Im A Rocker Tab - Raspberries






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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
                                              D    Dsus4 D
Twisting like a top, I never want to stop tonight

Pre-chorus:

           F#m                 C#
You surely look like a [1, 3: magazine  2: movie queen]
             D                    A
And you can move like I've never seen
 C#                    D
Reelin' and a-rockin, babe
            B/D#       E   /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
            E        A
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:

   D
I get this feeling when I hear that beat
         A
I gotta jump and get up on the table
                  D
'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:

E         A               D         E    A
Hold me tight and we can rock the night away
             E         A               D         E    A
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