The Main Thing Chords by Roxy Music

The Main Thing chords by Roxy Music

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard

Roxy Music
The Main Thing (1982)
(Bryan Ferry)



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Capo 1st fret

CHORUS
  D/E           E5
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2-------2-----0-|----0-------0---|
B|3-------3-----0-|----0-------0---|
G|2-------2-----4-|----4-------4---|
D|2-------2-----2-|----2-------2---|
A|2---2-2-2---2-2-|--------2-2-----|
E|0---0-0-0---0-0-|--------0-0-----|

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INTERLUDE (part)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2---3-2-----3-2-|----3-2-----3-0-|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
B|1---1-1-----1-1-|----1-1-----1-0-|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
G|0---0-0-----0-0-|----0-0-----0-0-|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
D|2---2-2-----2-2-|----2-2-----2-2-|----------------|----------------|
A|2-----2-------2-|------2-------2-|--------2--2----|2-------2-2-----|
E|0-----0---------|--------------0-|--------0--0----|0-------0-0-----|

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-E
E5    0-2-2-4-0-0
D/E   0-2-2-2-3-2

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Capo 1st fret

INTRO
| no chord | % |

| E5 | % | % | % |
| E5 | % | % | % |
| E5 | % |

| E5 | % | % | % |
| E5 | % | % | % |

| E5 | % | % | % |
| D/E | E5 |

VERSE
E5
Look at my hand
          E5
There's a soul on fire
E5               E5
 You can lead me even higher

CHORUS
D/E  E5
      It?s the main thing
D/E  E5
      The main thing
D/E  E5
      It?s the main thing
D/E  E5

VERSE
E5
Everybody knows
       E5
When a good thing's gone
E5              E5
 You can really turn me on

CHORUS
D/E  E5
      It?s the main thing
D/E  E5
      The main thing
D/E  E5
      It?s the main thing
D/E  E5

VERSE
    E5
You run through here
          E5
With your words of sand
E5
 I can nearly understand

CHORUS
D/E  E5
      It?s the main thing

INTERLUDE
| E5 | % | % | % |
| E5 | % | % | % |
| E5 | % | % | % |
| E5 | % | % | % |

| C | % | Em | % | (= INTERLUDE part)

|2/4 Em |4/4 C | % |

| E5 | % | % | % |
| E5 | % | % | % |
| E5 | % | % |

CHORUS
D/E  E5
      It?s the main thing
D/E  E5
      The main thing
D/E  E5
      It?s the main thing
D/E  E5

OUTRO
| E5 | % | % | % |

(repeat and fade)

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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