Rockaria! chords by
Electric Light Orchestra (Official Version)

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Key: D majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

D

Bm

(Fern, weiter in der Ferne

F#m

A7

Man hört, man hört die Musik)

D

D

D

D

Verse 1
D D 
 
Just got back from the downtown Palais
Where the music was so sweet
It knocked me right back in the alley
G G 
 
D D 
 
I'm ready, yea, yea, yea, I'm ready
A A 
 
Wo, wo, wo, I'm ready
Bm Bm 
 
F#m F#m 
 
Em Em 
 
A A 
 
And I'm really gonna rock  tonight

Verse 2
D D 
 
Sweet little lady sings like a songbird
And she sings the opera
like you ain't never heard
G G 
 
But she ain't ready
D D 
 
No, no, no, she ain't ready
Bm Bm 
 
No, no, no, she ain't ready
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
And she ain't gonna rock and roll

Bridge 1

Em

A

She's sweet on Wagner

Em

A

I think she'd die for Beethoven

Em

A

She loves the way Puccini lays down a tune

Em

A

And Verdi's always creeping from her room

Interlude 1

D

Bm

(Fern, weiter in der Ferne

F#m

A7

Man hört, man hört die Musik)

D

D

D

D

Verse 3
D D 
 
Come on I'll show you how to sing the blues
Now baby, come on over
you got nothin' to lose
G G 
 
D D 
 
Are you ready, hey, hey, hey, are you ready
A A 
 
Ooh, ooh, ooh, are you ready
Bm Bm 
 
I want to show you
F#m F#m 
 
Em Em 
 
A A 
 
how to rock  and roll

Verse 4
D D 
 
Now listen here baby she, said to me
Just, meet me at the opera house
at a quarter to three
G G 
 
'cause I'm ready,
D D 
 
yea, yea, yea, I'm ready
Bm Bm 
 
Woo, hoo, hoo, I'm ready
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
I'm gonna show  you how to sing the blues

Bridge 2

She's sweet on Wagner

Em

A

I think she'd die for Beethoven

Em

A

She loves the way Puccini lays down a tune

Em

A

And Verdi's always creeping from her room

Interlude 2

D

Bm

Far, far, far away

F#m

A7

They'll hear the music is playing

Outro 1
D D 
 
Well we were reelin' and a rockin'
Em7 Em7 
 
all through the night
D/F# D/F# 
 
Yea we were rockin' at the opera house
G G 
 
until the break of light
D D 
 
And the orchestra were playin'
Em7 Em7 
 
all Chuck Berry's greatest tunes
D/F# D/F# 
 
And the singers in the chorus
G G 
 
all got off on singing blues
D D 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
And as the night grew older
D/F# D/F# 
 
G G 
 
everybody   was as one
D D 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
The people on the streets
D/F# D/F# 
 
G G 
 
came runnin' in     to join in song
D D 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Just to hear the opera singer
D/F# D/F# 
 
G G 
 
singin' rock   and roll so pure
D D 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
I thought I saw the mayor    there
D/F# D/F# 
 
G G 
 
but I wasn't really sure
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
But it's alright
F#m F#m 
 
A7 A7 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD Bm F#m A7 G...

Chords

D
Bm
F#m
A7
G
A
Em
Em7
D/F#

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

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Rockaria! by Electric Light Orchestra, 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 D major. It suits players who want to learn Rockaria! the way Electric Light Orchestra intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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