Roll On Babe Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays461

Roll On Babe by Ronnie Lane is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Em and E. 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
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Intro 
  D         D        Em           
  Em        D         
  D         D        Em   
  Em *      D        D              
                    Roll on 

 
   D                          D                        Em         
  babe,   don't you roll so slow. When the wheel don’t turn 
   Em                        D                   
     You don't roll no more.     I dream last  
  
verse 1 
   D                         D                       Em          
  night.       Ole Lola was dead.  I saw the apron string 
   Em                      D          D            
        All around her head              Roll on 

 
  D                           D                         Em         
  babe,   don't you roll so slow. When the wheel don’t turn 
  Em                    D                   
     You don't roll no more        

Solo 
  D         D        Em           
  Em *      D         
  D         D        Em   
  Em *      D        D              
                Well, I jumped a 

verse 2 
   D                        D                          Em          
 train         when I wanna go.       And where she's bound 
  Em                        D                   
     Well, I don' t wanna know.         Roll on 


   D                          D                        Em        
  babe,   don't you roll so slow. When the wheel don’t turn 
   Em                   D                               
     You don't roll no more.      Well, I've been drinking 

verse 3 
   D                          D                  Em        
  gin.   I drank some whisky too.   Yeah, I got hooked  
   Em                     D                               
     Oh, whatcha gonna do.     Roll on 

 
   D                          D                         Em         
  babe,   don't you roll so slow. When the wheel don’t turn 
  Em                    D                        
     You don't roll no more.   mmm, mmm...   

   D               E               Em       
  mmm         mm   mm 

  Em *             D              
                      repeat and fade out ...... 

 
  
e|----------------|          
B|----------------|  
G|----------------|  
D|----------------|  
A|-0---2---4---5--|  
E|----------------| 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante