[Verse 1 - No drums] I've paid my [Am] dues, [Em7] time after [Am] time [Em7] ....I've done my [Am] sentence [Em7] but committed no [Am] crime [Em7] And bad mi- (arp pattern by strings played for C-51,2,3,1,2,3 F-61,2,3,1,2,3) [C] stakes, [F] I've made a [C] few [F] I've had my [C] share of sand [G/B] kicked in my [Am7/E] face, but [D/F#] I've come [G] through and we mean to go [G7] on, and on, and on, and [A] on
[Chorus - Full drums - Accent G and A with snare hits] [D] We are the [F#m] champions, my [Bm] friends [G][A] And [D] we'll keep on [F#m] fighting 'til the [G] end [G][G/F#][G/F][D#dim - with capo, 0-X-10-11-10-X, without 0-X-7-8-7-X] (bass run low E - 11 10) [Em] We are the [Em/C#] champions, [Gm] we are the [C#dim - x42020] cham-pions. [D] No time for [Em9] losers, 'cos [F] we are the [G7] champions [Am7] Of the world [Dm][Em7/B][Dm][Em7/B][Dm][Em7/B]
[Verse 2 - No drums] I've taken my [Am] bows, [Em7] and my curtain [Am] calls [Em7] You brought me [Am] fame and fortune and everything that [Em7] goes with it I thank you [Am] all ... [Em7] But it's been no bed of (drums in) [C] roses [F] no ooo [C] pleasure cruise [F] .... I consider it a [C] challenge before the [G/B] whole human [Am7/E] race and [D/F#] I ain't gonna [G] lose - And we mean to go [G7] on, and on, and on, and [A] on!
[Chorus - Full drums - Accent G and A with snare hits] [D] We are the [F#m] champions, my [Bm] friends [G][A] And [D] we'll keep on [F#m] fighting 'til the [G] end [G][G/F#][G/F][D#dim - 0-X-10-11-10-X, without 0-X-7-8-7-X] (bass run low E - 11 10) [Em] We are the [Em/C#] champions, [Gm] we are the [C#dim - x42020] cham-pions. [D] No time for [Em9] losers, 'cos [F] we are the [G7] champions [Am7] Of the .... (no world) [D] We are the [F#m] champions, my [Bm] friends [G][A] And [D] we'll keep on [F#m] fighting 'til the [G] end [G][G/F#][G/F][D#dim - 0-X-10-11-10-X, without 0-X-7-8-7-X] (bass run low E - 11 10) [Em] We are the [Em/C#] champions, [Gm] we are the [C#dim - x42020] cham-pions. [D] No time for [Em9] losers, 'cos [F] we are the [G7] champions [Am7] Of the ... [D] world
[Guitar riff just over G and D/F# - and just bass drum] [Em][C] first [G][D] E--------------------------------- B-12-13--10-12--8-10--7-8-s7--7--- G-0------0------7-----7---s7--7--- D-(0)---(0)-----0-----0----0--0--- A--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- Dr S S S S
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum] [Em] Another [C] head hangs lowly, [G] child is slowly [D/F#] taken [Em] And the violence [C] caused such silence, [G] who are we mista [D/F#] ken .. But you [Em] see it's not me, it's not [C] my family .. In your [G] head, in your head, they are fighting [D/F#] .. With their [Em] tanks and their bombs and their [C] bombs and their guns ..in your [G] head, in your head, they are cry [D/F#] ing
[Chorus 1 - FULL DRUMS - Vocal doubling effect] In your [Em] head, in your [C] head, zombie, [G] zombie, zombie [D/F#] What's in your [Em] head, in your [C] head, zombie, [G] zombie, zombie [D/F#]
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum] [Em] Another mo [C] ther's breaking hea [G] rt is taking ov [D/F#] er [Em] When the violence [C] causes silence, [G] we must be mista [D/F#] ken ..It's the [Em] same old theme since [C] 1916 ... In your [G] head, in your head, they're still [D/F#] fighting .. With their [Em] tanks and their bombs and their [C] bombs and their guns ... In your [G] head, in your head, they're [D/F#] dying
[Chorus 2 - Full drums] In your [Em] head, in your [C] head, zombie, [G] zombie, zombie [D/F#] What's in your [Em] head, in your [C] head, zombie, [G] zombie, zombie [D/F#]