Elton John - I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Am7 Well there's slim times when my words won't rhyme G F And the hills I face are a long hard climb G C F C I just sit cross legged with my old guitar Am G F7 It kind of makes me feel like a rock and roll star Well it makes me laugh, Lord, it makes me cry And I think, for once, let me just get high Let me get electric, put a silk suit on Turn my old guitar into a tommy gun D And root-toot-shoot myself to fame Am7 Every kid alive gonna know my name D7 E7 F7 An overnight phenomenon like there's never been F7 G7 A A motivated supersonic king of the scene Chorus: Dm G Dm G I'll be a teenage idol, just give me a break Cmaj7 Am Dm G I'm gonna be a teenage idol no matter how long it takes Dm G You can't imagine what it means to me Dm G A7 I'm gonna grab myself a place in history F G# E7 Am G F A teenage idol that's what I'm gonna be Well, life is short, and the world is rough And if you're going to boogie, boy, you got to be tough Nobody knows if I'm dead or alive I just drink myself to sleep each night And so I pray to the teenage god of rock If I make it big, let me stay on top You gotta cut me loose from this one room dive Put me on the ladder, keep this boy alive And root-toot-shoot myself to fame Every kid alive gonna know my name An overnight phenomen like there's never been A motivated supersonic king of the scene Chorus: I'll be a teenage idol, just give me a break I'm gonna be a teenage idol, no matter how long it takes You can't imagine what it means to me I'm going to grab myself a place in history A teenage idol (ha, yeah, ooh) That's what I'm gonna be You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  A7  Am7  C  Cm  Cmaj7  Cmaj  D  Dm  D7  E7  F  F7  G  G#  G7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol" by Elton John.