The Doors - Roadhouse Blues: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Roadhouse Blues" 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 Roadhouse Blues Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Doors

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 "Roadhouse Blues" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Em               Em
 Yeah, keep your eyes on the
Road and your hand upon the wheel,
Keep your eyes on the road,
Your hands upon the wheel.
Yeah, we're goin' to the Roadhouse,
We're gonna have a real,
Good time.

Em
 Yeah, back at the Roadhouse
They got some bungalows,
Yeah, back at the Roadhouse
They got some bungalows.
And that's for the people,
Who like to go down slow.

Chorus:
        Am
Let it roll, baby, roll,
Let it roll, baby, roll.
Let it roll, baby, roll,
              Bm   C   Bm         Em
Yeah, let it roll,     all night long.

Em Em Em Em

            Em
You got to roll, roll, roll
You got to thrill my soul, all right

Em
Roll, roll, roll, roll
To thrill my soul
You got to beep-a-gunk-a-chucha
Honk-konk-konk-kadanta
Each-ya-puna-ney-cha
Bap-pa-lula-ni-chao
Pao-pati-cha
Ni-saong-kong
Alright!

Em
Ashen lady
Ashen lady
Give up your vows
Give up your vows
Save our city
Save our city
Right now

         Em
Well, I woke up this morning,
I got myself a beer,
Well, I woke up this morning,
And I got myself a beer.
The future's uncertain,
And the end is always near.

Chorus:
        Am    Em    Am
Let it roll, baby, roll,
        Am    Em    Am
Let it roll, baby, roll.
        Am    Em    Am
Let it roll, baby, roll,
              Bm   C Em                Em
Yeah, let it roll,   all night long.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Roadhouse Blues" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Roadhouse Blues" by The Doors.

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