For the strumming pattern, begin on beat 4 with the percussive strum and downstroke. Throughout
the pattern you can change between percussive (fully muted) and partially muted strums to fill in
the gaps between full chord strums.


[Verse 1]


Riding down th

e highway

Going to a sho

w

Stop in all th

e by-ways

Playing rock '

n' roll

Getting robbed

, getting ston

ed, getting be

at up, broken-

boned

Getting had, g

etting took, I

 tell you folk

s, it's harder

 than it looks


[Chorus]

             
It's a long wa

             
y to the top i

             
f you wanna ro

       
ck 'n' roll
             
It's a long wa

             
y to the top i

             
f you wanna ro

       
ck 'n' roll
             
If you think i

              
t's easy doing

              
 one night sta

    
nds

Try playing in a rock 'n' roll band
             
It's a long wa

             
y to the top i

              
f you wanna to

         
 rock 'n' roll


[Break]



           x4


[Verse 2]


Hotel, motel

Make you want 

to cry

Lady do the ha

rd sell

Know the reaso

n why

Getting old, g

etting grey, g

etting ripped 

off, underpaid

Getting sold, 

second hand, t

hat's how it g

oes, playing i

n a band


[Chorus]

             
It's a long wa

             
y to the top i

             
f you wanna ro

       
ck 'n' roll
             
It's a long wa

             
y to the top i

             
f you wanna ro

       
ck 'n' roll
             
If you wanna b

              
e a star of st

                
age and screen

Look out, it's rough and mean
             
It's a long wa

             
y to the top i

             
f you wanna ro

       
ck 'n' roll
             
It's a long wa

             
y to the top i

             
f you wanna ro

       
ck 'n' roll
             
It's a long wa

             
y to the top i

             
f you wanna ro

       
ck 'n' roll
             
It's a long wa

             
y to the top i

             
f you wanna ro

       
ck 'n' roll


[Outro]


It's a long wa

y

Such a long wa

y

It's a long wa

y

Such a long wa

y