Penny Arcade chords by Roy Orbison (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
F 
A  (C major) light shown in the night some way a (F major) head
D7 
G7 
 (D7) blue turned into green then it was  (G7) red
C 
F 
 (C major) And stirring the night love music  (F major) played
D7 
the  (D7) light I saw in the night
G7 
G/F 
G/E 
G/D 
was a penny ar (G7) cade  (G/F)  (G/E)  (G/D) 

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Chorus 1
C 
 (C major) Step up and play each machine
seemed to say, as I walked
G7 
round and round the penny ar (G7) cade
Just ring the bell on the big bagatelle
and you'll make all those colored
C 
lights cas (C major) cade
F 
C 
And music  (F major) played at the penny ar (C major) cade,
F 
G 
yes it  (F major) played and it played,  (G major) played all the time
C 
F 
C 
 (C major) Roll up and  (F major) spend your last  (C major) dime

Verse 2
C 
F 
At  (C major) first I thought it a dream that I was  (F major) in,
D7 
G7 
 (D7) lost, lost in a sea of glass and  (G7) tin
C 
But  (C major) no, so dipping my hand in the back of my
F 
D7 
 (F major) jeans I  (D7) grabbed a handful of coins
G7 
G/F 
G/E 
G/D 
to feed the ma (G7) chine  (G/F)  (G/E)  (G/D) 

Chorus 2
C 
 (C major) Step up and play each machine
seemed to say, as I walked
G7 
round and round the penny ar (G7) cade
Just ring the bell on the big bagatelle
and you'll make all those colored
C 
lights cas (C major) cade
F 
C 
And music  (F major) played at the penny ar (C major) cade,
F 
G 
yes it  (F major) played and it played,  (G major) played all the time
C 
F 
C 
 (C major) Roll up and  (F major) spend your last  (C major) dime

Chorus 3
C 
Oh!  (C major) Step up and play each machine
seemed to say, as I walked
G7 
round and round the penny ar (G7) cade
Just ring the bell on the big bagatelle
and you'll make all those colored
C 
lights cas (C major) cade
F 
C 
And music  (F major) played at the penny ar (C major) cade,
F 
G 
yes it  (F major) played and it played,  (G major) played all the time
C 
F 
 (C major) Roll up and  (F major) spend your last
C 
F 
 (C major) Roll up and  (F major) spend your last
C 
F 
C 
 (C major) Roll up and  (F major) spend your last  (C major) dime

Outro 1

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 116

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
G/F: 1-x-0-0-0-3
G/E: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of Penny Arcade by Roy Orbison, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Penny Arcade the way Roy Orbison intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.