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Bob Seger - Like a Rock Chords

Chord reference G, C, F, Em, Am, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]Stood there boldly, sweating, in the sun [C]Felt like a million, felt like number one [F]The height of summer, I’d [C]never felt that strong Like a [G]rock

I was eighteen, didn’t have a care [C]Working for peanuts, not a dime to spare But [F]I was lean and [C]solid everywhere Like a [G]rock

My hands were steady, my eyes were clear and bright [C]My walk had purpose, my steps were quick and light And [F]I held firmly to [C]what I felt was right Like a [G]rock Like a rock, I was strong as I could be Like a [C]rock, nothing, ever got to me Like a [F]rock, I was [C]something to see Like a [G]rock

And I [Em]stood arrow straight, unencumbered by the weight Of all these [G]hustlers and their schemes I stood [C]proud, I stood tall, high above it all I [Am]still believed in my dreams [D]

[G]Twenty years now, where they go? [C]Twenty years, I don’t know [F]I sit and I wonder sometimes [C]Where they’ve [G]gone

And sometimes late at night, [C]when I’m bathed in the firelight [F]The moon comes calling, a ghostly [C]white And I re[G]call, I recall

Like a rock, standing, arrow straight Like a [C]rock, charging, from the gate Like a [F]rock, [C]carrying, the weight Like a [G]rock

Like a rock, the sun upon my skin Like a [C]rock, hard against the wind Like a [F]rock, I [C]see myself again Like a [G]rock Oh like a rock [F][C][G]

Artist Bob Seger
Album Like a Rock
Genres Rock
Year 1986
Key G

How to Play Like a Rock on Guitar?

Bob Seger - Like a Rock can be played in the key of G using the G, C, F, Em, Am, D chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Like a Rock with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.