AC/DC - Rock the Blues Away: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Rock the Blues Away" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 C             F
Drivin' in my car
 C                  G F   C
I'm headed for the local bar
 C                    F
Pickin' up my girl tonight
C                    G F  C
Everything is gonna be alright

Shootin' pool with my friends
Smokin' cigarettes
Tellin' jokes out loud
Laughin' with the crowd

        G        C
And we rock it (rock it)
        G               C
And we roll it (and we roll it)
           G         C
And we're laughing (laughing)
           G                 C
And we're joking (and we're joking)
        F
And we roll it
 A#      F
Baby we rock it and roll it,
We won't get the blues because we

Chorus:
 C                    G  F
Rock the blues a-way (a-way)
C                          G  F
Up all night and day (and day)
  C                    G  F
Drink the night a-way (a-way)
  C               G F C
'Til the light of day

And when I'm on my way back home
I listen to the radio
I hear some great rock sounds
That make you want to sing out loud

And we rock it (and we rock it)
And we roll it (and we roll it)
And we're laughing (and we're laughing)
And we're joking (and we're joking)
And we roll it
Baby, we rock it and roll it
We won't get the blues
Because

Chorus:
We rock the blues an' play
Up all night and day
Drink the night away
Until the light of day

Rock the blues an' play
Up all night and day
Drink the night away
Until the light of day-ay-ay
(Rock the blues an' play)
Up all night and day
(Drink the night away)
Till the light of day-ay-ay


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Rock the Blues Away" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Rock the Blues Away" by AC/DC.

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