The Roach
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Chorus]
Em
Stay back
C Em
No, I don't play that
C Em
Like, I'm not jaded
C
Why you say that shit?
Em
Why you say that shit?
C
Why you say that shit?
Em
Stay back
C Em
No, I don't play that
C Em
Like, I'm not jaded
C
Why you say that shit?
Em
Why you say that shit?
C
Why you say that shit?
[Verse 1]
Am
I was trapped (Woo)
C Am
Trapped, trapped in the black
C Am
I'm a roach, don't knock me on my back (Woo)
C Am
Legs in the air, hope God don't attack
C Am
Not tryna see my head on the plaque
C Am
Always watched but never seen
C
Said my skin was never clean
Am C
Tried to turpentine me (Tried to turpentine what?)
Am
Only fit for the fiends
C
Said the popes and the queens
I'm the king of the unseen
[Chorus]
Em
Stay back
C Am
No, I don't play that
C Em
Like, I'm not jaded
C
Why you say that shit?
Am
Why you say that shit?
C
Why you say that shit?
Em
Stay back
C Am
No, I don't play that
C Em
Like, I'm not jaded
C
Why you say that shit?
Am
Why you say that shit?
C
Why you say that shit?
[Verse 2]
Am
Feeling like Gregor Samsa
C Am
A bug in the cog of a grey-walled cancer
C Am
I'm tryna break free with a penciled stanza
C Am
So are we human or are we dancer?
C Am
I'ma waste a life tryna chase an answer
C Am
A big boy suit with a paid for candor
C Am
We all just comics tryna place a lander
C Am C
For the pests I'm the great commander (The Roach, the Roach)
N.C.
The Roach
[Outro]
Em C
La-la-la, la-la-la
Em
La-la-la, la-la-la
C
La-la-la, la-la
Em C
La-la-la, la-la-la
Em
La-la-la, la-la-la
C
La-la-la, la-la
Em C
La-la-la, la-la-la (Fear The Roach
Em
La-la-la, la-la-la (Love The Roach)
C
La-la-la, la-la (Fear The Roach)
Em C
La-la-la, la-la-la (Love The Roach
Em
La-la-la, la-la-la (Fear The Roach)
C
La-la-la, la-la (Love The Roach)
How to play The Roach
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.