Why complicate the chords of this beautiful song? Here's a simple, yet effective
and better sounding chords that a novice guitarist on a standard tuning can
easily play. Accurate to the voice of Katy. Keep playing!!
Roar
By: Katy Perry
Intro: A-A-A-A
A
I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
B F#m
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
Dbm
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
A
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
B F#m
I let you push me past the breaking point
D
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
A
You held me down, but I got up
E
Already brushing off the dust
F#m
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
D
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
A
You held me down, but I got up
E
Get ready cause I’ve had enough
F#m
I see it all, I see it now
Chorus:
D A Bm
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
F#m D A
Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me ROAR
Louder, louder than a lion
F#m D A
Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me ROAR
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
F#m
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
D A
You’re gonna hear me roar
A
Now I’m floating like a butterfly
Bm F#m
Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes
I went from zero, to my own hero
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A
You held me down, but I got up
E
Already brushing off the dust
F#m
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
D
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
A
You held me down, but I got up
Get ready ’cause I’ve had enough
F#m
I see it all, I see it now
[Chorus]
D A Bm
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
F#m D A
Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me ROAR
Bm
Louder, louder than a lion
F#m D A
Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me ROAR
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Bm
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
F#m
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
D A
You’re gonna hear me ROAR
Bm
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
F#m
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
D A
You're gonna hear me ROAR
Bm F#m
You’ll hear me ROAR
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
D A
You're gonna hear me ROAR...
Bm- F#m-E
E
Roar-or, roar-or, roar-or, roar-or, roar-or
D A Bm
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
F#m D A
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me ROAR
Bm
Louder, louder than a lion
F#m D A
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me ROAR
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Bm
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
F#m
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
D A
You’re gonna hear me ROAR
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Bm
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
F#m
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
D A
You'll hear me ROAR
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
D A
You're gonna hear me ROAR...
