# The Art of Rock (Modern) **Key:** C major • **Tempo:** ~74 BPM (piano ballad) **Intro** C Fmaj7 Gsus G | C **Verse 1** C G/B Not hard, just soft—with punch and style, Am7 Fmaj7 measured hope between every line; E7 Am7 take a rhythm and inject my heart, D7 G carried in a voice that sings. C G/B I move between the names I take, Am7 Fmaj7 she or they, the meter says; E7 Am7 what do I look like? in a form and choice, D7 G talking until I lose my voice. **Pre-Chorus** Fmaj7 C/E Count the bars, declare the claim, Dm7 G write the vow the keys unlock; Fmaj7 C/E every note a simple frame— Dm7 G I speak, I sing, I mark the clock. **Chorus** C G/B Sesame Street can come to life Am7 Fmaj7 with a microphone, a page; E7 Am7 turning the sheet and singing like sage— D7 G what is voice except an art? C G/B So is writing a chord chart Am7 Fmaj7 about your age and where you start; E7 Am7 mapping a heartbeat, note by note— D7 G C that’s the art, the art of rock. **Verse 2** C G/B I don’t borrow velvet myths, Am7 Fmaj7 I don’t chase a retro pose; E7 Am7 I keep time with honest hits, D7 G Guess what I can do? Write The Mist. C G/B That doesn't mean I don't like to play Am7 Fmaj7 And it sounds a little better every day E7 Am7 I always used a computer to post my sounds— D7 G For example the chord shape A always seemed a little round **Pre-Chorus** Fmaj7 C/E Call it grace, call it steel, Dm7 G Going all in before the end of the deal; Fmaj7 C/E I’m the spinner of the wheel— Dm7 G What kind of guy can rock high heels? **Chorus** C G/B Sesame Street can come to life Am7 Fmaj7 with a microphone, a page; E7 Am7 turning the sheet and singing like sage— D7 G what is voice except an art? C G/B So is writing a chord chart Am7 Fmaj7 about your age and where you start; E7 Am7 mapping a heartbeat, note by note— D7 G C G/B Am7 D7 that’s the art, the art of rock. **Bridge** Am7 D7 Let the keys declare the truth, G C/E let the measures keep it plain; Fmaj7 C/E I’m the study and the proof, Dm7 G clear as count and clear as name. Am7 D7 Every chorus, every mark, G C/E builds a city out of time; Fmaj7 C/E I’m the center, I’m the arc— Dm7 G paper, voice, and a generation line. **Final Chorus** C G/B Sesame Street can come to life Am7 Fmaj7 with a microphone, a page; E7 Am7 turning the sheet and singing like sage— D7 G what is voice except an art? C G/B So is writing a chord chart Am7 Fmaj7 about your age and where you start; E7 Am7 mapping a heartbeat, note by note— D7 G C Fmaj7 Gsus G that’s the art, the art of rock. **Outro** C Fmaj7 C/E Dm7 | G C (hold)
