Roberta Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays477

Roberta by The Animals is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Bb, G, F, C7, F7 and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro 
C  N.C.  C  N.C.  C  N.C.  C 
Bb   C   G  F  C 

 
C 
I ain't mad at you 
C 
Don't you be mad at me 
F 
I ain't mad at you 
   C 
So don't you be mad at me 
               F 
One and one is two 
C 
Two and one is three 

Verso 1:
C 
I wanna find my baby going away downtown 
F                                       C 
I wanna find my baby going away downtown 
           G 
If I can't find Roberta, 
         F                  C 
Going to jump overboard and drown 


C 
Oh, I said I ain't mad at you 
C 
Don't you be mad at me 
F 
I ain't mad at you, child 
C 
Don't you be mad at me 
G              Bb  C 
One and one is two, 
C 
Two and one is three 
C 
Come on baby 

Guitar Solo 
C7   F7   C7   G7  F7  C7 

Verso 2:
C 
Going to pawn my whistle, 
C 
Pawn my watch and chain 
         F 
Going to pawn my whistle 
                  C 
Pawn my watch and chain 
           G 
If I can't find Roberta 
     F                C 
I'll hand over all my pay 


C 
Oh, I said, I ain't mad at you 
C 
Don't you be mad at me 
F 
I ain't mad at you 
C 
Don't you be mad at me 
G              F 
One and one is two 
C              C7    C 
Two and one is three 
    	

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