Words By Art P. Alexakis
Music By Everclear
Songs From An American Movie Volume 2: Good Time For A Bad Attitude
ALL STRINGS TUNED DOWN 1/2 step!
HIGH TO LOW (Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb)
All Chords are written with respect to that tuning
(ie A becomes G#)
F# F E F F#
eb|———————-| x6 (Play the end F# only once on last time)
Bb|———————-|
Gb|———————-|
Db|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5–|
Ab|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5–|
Eb|-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-2-3-3–|
pm……………………(very heavy muting)
F# Bb B C C# C B Bb
eb|———————————–| x3
Bb|———————————–|
Gb|——–4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4–|
Db|–5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4–|
Ab|–5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2–|
Eb|–3-3-3—————————-|
I don’t want to be a loser…
No! I don’t want to be an almost was.
I don’t want to be a white trash working class chump,
F# Bb B C C# C B
eb|———————————–| x1
Bb|———————————–|
Gb|——–4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5—–5-|
Db|–5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5—–5-|
Ab|–5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3—–3-|
Eb|–3-3-3—————————-|
I don’t want to be a loser anymore.
F# Bb B C C# C B Bb
eb|———————————–| x3
Bb|———————————–|
Gb|——–4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4–|
Db|–5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4–|
Ab|–5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2–|
Eb|–3-3-3—————————-|
That’s why I want to be a rock star.
I want to be the king. I want to be on top, yeah.
I just want to be a rock star.Yeah… now I just want to be famous.
C# D# B
eb|————————————|
Bb|————————————|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5——5–|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5——5–|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-3——3–|
Eb|————————————|
I want to be the guy that everybody wants (laughter).
F# Bb B C C# C B
eb|———————————–| x1
Bb|———————————–|
Gb|——–4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5—–5-|
Db|–5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5—–5-|
Ab|–5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3—–3-|
Eb|–3-3-3—————————-|
F# Bb B C C# C B Bb
eb|———————————–| x3
Bb|———————————–|
Gb|——–4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4–|
Db|–5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4–|
Ab|–5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2–|
Eb|–3-3-3—————————-|
pm……………………………….(heavy palm muting)
I want to be on TV shows and wear designer clothes.
I want a girlfriend who does not drink beer.
I want to drive a fast car and sleep with certain movie stars.
F# Bb B C C# C B
eb|———————————–| x1
Bb|———————————–|
Gb|——–4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5—–5-|
Db|–5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5—–5-|
Ab|–5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3—–3-|
Eb|–3-3-3—————————-|
pm…… . . . . . . . . (loosen palm muting as you play)
I want to sing the songs that all those little people want to hear.
F# Bb B C C# C B Bb
eb|———————————–| x3
Bb|———————————–|
Gb|——–4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4–|
Db|–5-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4–|
Ab|–5-5-5-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-2–|
Eb|–3-3-3—————————-|
I just want to be a rock star.
I want to be like all those people up in first class.
I just want to be a rock star.
C# D# B
eb|————————————|
Bb|————————————|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5———-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5———-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-3———-|
Eb|————————————|
I want to tell the little people they can kiss my ass.
F# F E A Bb B Bb A E F#
eb|———————————| x7
Bb|———————————|
Gb|————-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3—–|
Db|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-|
Ab|-5-5-5-4-3-3-1-2-3-3-3-2-1-1-3-4-|
Eb|-3-3-3-2-1-1—————–1-2-|
I just want to be a rock star.
I just want to get laid.
I just want to be a rock star, a different girl for every different day.
(Solo over the above riff x4, tabbed by Ehrik. Listen to the song to get down the bends and timing and stuff.)
eb|————————–|—————————-|——————————–|
Bb|—————-3–3b–3–|—————————-|—–12——12——12–15-15b-|
Gb|-5b—-5b—-5————|–5b–5–3—–3-/12—-12–|-14——12——14————-|
Db|————————–|————5—————|——————————–|
Ab|————————–|—————————-|——————————–|
Eb|————————–|—————————-|——————————–|
eb|————————|———————————-|—————15–18–18b–|
Bb|-12——12–15———|—-15—–15—–15–18p15—-15-|-10b—15–18—————|
Gb|—–14———-15h-17-|——-17b—-17b———–17—-|—————————-|
Db|————————|———————————-|—————————-|
Ab|————————|———————————-|—————————-|
Eb|————————|———————————-|—————————-|
eb|-18b—-15-18-15—-15-18-15—-15————–|———————————–|
Bb|—————–17———-17—-17p-15—-15h|17–15————-15–18–15–18b-|
Gb|——————————————17—-|——-17p-15–17——————|
Db|————————————————|———————————–|
Ab|————————————————|———————————–|
Eb|————————————————|———————————–|
F# F E F F#
eb|———————-| x4 (Play the end F# only once on last time)
Bb|———————-|
Gb|———————-|
Db|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5–|
Ab|-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-5-5–|
Eb|-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-2-3-3–|
G# C C# D D# D C# C
eb|———————————–| x3
Bb|———————————–|
Gb|——–6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-6–|
Db|–7-7-7-6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-6–|
Ab|–7-7-7-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-4–|
Eb|–5-5-5—————————-|
pm . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
That’s why I want to be a rock star, be like all those guys MTV.
I just want to be a rock star.
G# C C# D D# D C#
eb|———————————–|
Bb|———————————–|
Gb|——–6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7—–7-|
Db|–7-7-7-6-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7—–7-|
Ab|–7-7-7-4-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-6-5—–5-|
Eb|–5-5-5—————————-|
I want to make those girls on the Real World fantasize about me.
A# D D# E F E D# D
eb|—————————————-| x3
Bb|—————————————-|
Gb|——–8-9-9-9-10-11-11-11-10-9-9-9-8–|
Db|–9-9-9-8-9-9-9-10-11-11-11-10-9-9-9-8–|
Ab|–9-9-9-6-7-7-7–8–9–9–9–8-7-7-7-6–|
Eb|–7-7-7———————————|
I just want to be a rock star.
I want to be the king. I want to be on top.
I just want to be a rock star. I just want to be famous.
F G D#
eb|————————————————| x2
Bb|————————————————|
Gb|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9–9–9–9-|
Db|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9–9–9–9-|
Ab|-9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–11-11-11-11-7–7–7–7-|
Eb|————————————————|
Everybody everywhere wants to be famous and
everybody everywhere wishes they could tell
F G D#
eb|————————————————|
Bb|————————————————|
Gb|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9———-|
Db|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-9———-|
Ab|-9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–11-11-11-11-7———-|
Eb|————————————————|
everybody everywhere to go to Hell.
A# A G# C# D D# D C# G# A
eb|———————————| x8
Bb|———————————|
Gb|————-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7—–|
Db|-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-|
Ab|-9-9-9-8-7-7-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-7-8-|
Eb|-7-7-7-6-5-5—————–5-6-|
I just want to be a rock star.
I just want to get high.
I just want to party like a rock star until the day I die.
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
I just want to be a rock star
A# A G# A A#
eb|———————-| x4 (Play the last A# only once on last time)
Bb|———————-|
Gb|———————-|
Db|-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-9-9–|
Ab|-9-9-9-8-7-7-7-8-9-9–|
Eb|-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-6-7-7–|
