ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
As recorded by Bill Haley and the Comets
(From the 1954 Album SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL)
Words and Music by Jimmy The Knight
& M.C. Freedman
A7
x 0 2 2 2 3E7
0 2 2 1 3 0A7VII
x x 7 9 8 9D7
x 5 7 5 7 5E7VII
x 7 9 7 9 7G#7
x x 6 8 7 8C#7
x 4 6 4 6 4D#7
x 6 8 6 8 6Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Lead'
Intro
Q=166
4/4
Gtr II
A7
H E E Q Q Q H H E E Q Q Q H H E E Q
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E7
Q Q H W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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Verse & Chorus
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A7VII
E E Q E E Q E Q E H E E Q E E Q
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D7
E Q E H E E Q E E Q E Q E H
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A7VII E7VII
E E Q E E Q E Q E H E E Q E E Q
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A7VII
E Q E H E E Q E E Q E Q E H
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/ / / / / / To Coda
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Guitar Solo
Gtr I
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S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E
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|-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-8-8-7-7-5-5-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-8-8-7-7-5-5-0-0--|
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|--------------3--------------| |--------------3--------------|
S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E
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|-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-|-8-5-7-5-8-5-7-5-8-5-7-5-7-5-5-5--|
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|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
|-7b8-7b8r7p5---7b8-7b8r7p5---|-7b8-7b8r7p5---7b8-7b8r7p5---|
|-------------7-------------7-|-------------7-------------7-|
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|-3-| |----3----|
E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q
|-------------------|----------------|
|-----------------5-|-7-6-5----------|
|---6---6---0-5h6---|-------8-7-6----|
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|--------------3--------------| |------3------|
E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S Q E E
|-7-6-5-4-------------------------|------------------------|
|---------7-6-5-4-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------7-6-5-4---------|------------------------|
|-------------------------7-6-5-4-|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7-6-5-4----------------|
|---------------------------------|---------7-6-5-4-0----0-|
|------3------| |------3------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E D.S. al Coda
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|-----4-4-5-5-7---|-----4-4-5-5-7-----||
|-5-5-----------0-|-5-5-----------0---||
Verse & Chorus
&
Gtr II
A7VII
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
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D7
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
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A7VII E7VII
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
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A7VII
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
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Verse & Chorus
A7VIG#7A7VIIG#7 A7VIG#A7VII A7VIG#7A7VIIG#7 A7VIG#A7VII
E E Q E Q E E E E E H E E Q E Q E E E E E H
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
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D7C#7D7 C#7 D7 C#D7 A7G#7A7VIIG#7 A7VIG#A7VII
E E Q E Q E E E E E H E E Q E Q E E E E E H
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
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Outro
E7VID#7E7VIID#7 E7VIID#E7VII
E E Q E Q E E E E E H Gtr I
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/ / / / / / / /
W H. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------0-||-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-1-1-1----|
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E E Q H E E E E Q Q +W
|-0-----------|-0-2-4-5----5--|-(5)----*|
|-------------|------------5--|-(5)----*|
|-------------|------------6--|-(6)----*|
|-------------|------------7--|-(7)----*|
|-------------|------------7--|-(7)----*|
|-------------|------------5--|-(5)----*|
LYRICS
One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rock,
Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rock,
Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rock,
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight.
Put your glad rags on and join me, hon,
We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one,
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.
When the clock strikes two, three and four,
If the band slows down we'll yell for more,
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.
When the chimes ring five, six and seven,
We'll be right in seventh heaven.
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.
When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven too,
I'll be goin' strong and so will you.
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.
When the clock strikes twelve, we'll cool off then,
Start a rockin' round the clock again.
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight
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You found it at E-Chords
Submitted By: David Campbell
Ontario Canada