Rock'n'Roll Radio Chords
by Ramones
Rock'n'Roll Radio by Ramones is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G5, C5, D5, Am5, F#5 and E5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5--3-3--5-5--3-3-----------------------5-5--3-3--5-5--3-3------------------|
G|--5-5--4-4--5-5--4-4-----------------------5-5--3-3--5-5--3-3------------------|
D|--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5--3-3--5-5--3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
riff 2
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--3--4--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
A|--3--4--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
E|--1--2--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|
riff 3
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2---------------4------------------------|
D|--------------2-------2-2-5-5---5-----4-4-7-7---7--5-5--2-2------------|
A|------2-2-5-5--5--3-3-------------5-5-----------------------5-5--2-2---|
E|--3-3----------------------------------------------------------------3-|
riff 4
E|--2--3--3---2--3--3-----2--3----2--3--3----2--3------|
B|--2--3--3---2--3--3-----2--3----2--3--3----2--3------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
intro=riff 1
(riff2)4x
Rock in, rock'n'roll radio
Let's go!
G5 C5 D5
Do you remember Hullabaloo,
G5 C5 D5
Upbeat, Shinding and Ed Sullivan too?
G5 C5 D5
Do you remember rock 'n' roll radio?
G5 C5 D5
Do you remember rock 'n' roll radio?
(Riff 3)2x
G5 C5 D5
Do you remember Murray the K,
G5 C5 D5
Alan Freed, and high energy?
G5 C5 D5
It's the end, the end of the 70's
G5 C5 D5
It's the end, the end of the century
(riff 4)
Am5 D5
Do you remember lying in bed
G5 F#5 E5
With your covers pulled up over your head?
C5 D5 G5
Radio playin' so no one can see
C5 D5
We need change, we need it fast
G5 F#5 E5
Before rock's just part of the past
C5 D5
'Cause lately it all sounds the same to me
(Riff 1)
(riff2)4x
Rock in, rock'n'roll radio
Let's go!
G5 C5 D5
Will you remember Jerry Lee,
G5 C5 D5
John Lennon, T. Rex and Ol' Moulty?
G5 C5 D5
It's the end, the end of the 70's
G5 C5 D5
It's the end, the end of the century
(Riff 4)
Am5 D5
Do you remember lying in bed
G5 F#5 E5
With your covers pulled up over your head?
C5 D5 G5
Radio playin' so no one can see
C5 D5
We need change, we need it fast
G5 F#5 E5
Before rock's just part of the past
C5 D5
'Cause lately it all sounds the same to me
(Riff 1)
(riff2)4x
Rock in, rock'n'roll radio
Let's go!