Cash ever [C]heard this song I bet[G] he'd start to [C]cry.
Chorus 2:
[F]I'm not country but I like your [C]country, [Am]I know where I'm[G] from.
When I [F]hear your songs on the [C]radio, [Am]I start having [G]fun.
F C Em9 Am - G - F (quickly)
I'm so down with deep fried chicken; Jesus saved my soul.
Yeah I'm a northern [C]city boy and thi[G]s ain't Rock and roll.
[F] [C] [G] No ooh oh [F][C][G]
Verse 3:
[F]I like pretty [C]southern bells and I [Am]like to take things [C]slow
But[F] my cousins are N[C]YPDs and I can [Am]drive in the [G]snow.
Yeah I [F]grew up playing in the [C]dirt [G]up where it ain't [Am]red[-(Bass] [G)]
And I [F]got one pair of [C]cowboy boots but they [G]ain't gone to my head.
Final Chorus:
I'm not [F]country but I like the [C]country,
I'm not [Am]saying that I'm the real[G] deal
And when your [F]songs come on the [C]radio, I [Am]like the way I [G]feel.
F C Em9 Am - G - F (quickly)
I'm so down with deep fried chicken; Jesus saved my soul.
C G G
Yeah I'm a northern city boy but this ain't, no this ain't rock and roll,
[F] [C] [G] This ain't rock and[F] rol[C]l [G]ohh oh oh, here we go.[F][C][G]
Album: Watching Time Run
Artist: Steve Moakler
Tabbed by: Caleb Bedingfield
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Should be close to 100%. Might be missing
a chord or bass note here or there but
this should get you started. Enjoy!
Chords Used:
F C G Am C/B Em9 G (strummed string by string)
E--0----0----3----0----0-----0---------3---|
B--1----1----3----1----1-----1--------3----|
G--2----0----0----2----0-----0-------0-----|
D--3----2----0----2----0-----2------0------|
A--3----3----2----0----2-----2-----muted---|
E------------3---------------0----3--------|
Intro:
E----------------------3---------|
B--1---1----1---1------3---------|
G--0h2-2h0--0---0------0---------| (x2)
D--3---3----0h2-2h0----0---------|
A--3---3----3---3------2---------|
E----------------------3---------|
Verse 1:
[F]I drive a compact [C]SUV with a straight [Am]four engine in[C]side.
[F]And I think the [C]Union won the war but [Am]I respect your [G]pride.
[F]And I don't chew [C]tobacco but [G]man I'll drink your [Am]beer,[(Bass] [G)]
[F]I was born up above the [C]Dixie line and I [G]ended up down [C]here.
Chorus:
[F]I'm not country but I like your [C]country, [Am]I know where I'm[G] from.
When I [F]hear your songs on the [C]radio, [Am]I start having [G]fun.
F C Em9 Am - G - F (quickly)
I'm so down with deep fried chicken; Jesus saved my soul.
Yeah I'm a northern [C]city boy and thi[G]s ain't Rock and roll. [F][C][G]
Verse 2:
[F]I don't like watching [C]NASCAR but God [Am]bless the number[C] 3.
[F]I cheer on the Pittsburgh [C]Steelers, I don't[Am] watch the[G] SEC,
I don't [F]shoot guns or [C]ride horses but I'll [G]give 'em both a [Am]try[-(Bass]. [G)]
If [F]Johnny Cash ever [C]heard this song I bet[G] he'd start to [C]cry.
Chorus 2:
[F]I'm not country but I like your [C]country, [Am]I know where I'm[G] from.
When I [F]hear your songs on the [C]radio, [Am]I start having [G]fun.
F C Em9 Am - G - F (quickly)
I'm so down with deep fried chicken; Jesus saved my soul.
Yeah I'm a northern [C]city boy and thi[G]s ain't Rock and roll.
[F] [C] [G] No ooh oh [F][C][G]
Verse 3:
[F]I like pretty [C]southern bells and I [Am]like to take things [C]slow
But[F] my cousins are N[C]YPDs and I can [Am]drive in the [G]snow.
Yeah I [F]grew up playing in the [C]dirt [G]up where it ain't [Am]red[-(Bass] [G)]
And I [F]got one pair of [C]cowboy boots but they [G]ain't gone to my head.
Final Chorus:
I'm not [F]country but I like the [C]country,
I'm not [Am]saying that I'm the real[G] deal
And when your [F]songs come on the [C]radio, I [Am]like the way I [G]feel.
F C Em9 Am - G - F (quickly)
I'm so down with deep fried chicken; Jesus saved my soul.
C G G
Yeah I'm a northern city boy but this ain't, no this ain't rock and roll,
[F] [C] [G] This ain't rock and[F] rol[C]l [G]ohh oh oh, here we go.[F][C][G]
