Rick Springfield - Rock Of Life Chords

[Intro]
 
Dm
 
Dm
(I feel the big beat...) (Rock Of Life...)
                    Dm C B Bb
Big beat talk to me
C                        A/C#
Waking up blind with the house on fire
 
 
[Interlude]
 
Dm C Bb
Dm C Bb
 
 
[Verse]
 
Dm                C
Well I pick up my guitar, (I tune up)
  Bb                 Dm
I look in the mirror
                     C     Bb
It's like a stranger in my hand (the baby is crying)
Dm                                   C
There comes a time when the boy must leave (get up)
        Bb               Dm
And the man has to enter
                C    Bb
For the soul to understand (all of the changes)
A              Bb      C  Dm             F      C
As if it ain't hard enough this life I'm living in
A     Bb          C        Dm
I was caught with my guard down
         C
When the world came knocking
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Dm                  C
I feel the big beat, the Rock Of Life
Dm
Big beat talk to me
    Bb
Hey! Whoo!
Dm                  C
I feel the back beat, the Rock Of Life
C                        A/C#
Waking up blind with the house on fire
 
 
[Interlude]
 
Dm C Bb
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Dm                    C
Is it something in my head (look up)
       Bb            Dm
Or the time of season
                  C     Bb
Or the little boy in my hands (must be a reason)
Dm                              C
Yeah, there's new meaning in my life (a shake-up)
            Bb                 Dm
But there's pain and confusion
                  C    Bb
And I'm trying to understand (all of the changes)
A         Bb     C     Dm         F       C
I've been cut so deep but I can't make it bleed
A     Bb          C              Dm
I was caught with my head in the sand
         C
When the world came knocking
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
Dm                  C
I feel the big beat, the Rock Of Life
Dm
Big beat talk to me
    Bb
Hey! Whoo!
Dm                  C
I feel the back beat, the Rock Of Life
C                        A/C#
Waking up blind with the house on fire
 
 
[Solo]
 
Dm C Bb
Dm C Bb
Dm C Bb
Dm C Bb
 
 
[Bridge]
 
A           Bb      C   Dm            F      C
It ain't no perfect life this one I'm living in
A     Bb          C        Dm
And I was caught with my guard down
         C
When the world came knocking
 
 
[Chorus 3]
 
Dm                  C
I feel the big beat, the Rock Of Life
Dm
Big beat talk to me
    Bb
Hey! Whoo!
Dm                  C
I feel the back beat, the Rock Of Life
C                        A/C#
Waking up blind with the house on fire
Dm                  C
I feel the big beat, the Rock Of Life
Dm
Big beat talk to me
    Bb
Hey! Whoo!
Dm                  C
I feel the back beat, the Rock Of Life
C                        A/C#          Dm
Waking up blind with the house on fire