Roadhouse Blues Chords & Tabs

by The Doors

[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Basic Pattern:
BPM: 120
Denominator: 8
Triplet: Yes
Measures: [1, 202, 101, 1, 202, 101, 1, 202, 101, 1, 202, 101]
Variation:
BPM: 120
Denominator: 8
Triplet: Yes
Measures: [1, 202, 101, 1, 202, 101, 1, 202, 101, 1, 101, 1]
SONG: Roadhouse Blues
ARTIST: The Doors

[Intro]
E        
(12 bars)

[Verse 1]
              E                                          
Oh, keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel
          E                                          
Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel
E                                      E7#9
Yeah, we're goin' to the Roadhouse, gonna have a real good time

[Instrumental]
E   A
E   A
E   A
E   A

[Verse 2]
          E                                             
Yeah, the back of the Roadhouse, they got some bungalows
          E                                             
Yeah, the back of the Roadhouse, they got some bungalows
E                                         E7#9
And that's for the people who like to go down slow

[Chorus]
       A               
Let it roll, baby, roll
       A               
Let it roll, baby, roll
       A               A7
Let it roll, baby, roll
       B7   C7
Let it roll,
B7  N.C.  E
all night long

[Instrumental]
E

[Bridge]
E7                        
You gotta roll, roll, roll
You gotta thrill my soul, alright
Roll, roll, roll, rolla
Thrill my soul
You gotta beep a gunk a chucha
Honk konk konk
You gotta each you puna
Each ya bop a luba
Each yall bump a kechonk
Ease sum konk
Yeah, ride
Ashen lady, ashen lady
Give up your vow! Give up your vow!
Save our city, save our city
Right now

[Verse 3]
        E                                        
Well, I woke up this morning, I got myself a beer
        E                                            
Well, I woke up this morning, and I got myself a beer
E                                         E7#9
The future's uncertain, and the end is always near

[Chorus]
       A               
Let it roll, baby, roll
       A               
Let it roll, baby, roll
       A               A7
Let it roll, baby, roll
       B7   
Let it roll,

[Ending]
B7 C7 C#7
all
D7  D#7
night
E N.C.
long
E  E9