The Doors - The End: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The End" 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.
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Learn The End 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 "The End" smoothly on your guitar.
 Chorus: D This is the end C D Beautiful friend D This is the end C D My only friend, the end C G D Of our elaborate plans, the end C G D Of everything that stands, the end C G D No safety or surprise, the end C G D I’ll never look into your eyes again C D Can you picture what will be G7 D So limitless and free C D G D Desperately in need of some strangers hand C D In a desperate land D Lost in a romance wilderness of pain And all the children are insane All the children are insane Waiting for the summer rain, yeah There's danger on the edge of town Ride the King's Highway, baby Weird scenes inside the gold mine Ride the highway west, baby Ride the snake, ride the snake To the lake, the ancient lake, baby The snake, he's long, seven miles Ride the snake He's old and his skin is cold The west is the best The west is the best Get here, and we’ll do the rest The blue bus is calling us The blue bus is calling us Driver, where you’ve taken us D The killer awoke before dawn He put his boots on He took a face from the ancient gallery And he walked on down the hall He went into the room where his sister lived, and then he Paid a visit to his brother, and then he He walked on down the hall, and And he came to a door And he looked inside "Father?" "Yes, son?" "I want to kill you" "Mother? I want to..." D C’mon baby, take a chance with us C’mon baby, take a chance with us C’mon baby, take a chance with us And meet me at the back of the blue bus Doing a blue rock On a blue bus Doing a blue rock C’mon, yeah Fuck, fuck-ah, yeah Fuck, fuck Fuck, fuck Fuck, fuck, fuck yeah! Come on baby, come on Fuck me baby, fuck yeah Woah Fuck, fuck, fuck, yeah! Fuck, yeah, come on baby Fuck me baby, fuck fuck Woah, woah, woah, yeah Fuck yeah, do it, yeah Come on! Huh, huh, huh, huh, yeah Alright Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill Chorus: This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end It hurts to set you free But you'll never follow me The end of laughter and soft lies The end of nights we tried to die This is the end | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC  D  G  G7  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 End" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The End" by The Doors.