Dr. Hook - Cover Of The Rolling Stone Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
[Opening]
[A]Well we are big rock singers, we’ve got golden fingers
and we’re loved everywhere we [E7]go,
[E7]We sing about beauty and we sing about truth, [E7]at ten thousand dollars a [A]show;
[A]we take all kind of pills, to give us all kind of thrills,
but the thrill we’ve never [D]known, is the [E7]thrill that’ll get you
When you get your picture on the cover of the Rolling [A]Stone
[chorus]
[A]Rolling [E7]Stone, wanna see my picture on the cover
[A]wanna buy five copies for my mother
[E7]wanna see my smilin’ face
on the [D]cover of the Rolling [A]Stone
[verse 2]
[A]I’ve got a freaky old lady called my Cocaine Katy
who embroiders on my [E7]jeans,
I’ve got my poor old gray-haired Daddy, [E7]drivin’ my limou[A]sine
[verse 3]
Now it’s all designed to blow our minds, but our minds won’t really be [D]blown,
like the [E7]blow that’ll get you when you get your picture
on the cover of the Rolling [A]Stone
[chorus]
[A]Rolling [E7]Stone, wanna see my picture on the cover
[A]wanna buy five copies for my mother
[E7]wanna see my smilin’ face
on the [D]cover of the Rolling [A]Stone
[Closing]
[A]We got a lot of little teenage, blue-eyed groupies who do anything we [E7]say,
we got a genuine Indian guru, [E7]who’s teachin’ us a better [A]way,
we got all the friends that money can buy, so we never have to be a[D]lone,
and we [E7]keep gettin’ richer but we can’t get our picture
on the cover of the Rolling [A]Stone
[chorus]
[A]Rolling [E7]Stone, wanna see my picture on the cover
[A]wanna buy five copies for my mother
[E7]wanna see my smilin’ face
on the [D]cover of the Rolling [A]Stone
How to play Cover Of The Rolling Stone on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Dr. Hook - Cover Of The Rolling Stone on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Cover Of The Rolling Stone uses these transitions most often: A → E7 (9), E7 → A (9), and A → D (3). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with A - E7 chord transition.
1. A → E7 chord transition
To move from A to E7;
- While playing A, lift your ring finger from B string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
2. A → D chord transition
To move from A to D;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
3. D → E7 chord transition
To move from D to E7;
- While playing D, lift your ring finger from B string fret 3.
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
Cover Of The Rolling Stone chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Cover Of The Rolling Stone.
- Cover Of The Rolling Stone includes 30 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Cover Of The Rolling Stone contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Cover Of The Rolling Stone connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
- A → D: 29%
- A → E7: 4%
After E7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).- E7 → A: 31%
- E7 → D: 6%