[intro]
Guitar 1 (with tremolo picking)
e|------------------|
B|-1~-tremolo-------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 
Guitar 2 (with tremolo picking)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-8~\5/8~ tremolo--| (it goes down to the A at the second 0:16)
 
And then the acoustic guitar begins with
 
C Eb F C Eb D  C *
 
[Verse 1]
C                    Eb             F                     C
  Have you ever been dumb enough to do what you wanted to do
Eb             D                  C *
  Without good reason coming over you?
C                    Eb              F                       C
  Have you ever been young enough to feel what you wanted to feel?
Eb                D                   C *
  Take back those years for something real
 
[Chorus]
         F    C
  I’m an iron rooster
  F       C
  Cold and still
       F       C
  Your regular sculpture
  F      C        F
  Held against my will
 
[Intro again with piano solo] C Eb F C Eb D --> without C *
 
[Verse 2]
C                    Eb              F                      C
  Have you ever been drunk enough to say what you wanted to say
Eb             D                  C *
  Without no words getting in the way?
C                       Eb              F                   C
  Have you ever been in love enough to be who you wanted to be?
Eb                D                   C *
  I won’t mind you if you don’t mind me
 
[Chorus]
         F    C
  I’m an iron rooster
  F       C
  Cold and still
       F       C
  Your regular sculpture
  F      C        F
  Held against my will
 
[Bridge Solo] Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em F  Eb Bb Eb Bb
 
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9~--10-12\10-9-9~---9~--10-12\10-9-9~--10~----7~--8-10\8-7-7--------7~--8-10\8-7-7--------9~-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------10\8~------------------10\8~--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2 (low harmony)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9~--10-12\10-9-9~---9~--10-12\10-9-9~--7~-----8~-10-12\10-8-8---------8~-10-12\10-8-8-------9~---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------10\8~-------------------10\8~------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
and again while Dave starts singing...
 
[Bridge]
Cmaj7              Em
  Can you believe we're older?
Cmaj7                 Em    F
  I won’t believe it’s over now
Eb                      Bb
  Do you remember being children?
Eb                 Bb   Cmaj7
  Do you remember when? Now
 
[Solo] C Eb F C Eb D  C *    C Eb F C Eb D C
 
Guitar 1 (with a little bit of chorus effect)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5/13-13~--13b15-11~--11b13-10~--10-10\8-6-6/8~----10b11-pb11-pb11-10~--10p8-10p8-6--8~-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
the 2nd time with the
 
Guitar 2 (low harmony)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--/7-7~--------/7-6~------/6-3~-------3p0---3~--------/5b6-pb6-pb6-5~----5p3-5p3--0--3~------|
E|------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
 
[Outro]
         F    C
  I’m an iron rooster
  F       C
  Cold and still
       F       C
  Your regular sculpture
     F    C
  An iron rooster
  F       C
  Cold and still
       F       C
  Your regular sculpture
     F    C
  An iron rooster X3
  F    C          F
  Held against my will