Rockstar Guitar Chords

“Rockstar” by Nickelback is a song about the dark side of fame and the sacrifices that must be made to achieve it. The lyrics detail the long hours in the studio, the endless touring, and the distance from family and loved ones.

Rockstar Guitar Chords

Im through with  [G] standing in line
to clubs well never get in
Its like the  [C] bottom of the ninth
and Im never gonna win
This  [F] life hasnt turned out
quite the way I want it to  [G] be
(tell me what you want)

I want a  [G] brand new house
on an episode of Cribs
And a  [C] bathroom
I can play baseball in
And a  [F] king size tub
big enough for ten plus  [G] me
(eh, so what do you need)

Ill need a  [G] credit card
thats got no limit
And a [C]  big black jet
with a bedroom in it
Gonna  [F] join the mile high club
at thirty-seven thousand  [G] feet
(man, done)

I want a  [G] new tour bus
full of old guitars
My own  [C] star
on Hollywood Boulevard
Some [F] where between Cher
and James Dean is fine for  [G] me
(so how you gonna do it)

Im gonna [Bb] trade this life
for fortune and fame
Id even [C] cut my hair
and change my name

Cause we  [G] all just wanna
be big rockstars
And live in  [Bb] hilltop houses
driving fifteen cars
The  [C] girls come easy
and the drugs come cheap
Well  [G] all stay skinny
cause we  [F] just wont eat

And well  [G] hang out
in the coolest bars
In the  [Bb] VIP with
the movie stars
Every  [C] good gold diggers
gonna wind up there
Every  [G] Playboy bunny
With her  [F] bleach blond hair

[Bb] Hey [C] hey
I wanna be a rock [G] star
[Bb] Hey [C] hey
I wanna be a rock [G] star

I wanna be  [G] great like
Elvis without the tassels
Hire  [C] eight body guards
that love to beat up assholes
Sign a  [F] couple autographs
so I can eat my meals for  [G] free

Im gonna  [G] dress my ass
with the latest fashion
Get a  [C] front door key to
the Playboy mansion
Gonna  [F] date a centerfold
that loves to blow my money for  [G] me
(so how you gonna do it)

Im gonna [Bb] trade this life
for fortune and fame
Id even [C] cut my hair
and change my name

Cause we  [G] all just wanna be
big rockstars
And live in  [Bb] hilltop houses
driving fifteen cars
The  [C] girls come easy
and the drugs come cheap
Well  [G] all stay skinny
cause we  [F] just wont eat

And well  [G] hang out
in the coolest bars
In the  [Bb] VIP with
the movie stars
Every  [C] good gold diggers
gonna wind up there
Every  [G] Playboy bunny
With her  [F] bleach blond hair

And well  [G] hide out in
the private rooms
With the  [Bb] latest dictionary
and todays whos who
Theyll  [C] get you anything
with that evil smile
Every [G] bodys got
a drug dealer  [F] on speed dial

[Bb] Hey [C] hey
I wanna be a rock [G] star

Im gonna  [G] sing those songs
that offend the censors
Gonna  [Bb] pop my pills
from a pez dispenser
Get  [C] washed-up singers
writing all my songs
Lip  [G] sync em every night
so I dont  [F] get em wrong

Cause we  [G] all just
wanna be big rockstars
And live in  [Bb] hilltop houses
driving fifteen cars
The  [C] girls come easy
and the drugs come cheap
Well  [G] all stay skinny
cause we  [F] just wont eat

And well  [G] hang out in
the coolest bars
In the  [Bb] VIP
with the movie stars
Every  [C] good gold diggers
gonna wind up there
Every  [G] Playboy bunny
With her  [F] bleach blond hair

And well  [G] hide out in
the private rooms
With the  [Bb] latest dictionary
and todays whos who
Theyll  [C] get you anything
with that evil smile
Every [G] bodys got
a drug dealer  [F] on speed dial

[Bb] Hey [C] hey
I wanna be a rock [G] star
[Bb] Hey [C] hey
I wanna be a rock [G] star

Rockstar Song Details

The song also touches on the darker side of celebrity, with lyrics such as “Every Playboy bunny with a bleached-out nose will be there” and “I’ll trade this life for fortune and fame/I’ll even cut my hair and change my name.”

The song was released in 2005 as the fifth single from Nickelback’s album All the Right Reasons. It was a commercial success, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song has been certified Platinum in the United States and Canada.

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