| D5 D11 | D11 Dsus4 | 4x 
| D Dsus4 D | D5 Dsus4 D | 4x
[Verse 1] 
A Alligators in the loo
D Dsus4 D D5 Dsus4 D Dsus4 D D5 Dsus4 42nd Street's a zoo
D 
A Stretch limousines invade the city
D Dsus4 D D5 Dsus4 D Down and dirty looks so pretty
 [Chorus 1] 
C#m A Knock 'em dead
knock 'em dead 
F#m B Don't let the fame go to your head
C#m A Knock
knock knock 'em dead 
F#m B We want it all and nothing less
A B Knock 'em dead
knock 'em dead 
A B It feels so good to be bad
 [Instrumental 1] 
| D Dsus4 D | D5 Dsus4 D | 2x
[Verse 2] 
A Out in the jungle in the heat
D Dsus4 D D5 Dsus4 D Don't walk the wrong side of the street
Dsus4 D D5 
Dsus4 D Oh
yeah 
A The coolest garden is a square
D Dsus4 D D5 Dsus4 D You smell the big time in the air
 [Chorus 2] 
C#m A Knock 'em dead
knock 'em dead 
F#m B Don't let the fame go to your head
C#m A Knock
knock knock 'em dead 
F#m B We want it all and nothing less
A B Knock 'em dead
knock 'em dead 
A B Knock
knock knock 'em dead 
A B It feels so good to be bad
 [Instrumental 2] 
| D5 D11 | D11 Dsus4 | 2x
[Solo] 
| G5 A5 | C D | G5 A5 | C G | G5 A5 | C D | A | A |
[Instrumental 3] 
| D Dsus4 D | D5 Dsus4 D | 2x
[Bridge] 
A Can hear the echoes from the walls
D Dsus4 D D5 Dsus4 D Dsus4 D The big apple never sleeps at all
D5 Dsus4 D 
A Hey
now you're competing with the best 
D Dsus4 D D5 Dsus4 D Show them you're better
better than the rest [Chorus 3] 
C#m A Knock 'em dead
knock 'em dead 
F#m B Don't let the fame go to your head
C#m A Knock
knock knock 'em dead 
F#m B We want it all and nothing less
A B Knock 'em dead
knock 'em dead 
A B Knock
knock knock 'em dead 
A B It feels so good to be bad
 | D Dsus4 D | D5 Dsus4 D | 3x Dsus4 D