Twenty Flight Rock

Eddie Cochran

  • A
  • A5
  • D
  • D5
    5
  • E5
  • E7
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Key:
Riff and power chords tabbed by Halfdan Baadsvik. *
Intro A e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---3-4---3-4---3-4---| E|-5-----5-----5-----5-| ---------------------------------- -|----------------------
A I've got a girl with a record machine When it comes to rockin, she's a
D queen We love to dance on a Saturday night
A All alone where I can hold her tight
E7 But she lives on 20th floor uptown
A And the elevator has broken down
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During the verses the riff goes like this:
A D e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|---------------------------3-4- A|---3-4---3-4---3-4---3-4-5----- E|-5-----5-----5-----5----------- A E7 A e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|--3-4-----5-6---5-6---| A|5-------7-----7-------| E|------5-------------5-| ---------------------------------- -|----------------------
A So I walk one, two flight, three flight, four
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Five, six, seven flight, eight
D flight more At 12th I'm startin' to sag
A 15th floor I'm ready to drag
E7 D Get to the top, I'm too tired to
A rock
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The chorus (above) is played with these power chords:
A = A5 - 57XXXX
D = D5 - X57XXX
E7 = E5 - X79XXX
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She called me up on the telephone Said: "Come over, baby. I'm all alone." I said: "Sorry, baby. You're mighty sweet, but I'm in bed achin' feet." This went for a couple of days But I could not stay away
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So I walk one, two flight, three flight, four Five, six, seven flight, eight flight more At 12th I'm startin' to sag 15th floor I'm ready to drag Get to te top, I'm too tired to rock
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A A A A D D A A E7 D A A
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They sent it to Chicago for repairs 'Til it's fixed I'm usin' the stairs I have to get there before it's to late My baby couldn't bear much to wait All this climbin' is gettein' me down You'll find my corps draped over a rail
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But I fly one, two flight, three flight four Five, six, seven flight, eight flight more At 12th I'm startin' to sag 15th floor I'm ready to drag Get to the top, I'm too tired to rock
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And that's it. Comments welcome.
Song details

Composition: Eddie Cochran and Fairchild

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