Rock Around The Clock (ver 3) by Bill Haley His Comets
Bill Haley
Rock around the Clock
Bass Tabs
Tuning : EADG
Tempo: 173 bpm
Key: A
INTRO: 00:01 (Drum beat)
One, two...
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One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock
Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock rock
Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock rock
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
VERSE1: 00:15 (Bass starts)
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Put your glad rags on and join me hon'
We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one
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We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight
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We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
VERSE2: 00:31
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When the clock strikes two, three and four
If the band slows down we'll yell for more
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We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight
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We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
INSTRUMENTAL(1): 00:47
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VERSE3: 01:03
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When the chimes ring five, six, and seven
We'll be right in seventh heaven
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We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight
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We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
VERSE4: 01:19
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When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven too
I'll be goin' strong and so will you
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We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight
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We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
INSTRUMENTAL(2): 01:36
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Verse5: 01:51
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When the clock strikes twelve we'll cool off then
Start rockin' 'round the clock again
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We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight
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We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
End: 02:18
Tablature Legend ----------------
| S slap
| P pop
| x mute note
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| g grace note
| ~ vibrato
| ^ brush up
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