Roy Orbison - The Fastest Guitar Alive: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Fastest Guitar Alive" 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.

A                               D
Hey, here I go, a lucky so and so,
 E                               A
Happy 'cause I know I've got my fast guitar
                                  D
Singing pretty songs, knowing I belong,
E                                 A
I am first and last and always a fast guitar
     F               E  D A E D A E
The fastest guitar alive

D                        A        E  D A E
Rattling strings like a gattling gun
G
Shaped like a lovely woman, stay right where you are
       D
My guitar is a fast guitar
     F               E
The fastest guitar alive

I'm rolling on like a rolling stone
Gathering no moss, I play a boss guitar

The fastest guitar alive
Strumming like a battling soldier's drum
Shaped like a lovely woman
Stay right where you are
My guitar is a fast guitar
The fastest guitar alive

Hey here I go a lucky so and so
Happy 'cos I know I've got my fast guitar
The fastest guitar
The fastest guitar
The fastest guitar alive


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

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 "The Fastest Guitar Alive" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Fastest Guitar Alive" by Roy Orbison.