"DETROIT ROCK CITY" BY KISS
"ABBREVIATED, PERFORMANCE VERSION"
BASED ON THE VERSION FROM THE ALBUM "DOUBLE PLATINUM"

TRANSCRIBED BY CLAUDE WILLIS

THIS IS DESINGED TO BE EASILY ADAPTABLE
TO A "ONE-GUITAR" BAND, IF THAT'S YOU,
THEN OMIT THE GUITAR:2 PARTS, EXCEPT
THE SOLO, YOU GOTTA PLAY THAT!  LOL

GUITAR:1=RHYTHM, GUITAR:2=LEAD

INTRO                                    CHORUS
e---------------------------------------|--------------|
B---------------------------------------|--------------|
G---------------------------------------|--------------|
D---------------------------------------|---2-----4----|
A-4242424242424242--64646464---6666666--|---0-----2----|
E---------------------------------------|0-----0-------|
     GUITAR:1       GUITAR:2
  (--------------------PLAY 3X---------------------)

VERSE                                 CHORUS
e------------------------------------|--------------|
B------------------------------------|--------------|
G------------------------------------|--------------|
D-6---9---4---11----6---9---4---11---|---2----4-----|
A-4---7---2---9-----4---7---2---9----|---0----2-----|
E------------------------------------|0-----0-------|
(LET EACH CHORD RING)

ALTERNATE VERSE               CHORUS
e----------------------------|--------------|
B----------------------------|--------------|
G----4-----6--------4-----6--|--------------|
D-6--2--4--4-----6--2--4--4--|---2----4-----|
A-4-----2--------4-----2-----|---0----2-----|
E----------------------------|0-----0-------|

1ST BRIDGE PART - GTR:2
(PLAY AFTER 1ST VERSE, & SOLO ONLY)   CHORUS
e---------------------------|----------------|
B---------------------------|----------------|
G---------------------------|----------------|
D----------------2------2---|---2----4------------|
A-4-42---24--424---4------4-|---0----2--------------------|
E------2-------------24-----|-0----0--------------|

BRIDGE (ABBREVIATED VERSION)
e---------------------------|-----------------------|
B---------------------------|-----------------------|
G---------------------------|-----------------------|
D----------------2------2---|------------------2----|
A-4-42---24--424---4------4-|---4-42---24--424---4s-|
E------4-------------24-----|--------4--------------|

                                                CHORUS
e---------------------------|-----------------|------------|
B---------------------------|-----------------|------------|
G---------------------------|-----------------|------------|
D---------------4------4----|-----4-----4-----|---2----4---|
A-6-64---46-646---6------6--|-646---6-----6---|---0----2---|
E------6------------46------|---------46------|0-----0-----|

SOLO
e------11-9--12-11----12-11-----------11-12-11------------|
B-9-12-------------14-------14-12--12----------12-10-9-10-|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|

e-9-7-----9-7------|------11-9--12-11-----12-11-----------|
B-----10------10-9-|-9-12-------------14--------14-12-----|
G------------------|--------------------------------------|
D------------------|--------------------------------------|
A------------------|--------------------------------------|
E------------------|--------------------------------------|

                                         CHORUS
e----11-12-11----------------8-9LET RING-9999999-|--------------|
B-12----------12-10-9-10--9----------------------|--------------|
G------------------------------------------------|--------------|
D------------------------------------------------|----2-----4---|
A------------------------------------------------|----0-----2---|
E------------------------------------------------|-0-----0------|

PLAYING ORDER:

-INTRO (3X)
-VERSE
-CHORUS
-REPEAT INTRO (1X)(GTR. 1), 1ST BRIDGE PART (GTR. 2)
-CHORUS
-VERSE
-CHORUS
-BRIDGE
-CHORUS
-VERSE
-CHORUS
-SOLO
-CHORUS
-1ST BRIDGE PART
-CHORUS
-VERSE
-CHORUS
-CHORUS
-END

LYRICS:

VERSE 1
I FEEL UPTIGHT ON A SATURDAY NIGHT
9 O'CLOCK - THE RADIO'S THE ONLY LIGHT
I HEAR MY SONG AND IT PULLS ME THROUGH
IT COMES ON STRONG - TELLS ME WHAT I GOTTA DO
I'VE GOT TO

CHORUS
GET UP
EVERYBODY'S GONNA MOVE THEIR FEET
GET DOWN
EVERYBODY'S GONNA LEAVE THEIR SEAT

BRIDGE
YOU GOTTA LOSE YOUR MIND IN DETROIT - ROCK CITY

REPEAT CHORUS

VERSE 2
GETTIN' LATE - I JUST CAN'T WAIT
10 O'CLOCK - I KNOW I GOTTA HIT THE ROAD
FIRST I DRINK - THEN I SMOKE
START THE CAR - TRY TOMAKE THE MIDNIGHT SHOW
LET'S GO

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE

REPEAT CHORUS

VERSE 3
MOVIN' FAST - DOIN' 95
HIT TOP SPEED - I'M STILL MOVIN' MUCH TOO SLOW
FEELS SO GOOD - I'M SO ALIVE
I HEAR MY SONG - PLAYIN' ON THE RADIO
AND IT GOES

REPEAT CHORUS

SOLO

REPEAT CHORUS
REPEAT BRIDGE
REPEAT CHORUS

VERSE 4
12 O'CLOCK - I GOTTA ROCK
THERE'S A TRUCK AHEAD - LIGHT'S STARIN' AT MY EYES
OH MY GOD - NO TIME TO TURN
I GOT TO LAUGH - I KNOW I'M GONNA DIE
WHY

REPEAT CHORUS
REPEAT CHORUS
-END-