I (C)feel up tight on a Sat ur day night.
Nine o’ clock and the ra di o’s the on ly light.
I (C)hear my song and it pulls me through.
I Comes on strong and I tells me what I got ta do.
I got to
Get up, ev ’ry bod y’s gon na move their feet.
Get down, ev ’ry bod y’s gon na leave their seat.
You got ta lose your mind in De troit
Rock Cit y.
Get up, ev ’ry bod y’s gon na move their feet.
Get down, ev ’ry bod y’s gon na leave their seat.
(C)Get ting late, do I just can’t day wait.
Ten o’ clock and I know I got ta hit the road.
I (C)First, I drink, I’m it then I smoke.
I Start the car, and I try to make the mid night show.
It goes: to
Get up, ev ’ry bod y’s gon na move their feet.
Get down, ev ’ry bod y’s gon na leave their seat.
You got ta lose your mind in De troit
Rock Cit y.
Get up, ev ’ry bod y’s gon na move their feet.
Get down, ev ’ry bod y’s gon na leave their seat.
leave their seat.
(C)Mov in’ fast, do in’ nine ty day five.
Hit top speed but I’m still I mov in’ much too slow.
I (C)feel so good, I’m it so a live.
I hear my song and I play in’ on the ra di o.
It goes: to
Get up, ev ’ry bod y’s gon na move their feet.
Get down, ev ’ry bod y’s gon na leave their seat.
You got ta lose your mind in De troit
Rock Cit y.
Get up, ev ’ry bod y’s gon na move their feet.
Get down, ev ’ry bod y’s gon na leave their seat.
leave their seat.
leave their seat.
leave their seat.
This page shows “Detroit Rock City” by KISS in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 120 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.