Deep Purple - Somebody Stole My Guitar: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Somebody Stole My Guitar" 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.

   B               A
Remind me to tell you
A        B
Bout the old silver miner
         G
Name of hard rock Pete
         A
Had his house built on a slope
B        A           B
They say one of his legs
B
Lived in Calico
           G
There’s a rumour going round
         A
That the other lived in hope
      D
So I walked in the room
C       D
And I stopped
C  F
I turned around
           G
And looked over my shoulder
       D      C      D          C
And a voice close beside me said
              F
You'd better watch your head
     G
The party's over

Chorus:
E          A          E A
Somebody stole my guitar
E                      A               E  A
They took it from the back seat of my car

It wasn't long before
The waitress came over and said
Can I freshen up your drink
And have you heard of these boys
And if you feel included
To buy some cowboy boots
Well it's not that bad
We can talk above the noise
So I sucked on my beer
Shut my eyes
And tried to listen to the words
I know I missed the meaning
But the message
Was something I'd already heard

Chorus

Johnny Ringo's voice
Is getting deeper
And now he's going to put
Another lock on the door
The night is getting later
My head is getting lighter
The mood is getting darker
Tequila's being poured
So I smile
At the old gunslinger
In his frame on the wall
As he pushed back his hat
And it's all coming back
I'd cut a long story short
But it's much too late for that

Chorus

E                  A
I was sleeping in Memphis
E            A
In my hotel room
E              A          E A
And somebody stole my guitar


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Somebody Stole My Guitar" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Somebody Stole My Guitar" by Deep Purple.

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