After 'Tonight' and 'Ecstasy' on _Side 3_ Eric had to *tell* people he's
a rocker?

"I'm A Rocker"
(Eric Carmen)

Intro:

4X (band enters 3rd time):

v   v   v   v     v    v   v   v
---------5-------|------5-5---------
---5-----5-------|---5--5-5---------
---7b9-----------|---7b9----7p5-----
-----------------|--------------7-7-
-----------------|----------------0-
-----------------|------------------

Verse 1:

A [lead guitar repeats intro riff]
Back beat boogie got a hold on me, make me wanna jump and shout
DD Piano Chord 
    Dsus4 DD Piano Chord 

Twisting like a top, I never want to stop tonight

Pre-chorus:

F#mF#m Piano Chord 
                 C#C# Piano Chord 

You surely look like a [1, 3: magazine  2: movie queen]
DD Piano Chord 
                    AA Piano Chord 

And you can move like I've never seen
C#C# Piano Chord 
                    DD Piano Chord 

Reelin' and a-rockin, babe
B/D#B/D# Piano Chord 
       EE Piano Chord 
   /D  /C#  /B
Come on and dance with me

Chorus:

[repeat 2X]:

A [lead guitar repeats intro riff]
I'm a rocker, I'm a roller
I been a-boogieing since I ditched the stroller
EE Piano Chord 
        AA Piano Chord 

So come on hold me tight
D         E    A    [1st repeat: E]
And we can rock the night away

Verse 2:

Tight booted teenie with the smiling face
Make me want to smile and shake
Come on out today and shimmy like a rattlesnake

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

DD Piano Chord 

I get this feeling when I hear that beat
AA Piano Chord 

I gotta jump and get up on the table
DD Piano Chord 

'Cause when that rhythm and blues electrifies my shoes
B [N.C.]                 E
I get the message like it came by cable  (Hey!)

[guitar solo over chorus chords]

[repeat bridge]

[repeat verse 1 and pre-chorus]

[repeat chorus]

Coda:

EE Piano Chord 
         AA Piano Chord 
               DD Piano Chord 
         EE Piano Chord 
    AA Piano Chord 

Hold me tight and we can rock the night away
EE Piano Chord 
         AA Piano Chord 
               DD Piano Chord 
         EE Piano Chord 
    AA Piano Chord 

So come on, hold me tight and we can rock the night away

guitar 1:

(A)
v     v     v     v        v     v     v     v
----17----------17--------|-------------------------
-------20----------20-----|-------------------------
---------19b21-------19b21|r19-17----2--------------
--------------------------|-------19-2--------------
--------------------------|----------0--------------
--------------------------|-------------------------

(guitar 2 plays a contrasting part that I can't pick out of
the near-mono mix)

-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers