#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Nice Boys (Don’t Rock ’N’ Roll) Album: Rose Tattoo (1978) Word and Music by: Rose Tattoo Author: geetar_man0 ================================================================================ Intro |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-/16-16-16-16-16--------------14------14---------------9------9--------| |-/16-16-16-16----16---------------14------14---------9---9------8/9----| |-/16-16-16-16-------16\--/14-----------------14\--/9-------9---------9-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9--9--------/16-16-16-16--------------/14-14-14-14-----------20/21--------| |-9--9--8/9---/16-16-16-16----16--------/14-14-14-14--14-------------21-----| |-------------/16-16-16-16-------16\----/14-14-14-14------14/-----------21\-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-20/21---------/16-16-16-16--------------/14-14-14-14-----------| |-------21------/16-16-16-16----16--------/14-14-14-14--14-------| |----------21\--/16-16-16-16-------16\----/14-14-14-14------14/--| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------9\7-(7)\----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------9-(9)\-------------9\7---7/9--/16-16-16-16------------/14-------14-14----21-21~~~-| |-9\7----------9---------------9------/16-16-16-16----16------/14-14-------14-------------| |-----9-------------------------------/16-16-16-16-------16\--/14----14----14/21----------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| verse 1,2,3 B5 A5 E5 A5 B5 she hit town like a rose in bloom, smellin sweet said sweet perfume A5 E5 A5 D the colour faded and the petals died, down in the city no one cried E5(7) E E5(7) E in the streets the garbage lies protected by a million flies B5 A5 E5 the roaches so big you know that they got bones E6 E E5 E6 E E5 E6 E5 theY moved in and made a tenement home CHORUS: A5 B5 A5 B A B A A i said nice boys don't play rock and roll B5 A5 E5 nice boys don't play rock and roll i'm not a nice boy A5 B5 A5 B A B A A i said nice boys don't play rock and roll B5 A5 E5 nice boys don't play rock and roll i'm not a nice boy and i never was [VERSE 2] [CHORUS] Slide guitar solo |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-16\14--------14~~~-14-------14\13-------14--14-------------------------------| |-------14/16-----------14-14-------13/14--------14-14-14\12-------14-14-------| |------------------------------------------------------------12/14-------14-14-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8/9----9-(9)/--------------16---------------------14------------------21-| |-8/9--9--------16\14-----------16-----14\13-----------14------------21-21-| |---------------------14/16--------16\-------13/14--------14\--14/21-------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------19/21---------------17/18--(18)/(19)-------16-(16)/17--19/21-| |-21----21-------21------19/20------------------17/18-------------------| |----21-------------21\-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------24--24\-------------------17-------/19/24--(24)~~~~~-| |---------------------------/16/19-19\-16/17-----17\------24--(24)------| |-21--------------------------------------------------------------------| |----21\19/21/x/--------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| [verse 3] [chorus] 3x ================================================================================ Ultimate-Guitar.com