Detroit Rock City

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[Intro]
C Ab Bb

[Verse 1]
C
I feel uptight on a Saturday night
Eb Bb F
Nine o’clock, the radio’s the only light
C
I hear my song and it pulls me through
Eb Bb F
Comes on strong, tells me what I go to do I got to

[Chorus]
Ab
Get up! Everybody’s gonna move their feet
Bb
Get down! Everybody’s gonna leave their seat.

[Riff 1]
C
You gotta lose your mind in Detroit Rock City
Ab
Get up! Everybody’s gonna move their feet
Bb
Get down! Everybody’s gonna leave their seat

[Verse 2]
C
Gettin’ late, I just can’t wait
Eb Bb F
Ten o’clock and I know I gotta hit the road
C
First I drink, then I smoke
Eb Bb F
Start up the car and I try to make the midnight show

[Chorus]
Ab
Get up! Everybody’s gonna move their feet
Bb
Get down! Everybody’s gonna leave their seat.

Rhythm Fig 1

[Verse 3]
C
Movin’ fast, doin’ ninety five
Eb Bb F
Hit top speed but I’m still movin’ much too slow
C
I feel so good, I’m so alive
Eb Bb F
Hear my song playin’ on the radio, it goes

[Chorus]
Ab
Get up! Everybody’s gonna move their feet
Bb Db
Get down! Everybody’s gonna leave their seat.

Drum fill

[Lead with 2 Guitars]

C
You gotta lose your life in Detroit Rock City

[Verse 4]
C
Twelve o’clock, I gotta rock
Eb Bb F
There’s a truck ahead, lights starin’ at my eyes
C
Whao, my God, no time to turn
Eb Bb F
I got to laugh ’cause I know I’m gonna die, why?
Ab Bb
Get up! Everybody’s gonna move their feet. (Get Down!)
Ab
Get up! Everybody’s gonna leave their seat
Bb C
Get Down!

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Composer: Bob Ezrin

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Composer: Paul Stanley

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