Transcribed by Soenen Martijn ([email protected]) 13:45 26/01/2001
NOTES: This is a quite good transcription of the song (a tribute to Johny Rotten)
I guess, allthough I think I made some very little mistakes. If you can correct
them, please mail me. Neil plays this song tuning his guitar to the dropped D
tuning (DGCFAD) but if you play it in standard tuning as I do it will work out
as well. I have put the song in tab but at the bottom of this page you can see
it as well with ordinary chords. Sometimes less is more.
CHORDS used in this song:
DGCFAD DGCFAD
Am7 x02010 Em x22000
G 320003 Em7 x22030
Fmaj7 xx3210 Am x02210
C x32010 F 133211
You can play the intro in three different ways but I guess the first is the most accurate.
You can use the others if you think the first is too difficult 🙂
INTRO
Am G Fmaj7 Am G Fmaj7
e|—-0———3————-0-0-0–0-0-0–|—-0———3—————–0-0-0–0-0-0–|
B|—-1———0————-1-1-1–1-1-1–|—-1———0—————–1-1-1–1-1-1–|
G|—-2———0————-2-2-2–2-2-2–|—-2———0—————–2-2-2–2-2-2–|
D|—-2——-0-0————-3-3-3–3-3-3–|—-2——-0-0-(0)-0h2p0—0-3-3-3-3–3-3-3–|
A|–0—0-2-3—2-0h2p0—–0—————|–0—0-2-3—2———–3——————-|
E|————–3———3—————–|————–3——————————-|
Am G Fmaj7 Am G Fmaj7
e|—-0————-3———0-0-0–0-0-0–|—-0————-3————-0-0-0–0-0-0–|
B|—-1————-0———1-1-1–1-1-1–|—-1————-0————-1-1-1–1-1-1–|
G|—-2————-0———2-2-2–2-2-2–|—-2————-0————-2-2-2–2-2-2–|
D|—-2——-0—0———–3-3-3–3-3-3–|—-2——-0—0—0h2p0—0-3-3-3-3–3-3-3–|
A|–0—0-2-3—2—–2—0—————–|–0—0-2-3—2———–3——————-|
E|——————3—3——————-|——————3—————————|
Am G Fmaj7 Am G Fmaj7
e|—————————-0-0-0–0-0-0–|——————————–0-0-0–0-0-0–|
B|—————————-1-1-1–1-1-1–|——————————–1-1-1–1-1-1–|
G|—————————-2-2-2–2-2-2–|——————————–2-2-2–2-2-2–|
D|————0—————3-3-3–3-3-3–|————0—0-0h2p0—0-3—3-3-3–3-3-3–|
A|–0—0-2-3—0h2-0—0——————-|–0—0-2-3————-3———————|
E|——————–3———————|———————————————-|
SONG:
e |-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3–0-0-0–0-0-0————|-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3–0-0-0–0-0-0————|
B |-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0–1-1-1–1-1-1————|-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0–1-1-1–1-1-1————|
G |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0–2-2-2–2-2-2————|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0–2-2-2–2-2-2————|
D |-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0–3-3-3–3-3-3————|-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0–3-3-3–3-3-3————|
A |-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2————————–|-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2————————–|
E |—–3-3-3-3-3-3————————–|—–3-3-3-3-3-3————————–|
My My, hey hey Rock and roll is here to stay
It’s out of the blue and into the black They give you this but you pay for that
The king is gone but he’s not forgotten This is the story of a Johnny Rotten
Hey Hey, my my Rock and roll can never die
e |-0-0-0-0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-0——–|-0-0-0-0-0-0–1-1-1-1-1———————|
B |-1-1-1-1-1-1–0-0-0–3-3-3-3-3-3-3——–|-1-1-1-1-1-1–1-1-1-1-1———————|
G |-0-0-0-0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-0——–|-2-2-2-2-2-2–2-2-2-2-2———————|
D |-2-2-2-2-2-2–2-2-2–2-2-2-2-2-2-2——–|-2-2-2-2-2-2–3-3-3-3-3———————|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3–2-2-2–2-2-2-2-2-2-2——–|-0-0-0-0-0-0–3-3-3-3-3———————|
E |——————————————|————–1-1-1-1-1———————|
It’s better to burn out Than to fade away
And once you’re gone you can never come back
It’s better to burn out than it is to rust
There’s more to the picture Than meets the eye (or: rust never sleeps)
e |-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3–0-0-0–0-0-0—————–|
B |-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0–1-1-1–1-1-1—————–|
G |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0–2-2-2–2-2-2—————–|
D |-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0–3-3-3–3-3-3—————–|
A |-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2——————————-|
E |—–3-3-3-3-3-3——————————-|
My My, hey hey
When you’re out of the blue and into the black
The king is gone but he’s not forgotten
Hey Hey, my my
Transcribed in chords:
Am7 G Fmaj7
My My, hey hey
Am7 G Fmaj7
Rock and roll is here to stay
C Em Em7
It’s better to burn out
Am F
Than to fade away
Am7 G Fmaj7
My My, hey hey
Am7 G Fmaj7
It’s out of the blue and into the black
Am7 G Fmaj7
They give you this but you pay for that
C Em Em7 Am F
And once you’re gone you can never come back
Am7 G
When you’re out of the blue
Fmaj7
And into the black
Am7 G Fmaj7
The king is gone but he’s not forgotten
Am7 G Fmaj7
This is the story of a Johnny Rotten
C Em Em7 Am F
It’s better to burn out than it is to rust
Am7 G Fmaj7
The king is gone but he’s not forgotten
Am7 G Fmaj7
Hey Hey, my my
Am7 G Fmaj7
Rock and roll can never die
C Em Em7
There’s more to the picture
Am F
Than meets the eye
Am7 G Fmaj7
Hey Hey, my my
