Fireball Roberts Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays785

Fireball Roberts by Emmy Lou And The Rhythm Boys is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D 
Pedal to the metal, foot to the floor 

Racing down the track, revving more, more, more 
G 
Fireball Roberts, doin' mighty fine 
D 
Look out Wendell Scott is comin' right from behind 
A                          G 
Rockin' and a rollin' from side to side 
D 
Well, these crazy cats are really going hog wild 


D 
Racin' and chasin', go cat go 

Marshall Teague screaming, Hudson go, go, go 
G 
Fireball Roberts, leads another lap 
D 
Crazy Junior Johnson's pickin' up the slack 
A                          G 
Rockin' and a rollin' from side to side 
D 
Well, that stock car racers really fly, fly, fly 



D D G D  
A G D 



D 
Taking your chance, do it mighty rough 

Don't be a weenie 'cause it's gonna be tough 
G 
Fireball Roberts, still in number one 
D 
Second, Junior Johnson 's gettin' ready for fun 
A                             G 
Squeezin' and pushin', makin' Roberts a wreck 
D 
Johnson blows his tyres, rollin' off of the track 



Come on! 
D D G D  
A G D 



Hey, are you ready 
D D G D  
A G D 



D 
Haulin' moonshine, racin' in the night 

Outrun the police or it's gonna be a fight 
G 
Fireball Roberts, first to cross the line 
D 
Baker and Turner comin' right behind 
A                          G 
Another crazy day with the racing pack 
D 
Fireball Roberts stearin' off of the track 

Fireball Roberts stearin' off of the track 

Fireball Roberts stearin' off of the track 

Fireball Roberts stearin' off of the track 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante