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.
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The Story Behind the Song
“Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & His Comets is one of the most important songs in the history of popular music, not because it was the first rock and roll song, but because it was the one that made the genre explode worldwide.
It was first recorded in 1954, but at first it wasn’t a major hit. The band was already experimenting with blending country, rhythm and blues, and early rock-style rhythms, and this song fit perfectly into that developing sound.
Its success is often seen as the moment rock and roll became mainstream. While earlier artists like Chuck Berry and Little Richard were shaping the sound, “Rock Around the Clock” was the song that brought it into mass culture and global popularity.