O riff abaixo é em Dm.
E|---------1-----------1--------------------------1--------1-----------1------------1----|
B|-------------3-----------3--------------------------3--------3-----------------------3-|
G|-----2--------------------------------------2----------------------------------2-------|
D|-0---------------0----------0----3p2h3--0---------------0----------0-------0-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0-3-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|Dm
Smack, crack, bushwhacked
GDm (intro riff)
Tie another one to the racks, baby
Dm
Hey kids, Rock and Roll
GDm (intro riff)
Nobody tells you where to go, baby
F
What if I ride, what if you walk
Am
What if you rock around the clock
GG
Tick, tock, tick, tock
Em
What if you did, what if you walk
EmGDm (intro riff)
What if you tried to get off, baby
Dm
Hey kids, where are you
GDmDm
Nobody tells you what to do, baby
Dm
Hey kids, shake a leg
GDm (intro riff)
maybe you're crazy in the head, baby
F
Maybe you did, maybe you walked
Am
Baby you rocked around the clock
GG
Tick, tock, tick, tock
Em
Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
EmGDm (intro riff)
Maybe I drive to get off, baby
Nesta parte entra o solo da guitarra elétrica.
C
Hey kids, shake a leg
Dm (intro riff)
maybe you're crazy in the head, baby
C
Ollie Ollie Ollie Ollie Ollie
CDm (intro riff)
Ollie Ollie in come free, baby
C
Hey kids, where are you
Dm (intro riff)
Nobody tells you what to do, baby
Aqui acaba o solo da guitarra elétrica.
Dm
Smack, crack, shackalack
GDm (intro riff)
Tie another one to your back, baby
Dm
Hey kids, Rock and Roll
GDm (intro riff)
Nobody tells you where to go, baby
F
Maybe you did, maybe you walked
Am
Maybe you rock around the clock
GG
Tick, tock, tick, tock
Em
Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
EmGDm (intro riff)
Maybe I drive to get off, baby
Em
Hey kids, where are you
EmGDm (intro riff)
Nobody tells you what to do, baby
Em
Hey kids, Rock and Roll
EmGDm (intro riff)
Nobody tells you where to go, baby, baby, baby
Este é o solo que se toca com guitarra elétrica.
E|-5-3-------------------5-3------------------|
B|-----6-5-3-----6---3-------6--3-----6---3---|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|E|-5-3-------------------5-3------------------|
B|-----6-3-------------------6--3---5/6---3---|
G|---------5---5/7---5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|E|-5-3----------------------------------------|
B|-----6-3------------------------------------|
G|---------5---5/7---0---2-0------------------|
D|---------------------------3-2-0------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
OBS.: Sempre que a música muda de Dm para G, há um riff:
E|-----3--|
B|-----0--|
G|-----0--|
D|-0-3-0--|
A|-----2--|
E|-----3--|
e quando é de G para Dm:
E|-----1--|
B|-----3--|
G|-----2--|
D|-----0--|
A|-0-3----|
E|--------|
Alguns riffs dessa música foram adaptados para se tocar somente com um violão.
O arranjo real dessa música é feito com dois violões, ou com um violão e um baixolão.