[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
[Chorus - No drums during Red red bit - BPM 89] [G] Red red [C] wine [F][G][F] Goes to my [C] head [F][G][F] Makes me for [C] get that I [F][G][F] still need her [G] so [G][F][G] (drums stop) Red red
(drums back in) [C] wine [F][G][F] It's up to [C] you [F][G][F] All I can [C] do I've done, [F][G] But [F] memories won't [G] go [G][F] Memor [G] ies won't [C] go [F][G][F]
[Bridge] I had [G] sworn that with [C] time, [F] thoughts of you'd leave my [C] head. I was [G] wrong. Now I [C] find, just one [F] thing makes me for [G] get.
[Chorus] [G] Red red [C] wine [F][G][F] Stay close to [C] me [F][G][F] Don't let me be [C] alone [F][G] Its [F] tearing a [G] part, [G][F] my [G] blue heart
[Keyboard Part - Open chords - Gsus4 - 3x0013] [C][F][Gsus4][G] - [C][F][Gsus4][G]
[Bridge] I had [G] sworn that with [C] time, [F] thoughts of you'd leave my [C] head. I was [G] wrong. Now I [C] find, just one [F] thing makes me for [G] get.
[Chorus] [G] Red red [C] wine [F][G][F] Stay close to [C] me [F][G][F] Don't let me be [C] alone [F][G] Its [F] tearing a [G] part, [G][F] my [G] blue heart
[Keyboard Part - Open chords - Gsus4 - 3x0013] [C][F][Gsus4][G] - [C][F][Gsus4][G]
[Chorus - Can fade out to end] [G] Red red [C] wine [F][G][F] Stay close to [C] me [F][G][F] Don't let me be [C] alone [F][G] Its [F] tearing a [G] part, [G][F] my [G] blue heart
