Rheostatics - My first rock concert

My ^Gfirst rock concert was a stadium affair our ^Cdads drove us d^Down to the ^Gfront gates there, ^GAnd we looked at all the people and all their rock-n-roll hair, And for the ^Cvery first ^Dtime i smelled ^Gdope in the air, And we saw^E ELO, ^Cbut they ^Gsucked. But ^DMeatloaf was wicked, so we gave it up for the fat man. (Gave ^Cit up for Meat) ^D My ^Gsecond rock show I was offered some pot, But i re^Cfused to ^Dbe swayed or to be c^Gaught by a cop. ^GGeddy, Alex, Neil: they played penultimate rock, ^CAnd for the ve^Dry last song they ^Gset off five flash pots, ^EMy friend^C had an epileptic fit^G. ^DBut the crowd cheered him on cause they thought that he ^Cwas dancing. ^D(Thought that he was a fool on his back.) ^GMy third rock show was an epochal day, ^CIt was ou^Dt at the ex, be^Gneath the Alpine way ^GAerosmith and Goddo, they were okay, But ^Cwhen i saw the Ra^Dmones and it changed ^Gthe way i saw the worl^Ed. ^CI saw eve^Grything. ^DSo I bought a leather jacket, cut holes i^Cn my jeans. ^DWhen my parents saw my pants, then they took away the ca^Cr keys for two d^Days. ^GThe Specials, Gand of Four, and all the new wave. I saw the Birthday^C Party pla^Dy with Nick Cave. ^{G G}I saw XTC twice, I thought Paul Weller was Christ. ^CI even m^Det Michael Stipe, he was^G distant but he was nice. ^EJoe Jackson save^Cd my lif^Ge ^DAt Massey Hall, I got up and i started t^Co dance ^DBig ol' cop, he grabbed me, and pinned m^Ce against the stage. ^DCop reached down, and he took the hat of^Cf my head. ^DThen Joe reached down and he took the ha^Ct off the cops head, ^DSo i wiggled free and i ran up into the b^Calcony and swan^D dived. ^GNow it's many years later and I'm up on the stage, ^CSometime^Ds i feel a little^G like a bird in a cage. ^GUnder these lights you're either a mouse or a sage, ^CMusic bel^Dies one^G's actual age. ^EIs it ju^Cst a passing chur^Gn (yeah, could be, could be)? ^DLike a rusty car, hair style, or an old shirt (sh^Cirt shirt), ^DA CHUM chart, an 8 track, or a ga^Cte-folds double^D live. ^GOh^C y^Dea^Gh, I was there