The Animals - Roadrunner: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Roadrunner" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Roadrunner Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Animals

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Roadrunner" smoothly on your guitar.

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

F
I'm a roadrunner baby
Can't keep up with me, oh, oh
       A#
I'm a roadrunning mad
               F
You can't keep up with me, yeah
     C                      A#
Come on and lets have a race
                    F
And baby, baby you will see
     C7
Oh, take my hand baby

F                   A#
Yeah, Yeah, take my hand baby
I wanna prove to you
            F
That I'm a roadrunning man, yeah
                          C
I wanna tell you something
A#                      F
I'm the fastest in the land
     C7
Oh, come one take my hand baby, yeah


Now listen to me baby

Oh Oh, why don't you move up a bit slowly
Let this man by, let me by
I want to give my love to you
To put some dirt in your eye
Oh, Oh baby, come over baby
Can't keep up with me, oh, oh

I'm a roadrunning man
You can't keep up with me, ah
Come on and let's have a race
And baby, baby, baby, baby?
Oh, oh yeah, come on baby

Yes, I'm a roadrunning man
Can't keep up with me
Yeah, come on and lets have a race
And baby, baby you will see
Oh, I'll say it one more time now

Oh, oh, bye bye baby
I've got to put you down
Oh yeah, I've got to put you down
I'll see you baby
I'll see you somewhere hanging around, oh?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Roadrunner" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Roadrunner" by The Animals.

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