Rock n' Roll Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays414

Rock n' Roll by Status Quo is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, F#m, B, D, A, C#m and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			E                 F#m          B              E 
Never thought I'd have a worry for me to be alone 
E               F#m           B                    E 
Playing near or far too many times I should have known 
D       A             E 
It can lose you all sleep at night 
D            A             E 
Twelve bar blues is now alright 
         D              A               E 
Now it`s up to you to try and find the reason to 
A 
Rock `n` Roll and every song 
B 
Rock `n` Roll and everyone 
E  
It`s Rock `n` Roll and Rock and Rock `n` Roll 
E                                         B 
It`s Rock `n` Roll and Rock keeps rollin` on 
C#m             F#            B              E 
Waiting all the time to find radio plays on Caroline 
A                B               C#m 
They say you'll get there in the end 
        F#m           B 
We can pray (we can pray) 
         E           C#m   A 
What we say (what we say) 
         B                E 
Makes a difference in the end 
 
 
Looking back it can be funny, it can be very strange 
Everything we do, it's funny, we never rearrange 
It can lose you all sleep at night 
Twelve bar blues is now alright 
Now it`s up to you to try and find the reason to 
Rock `n` Roll and every song 
Rock `n` Roll and everyone 
It`s Rock `n` Roll and Rock and Rock `n` Roll 
It`s Rock `n` Roll and Rock keeps rollin` on 
Waiting all the time to find radio plays on Caroline 
They say you'll get there in the end 
We can pray, what we say 
Makes a difference in the end 
 
Rushing always in a hurry, and try to give it up 
Everything we do it's funny, it's never good enough 
It can lose you all sleep at night 
Twelve bar blues is now alright 
Now it`s up to you to try and find the reason to 
Rock `n` Roll and every song 
Rock `n` Roll and everyone 
It`s Rock `n` Roll and Rock and Rock `n` Roll 
It`s Rock `n` Roll and Rock keeps rollin` on 
Waiting all the time to find radio plays on Caroline 
They say you'll get there in the end 
We can pray, what we say 
Makes a difference in the end 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

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