Intro riff
 
     Am                          F                     Am                         F 
D#|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| 
A#|----0-------------------------1-0-0--0-0-0-|----0---------------------------1-0-0-0--0--| 
F#|----2-------------------------1-1-1--1-1-1-|----2---------------------------1-1-1-1--1--| x2 
C#|----2-------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-|----2---------------------------3-3-3-3--3--| 
G#|--0---0-2-3---5--5--0-2-0--2--3-3-3--3-3-3-|--0---0-2-3--5--5--7--5--3--5---3---3----3--| 
D#|--------------------------3---1---1----1---|--------------------------------1---1----1--| 
 
        Verse (CLEAN)
 
        Am     G     F 
        My  My, hey hey 
        Am           G            F 
        Rock and roll is here to stay 
        C               Em 
        It's better to burn out 
        Am          G-   F 
        Than to fade away 
        Am    G      F 
        My  My, hey hey 
 
     Am                          F                     Am                         F 
D#|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| 
A#|----0-------------------------1-0-0--0-0-0-|----0---------------------------1-0-0-0--0--| 
F#|----2-------------------------1-1-1--1-1-1-|----2---------------------------1-1-1-1--1--| 
C#|----2-------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-|----2---------------------------3-3-3-3--3--| 
G#|--0---0-2-3---5--5--0-2-0--2--3-3-3--3-3-3-|--0---0-2-3--5--5--7--5--3--5---3---3----3--| 
D#|--------------------------3---1---1----1---|--------------------------------1---1----1--| 
 
        Verse (CLEAN)
 
        Am               G                F 
        It's out of the blue and into the black 
        Am             G                   F 
        They give you this but you pay for that 
 
D#|-------x-x-x--x---x----| 
A#|-------x-x-x--x---x----| 
F#|-------x-x-x--x---x----| 
C#|-------5-5-x--5---5----| 
G#|-------5-5-x--5---5----| 
D#|-------3-3-x--3---3----| 
 
        Verse (DISTORTED GUITAR)
 
        C                Em           Am     G    F 
        And once you're gone you can never come back 
        Am                      G 
        When you're out of the blue 
             F 
        And into the black 
 
     Am                          F                     Am                         F 
D#|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| 
A#|----0-------------------------1-0-0--0-0-0-|----0---------------------------1-0-0-0--0--| 
F#|----2-------------------------1-1-1--1-1-1-|----2---------------------------1-1-1-1--1--| 
C#|----2-------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-|----2---------------------------3-3-3-3--3--| 
G#|--0---0-2-3---5--5--0-2-0--2--3-3-3--3-3-3-|--0---0-2-3--5--5--7--5--3--5---3---3----3--| 
D#|--------------------------3---1---1----1---|--------------------------------1---1----1--| 
 
        Solo
 
        C            Em                      Am                    G    F 
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A#|-----14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-----14--12-------------------------------------------| 
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------14-12-14-----------------------------------| 
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------0---0-2-3--5--5--7--5--3--5--0--| 
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
        Verse (DISTORTED GUITAR DAMPING)
 
        Am           G                 F 
        The king is gone but he's not forgotten 
        Am            G                F 
        This is the story of a Johnny Rotten 
        C               Em       Am            F 
        It's better to burn out than it is to rust 
        Am           G                 F 
        The king is gone but he's not forgotten 
 
     Am                          F                     Am                         F 
D#|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| 
A#|----0-------------------------1-0-0--0-0-0-|----0---------------------------1-0-0-0--0--| 
F#|----2-------------------------1-1-1--1-1-1-|----2---------------------------1-1-1-1--1--| 
C#|----2-------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-|----2---------------------------3-3-3-3--3--| 
G#|--0---0-2-3---5--5--0-2-0--2--3-3-3--3-3-3-|--0---0-2-3--5--5--7--5--3--5---3---3----3--| 
D#|--------------------------3---1---1----1---|--------------------------------1---1----1--| 
 
        Verse (DISTORTED GUITAR)
 
        Am   G      F 
        Hey Hey, my my 
        Am        G             F 
        Rock and roll can never die 
        C                    Em 
        There's more to the picture 
        Am           G   F 
        Than meets the eye 
        Am   G      F 
        Hey Hey, my my