[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
[Verse] [E] Do you ever feel [F#m] like a plastic bag, [C#m] drifting through the wind [A] wanting to start again? [E] Do you ever feel, [F#m] feel so paper thin [C#m] like a house of cards, [A] one blow from caving in? [E] Do you ever feel [F#m] already buried deep? [C#m] 6 feet under screams but n [A] o one seems to hear a thing [E] Do you know that there's [F#m] still a chance for you [C#m] 'Cause there's a spark in you [A] You just gotta
[Pre-Chorus] Ig [E] nite, the [F#m] light, and [C#m] let it s [A] shine Just [E] own the [F#m] night like the [C#m] 4th of July [A]
[Chorus - Combination of Head for high bits and Chest for projection on sustained notes] 'Cause baby you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, show 'em [C#m] what you're [A] worth Make 'em go [E] Oh, oh, oh [F#m] As you shoot across the [C#m] sky-y- [A] y Baby, you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, let your [C#m] colors [A] burst Make 'em go " [E] Oh, oh, oh" [F#m] You're gonna leave 'em [C#m] all in awe, awe, [A] awe
[Verse 2] [E] You don't have to feel [F#m] like a waste of space [C#m] You're original [A] , cannot be replaced [E] If you only knew [F#m] what the future holds [C#m] After a hurricane comes [A] a rainbow
[E] Maybe your reason why [F#m] all the doors are closed [C#m] So you could open one tha [A] t leads you to the perfect road [E] Like a lightning bolt, [F#m] your heart will blow [C#m] And when it's time, you'll know [A] You just gotta
[Pre-Chorus] Ig [E] nite, the [F#m] light, and [C#m] let it s [A] shine Just [E] own the [F#m] night like the [C#m] 4th of July [A]
[Chorus] 'Cause baby you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, show 'em [C#m] what you're [A] worth Make 'em go [E] Oh, oh, oh [F#m] As you shoot across the [C#m] sky-y- [A] y Baby, you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, let your [C#m] colors [A] burst Make 'em go " [E] Oh, oh, oh" [F#m] You're gonna leave 'em [C#m] all in awe, awe, [A] awe
[Bridge] [C#m] Boom, boom, boom Even brighter than the [A] moon, moon, moon It's always been inside of [E] you, you, you And now it's time to let it [B] through-ough-ough
[Chorus] 'Cause baby you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, show 'em [C#m] what you're [A] worth Make 'em go [E] Oh, oh, oh [F#m] As you shoot across the [C#m] sky-y- [A] y Baby, you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, let your [C#m] colors [A] burst Make 'em go " [E] Oh, oh, oh" [F#m] You're gonna leave 'em [C#m] all in awe, awe, [A] awe
[Outro] [C#m] Boom, boom, boom Even brighter than the [A] moon, moon, moon It's always been inside of [E] you, you, you And now it's time to let it [B] through-ough-ough [End][E]
