Rock Your Body | Chords + Lyrics
Intro
||: F/G G/A | Em :||
Chorus 1
||: F/G G/A | Em :||
Don’t be so quick to, walk away (dance with me).
I wanna rock your body, please stay (dance with me).
You don’t have to admit you, wanna play (dance with me).
Just let me rock you (ah), ’til the break of day (dance with me).
Verse 1
| F N.C | Em |
Guy time, but I don’t mind, just wanna rock you, girl.
||: F/G G/A | Em :||
I’ll have whatever you have, come on just give it a whirl.
See I’ve been watchin’ you, and I like the way you move.
So go ahead, girl just do, that ass-shakin’ thing you do.
Pre-chorus 1
||: F/G G/A | Em :||
So you grab your girls and you grab a couple more, and you all come meet me in the middle of the floor.
Said the air is thick, it’s smellin’ right, so you pass to the left and you sail to the right.
Chorus 2
Don’t be so quick to, walk away (dance with me).
I wanna rock your body, please stay (dance with me).
You don’t have to admit you, wanna play (dance with me).
Just let me rock you, ’til the break of day (dance with me).
Verse 2
| F/G G/A | Em N.C |
I don’t mean no harm, just wanna rock you, girl.
||: F/G G/A | Em :||
You can move, but be calm, let’s go, let’s give it a whirl.
See it appears to me, you like the way I move.
I’ll tell you what I’m gonna do, pull you close, and share my groove.
Pre-chorus 2
So you grab your girls and you grab a couple more, and you all come meet me in the middle of the floor.
Said the air is thick, it’s smellin’ right, so you pass to the left and you sail to the right.
Chorus 3
Don’t be so quick to, walk away (dance with me).
I wanna rock your body, please stay (dance with me).
You don’t have to admit you, wanna play (dance with me).
Just let me rock you, ’til the break of day (dance with me).
Bridge 1
||: F/G G/A | Em :||
(Talk to me, boy) No disrespect, I don’t mean no harm.
(Talk to me, boy) I can’t wait to have you in my arms.
(Talk to me, boy) Hurry up ’cause you’re takin’ too long.
| F/G G/A | Em N.C |
(Talk to me, boy) Bet I’ll have you naked by the end of this song.
Middle 8
| Gmaj9/B Cmaj7 | D Em7 A7sus4 |
So what did you come for? (I came to dance with you).
| Gmaj9/B Cmaj7 | D Em7 Fmaj7 |
And you know that you don’t want to hit the floor (I came to romance with you).
| Gmaj9/B Cmaj7 | D Em7 A7sus4 |
You’re searchin’ for love forever more (It’s time to take a chance)
| C7sus4 | D11 |
If love is here on the floor, girl.
Breakdown 1
||: N.C (bass only) :|| x4
Hey. Dance with me. Yeah. Come on, baby.
Chorus 4
Don’t be so quick to, don’t walk away (come on and dance with me).
I wanna rock your body, please stay (I wanna rock your body, come on and dance with me).
You don’t have to admit you, wanna play (you don’t have to admit to, wanna play just dance with me)
Just let me rock you, ’til the break of day (do, do, do-doh, come on and dance with me)
Bridge 2
(Talk to me, boy). No disrespect, I don’t mean no harm.
(Talk to me, boy). I can’t wait to have you in my arms.
(Talk to me, boy). Hurry up, ’cause you’re takin’ too long.
Oh, baby (talk to me, boy). Bet I’ll have you naked by the end of this song.
Breakdown 2
||: N.C :|| x4
||: Boom boom bomm… :||
||: N.C (bass only) :|| x4
||: Boom boom bomm… :||
Chorus 5
||: N.C (bass only) :||
Don’t be so quick to, walk away (just think of me and you).
Don’t be so quick to, walk away (we could do somethin’).
Don’t be so quick to, walk away (I like the way you look right now).
Don’t be so quick to, walk away (come over here, baby).
Breakdown 3
||: N.C :||
(Boom boom boom…) Are you feelin’ me?
(Boom boom boom…) Let’s do somethin’.
(Boom boom boom…) Let’s make a bet.
(Boom boom boom…) ‘Cause I gotta have you naked by the end of this song.
(Boom boom boom…)
Rock Your Body Chords: How Modal Interchange Shapes the Progression
As a guitarist, you might think of Rock Your Body‘s chords as simply F – G – Em—and that’s what you’ll play.
However, the bass plays F/G and G/A, which adds depth to the harmony. To fully understand what you’re playing, it’s important to consider the complete harmonic structure rather than just focusing on your part.
To get the sound just right, you’ll need TAB—here’s a link: Rock Your Body – Guitar Lesson with TAB.
The main progression is based on E Dorian (D major), which becomes crucial in the middle 8 section:
| Gmaj9/B (I) Cmaj7 (IV) | D (V) Em7 (VI) A7sus4 (II) |
| Gmaj9/B Cmaj7 | D Em7 Fmaj7 |
| Gmaj9/B Cmaj7 | D Em7 A7sus4 |
| C7sus4 (IV) | D11 (V) |
Here, the key shifts from D (E Dorian) to G (D Mixolydian)—a classic example of modal interchange or key modulation.
In the second line, the Cmaj7 and Fmaj7 suggest a brief move to C major (G Mixolydian) before returning. Since these changes happen quickly, memorising the TAB will be the best approach.
Once you’ve worked through that, this chord chart will help you navigate the song’s unpredictable structure.
Rock Your Body Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro
Should you want to download this chart, here’s a PDF: Rock Your Body chord chart PDF.
This chord chart was created using iReal Pro, here’s a link to that file: Rock Your Body chord chart iReal Pro. Using this and the iRealPro app, you can change the key.
Rock With You was from Justin’s debut album Justified!
Justin Timberlake’s Rock Your Body was the third single from his debut album, Justified (2002).
The album sold 10 million copies worldwide, with three other massive hits—Señorita, Cry Me a River, and Like I Love You. Of them all, Rock Your Body may have had the greatest legacy, still a staple for DJs and live bands decades later.
The track was mixed by Canadian wizard Serban Ghenea. I call him a wizard because I once had a track mixed by him for one of my bands. I had lost all hope, convinced the tune needed to be re-recorded—until I heard Serban’s mix. My complaining instantly stopped! Unfortunately, the band broke up before that single was released…
There are some insanely talented people out there, and plenty of them worked on Justified.
Producers for the album included The Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo), Timbaland, Scott Storch, The Underdogs, and Brian McKnight. The main inspirations? Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall (1979) and Thriller (1982).
Rock Your Body Chords: Continue Learning
Want to master this song? Check out the full TAB lesson here: Rock Your Body (Justin Timberlake) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
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