Chords for The History of The Doors

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_ _ Welcome to WatchMojo.com and [A] _
[Am] today we're taking a look at the history of The Doors.
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_ _ _ _ _ Rock band The [A] Doors formed in Los [C] Angeles, California [D] in 1965.
Consisting of singer Jim Morrison,
keyboardist Ray [Am] Manzarek, guitarist Robbie Krieger and drummer John Densmore,
the group played gigs in and [Dm] around LA [E] before getting signed.
They released their self [Dm]-titled debut on Elektra [Em] Records in [Dm] [E] 1967.
The psychedelic rock album's first [D] single was the unsuccessful break-on through to the other side.
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_ _ However, their next single, Light My Fire, went to number one on the charts.
Even though it was less than half the length of the original album version,
the song helped bring the record to number two on the [A] US charts.
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_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F#m] A number of [G] concerts and [F#m] television appearances followed, [D] including a performance [G] on The Ed Sullivan Show.
[A] The group's [D] sophomore [B] effort, Strange Days, came [G] out a few [F#m] months later.
[E] While it peaked at the third position of the Billboard 200 chart,
its highest charting [Am] single, People [C] Are Strange, [F#m] only went to number 12.
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_ _ A few months [G] later, Jim Morrison was arrested [B] during a New Haven, Connecticut concert after he insulted the police.
The following year, the Doors came out with their first and only number one record, Waiting [A] for the Sun.
[G] The LP [Em] yielded the number one single, Hello [Am] I Love You,
[Em] and was supported by the [Am] band's first [Em] shows outside of North [A] America.
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[A] _ next was [N] 1969's The Soft Parade.
Though Morrison's drug and alcohol issues troubled its recording [G] sessions,
the album [F#] became a top [G] ten hit.
[A] The effort featured [Em] experimentation with horns and pop sounds,
and also [A] spawned the popular [Em] top three single, Touch Me.
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_ [C] _ _ [D#] That same year, Morrison's [A#] wild onstage behavior in Miami, [Dm] Florida,
resulted in the [Cm] band's most controversial set [G#m] ever. _
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The seemingly [F#] inebriated frontman was later [C#] charged with indecent exposure and public profanity.
He was issued a [F#] posthumous pardon in 2010.
[Fm] The Doors released their fifth album, [F#] Morrison Hotel, in [G#] 1970.
[C#] The critically praised effort marked a [F#] return to their hard rock roots,
though [Fm] blues influences could also be heard on such [C#] singles as [E] Roadhouse Blues. _
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[E] _ Their first [D] live album, [Em] Absolutely [A] Live, dropped [G] a few months later,
and it [F#m] featured Morrison's poetic [Am] narrative, Celebration [F#] of the [G] Lizard.
The [F#m] band continued [Em] to tour that summer,
and one of the most [G] notable appearances was at [Em] the Isle of [B] Wight Festival in England.
At the end of the year, [C] the Doors [D#m] performed their [Em] last shows with Morrison
in support of their upcoming album, L.A. Woman.
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_ _ _ _ [D] The [A] 1971 Blues Rock LP was also their last with Morrison as lead singer.
It spawned the top 20 singles, Love Her Madly and Riders on the Storm.
Jim Morrison died in Paris, [G] France on July 3, [A] 1971.
As no official autopsy was performed,
many [G] believed that a drug overdose was the most [A] probable cause of death.
The Doors continued as a trio [G] with Krieger and Manzarek on vocals.
They released two [A] albums, Other Voices and Full Circle,
[G] before finally [A] breaking up in 1973.
In fact, Full Circle featured the Doors' last hit single, [E] The Mosquito. _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ [E] In [C#m] 1978, the surviving members of the Doors [B] got back [C#m] together to [Em] release An American Prayer.
The commercially successful album contained Morrison's poetry
and other spoken word pieces set to newly recorded music. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Apples naked race down by its quiet side.
Manzarek, Krieger and Densmore [A] continued to make music via solo projects
and [G] other endeavors throughout the years.
Meanwhile, several [Em] compilations featuring some of the Doors' earliest live recordings,
unreleased material and more were released.
Two notable films about the Doors were also made.
These were the 1991 biopic The Doors and the 2010 documentary When You're Strange,
which consisted [G] of rare interviews and archive footage.
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[C] _ [B] _ [E] _ _ Led by the charismatic and impulsive Jim Morrison,
the Doors became one of the 1960s' most popular and controversial bands.
To this day, they remain musical legends that are known for their provocative
and psychedelic hard rock sound and [A] memorable live shows. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] And one morning you awoke _ _ and the [D] strange sun [D#] and [A#] opening your [Cm] door.
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