George Michael - Roxanne: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Roxanne" 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.

Chorus:
   Bm  Bm7                  Gmaj7              F#m Em7
Roxanne,  you don't have to put on the red light
               A                       Bm                         F#7
those days are over, you don't have to sell your body to the night
   Bm  Dmaj7               Gmaj7             F#m7  Em7
Roxanne, you don't have to wear that dress tonight
                     A7sus4           Bm
walk the streets for money, you don't care if it's wrong or if it's right
   Em7 A                   Bm
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
   Em7 A                  B7sus4 A#7sus4 B7sus4
Roxanne, you don't have to...

  Bm                        Dmaj7  Gmaj7                    F#m7
I loved you since I knew you,    I wouldn't talk down to you
  Em7                   A7sus4               Bm                       F#7
I have to tell you just how I feel, I won't share you with another boy
  Bm                     D     G6                 F#7sus4
I know my mind is made up, so put away your make up
  G                                F#           Bm      Bsus4
I told you once, I won't tell you again, it's a bad way

   Gmaj7  A                Bm
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
   Em                  A                   Bm G6 F#7
Roxanne, don't you know, you don't have to
                                        Bm G6 F#7
Baby don't put it on. Baby don't put it on
F#7               Bm  G6 F#7                 Bm  G6 F#7
Baby don't put it on.      Baby don't put it on
C7                A#m Bsus4
Baby don't put it on


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

A#7

Guitar chord A#7

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

A7sus4

Guitar chord A7sus4

C7

Guitar chord C7

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dmaj7

Guitar chord Dmaj7

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

F#7sus4

Guitar chord F#7sus4

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Gmaj7

Guitar chord Gmaj7

Gmaj

Guitar chord Gmaj

G6

Guitar chord G6

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bsus4

Guitar chord Bsus4

B7

Guitar chord B7

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

B7sus4

Guitar chord B7sus4

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 "Roxanne" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Roxanne" by George Michael.