Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets

Intro

[A]One, two, three o’clock, four o’clock rock!

[A7]Five, six, seven o’clock, eight o’clock rock!

[A]Nine, ten, eleven o’clock, twelve o’clock rock!

We’re gonna rock, [E7]around, [E7]the clock [E7]tonight.

Verse 1

Put your [A]glad rags on, join me, hon

We’ll have some fun when the [A7]clock strikes one

We’re gonna [D7]rock around the clock tonight

We’re gonna [A]rock, rock, rock ‘till broad daylight

We’re gonna [E7]rock, gonna rock, a-[D7]round the clock to-[A]night.

Verse 2

When the [A]clock strikes two, three and four

If the band stops now, we’ll [A7]yell for more

We’re gonna [D7]rock around the clock tonight

We’re gonna [A]rock, rock, rock ‘till broad daylight

We’re gonna [E7]rock, gonna rock, a-[D7]round the clock to-[A]night.

Instrumental A A7 D7 A E7 D7 A

Verse 3

When the [A]chimes ring five, six and seven,

We’ll be right in [A7]seventh heaven

We’re gonna [D7]rock around the clock tonight

We’re gonna [A]rock, rock, rock ‘till broad daylight

We’re gonna [E7]rock, gonna rock, a-[D7]round the clock to-[A]night.

Verse 4

When it’s [A]eight, nine, ten, eleven too

I’ll be goin’ strong and [A7]so will you

We’re gonna [D7]rock around the clock tonight

We’re gonna [A]rock, rock, rock ‘till broad daylight

We’re gonna [E7]rock, gonna rock, a-[D7]round the clock to-[A]night.

Instrumental A A7 D7 A E7 D7 A

Verse 5

When the [A]clock strikes twelve, we’ll cool off then

Start rockin’ round the [A7]clock again

We’re gonna [D7]rock around the clock tonight

We’re gonna [A]rock, rock, rock ‘till broad daylight

We’re gonna [E7]rock, gonna rock, a-[D7]round the clock to-[A]night.