[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
Note - Goes early to Ab7 in second verse twice I think
[Intro - barre is dropped in intro - why feels odd - pattern xxX XxX] [Ebm7][Ab7]Oo ooh [Db7maj9-x43444]heh hey [Gbmaj7-243322]ah [Cmin7b5-x3434] What we're living in, (drop index 1 fret for next chord) [Bmaj7-x2434] let-me-tell-ya
[Bb7#5-6x677x] (no ascending bass line) - pattern is xxX XxS - no final Drum into xxB BxS xSS BxB BxxB
[Verse 1 - try xxb BxB bass drum pattern] (B) (S)Yeah It's a [Ebm7]wonder man can [Ab7]eat at all When [Db7maj9] things are big that [Gbmaj7] should be small [Cm7b5]Who can tell what [Bmaj7]magic spells [Bb7#5] Will be doing [Ebm7] for us? .. And I'm
[Ebm7] giving all my [Ab7] love to this world [Dbmaj9] Only [Gbmaj7]to be told [Cm7b5] I can't see, I [Bmaj7] can't breathe, [Bb7#5] no more will we [Ebm7] be....And
(chord order changes - go to 2nd chord early) [Ab7]nothing's going to change the [Dbmaj9]way we live Cos' [Gbmaj7] we can always take but [Cm7b5] never give An [Cm7b5] now that things're changing [Bb7#5] for the worse, see
[Ebm7] Woah, [Ab7] It's a crazy [Dbmaj9] world we're living in [Gbmaj7] And I just can't [Cm7b5] see that Half of [Bmaj7] us immersed in [Bb7#5-6x677x] sin is (odd extra bars/chords?) all we [Bb7] have to [Dm7b5-x5656x??] give these
[Chorus 1] [Bmaj7] Futures [Ddim7-x5656x] made of [Ebm7]virtu - [Gbmaj7]al in [Abm7]sani - [Bb7]ty now [Bmaj7] Always [Ddim7] seem to be [Ebm7] governed [Gbmaj7] by this [Abm7] love we [Bb7] have for [Bmaj7] Useless, [Ddim7] twisting [Ebm7] of the [Gbmaj7] new tech [Abm7] no - lo [Bb7] gy .. Oh, [Bmaj7] now there is no [Ddim7] sound, for we [Ebm7] all live [c] under - [Abm7] ground [Bb7]
[Verse 2] And I'm [Ebm7] thinking what a [Ab7] mess we're in [Dbmaj9] Hard to know where [Gbmaj11] to begin If [Cm7b5] I could slip the [Bmaj7] sickly ties That [Bb7#5] earthly man has made .. And
(chord order changes - go to 2nd chord early) [Ab7] now every [Dbmaj9] mother [Gbmaj11] can choose the [Cm7b5] colour [Bmaj7] Of her child [Bb7#5] that's not nature's [Ebm7] way
(chord order changes - go to 2nd chord early) Well [Ab7] that's what they said yester [Dbmaj9] day There's [Gbmaj7] nothing left to do but [Cm7b5] pray I [Bmaj7] think it's time I found [Bb7#5] a new re [Dm7b5] ligion,
[Ebm7] wo - ah, it's [Ab7sus4] so insane to [Dbmaj9] synthesize a [Gbmaj11] nother strain There's [Cm7b5] something in these [Bmaj7] futures that we [Bb7#5] have to be [Dm7b5] told
[Chorus 2] [Bmaj7] Futures [Ddim7-x5656x] made of [Ebm7]virtu - [Gbmaj7]al in [Abm7]sani - [Bb7]ty now [Bmaj7] Always [Ddim7] seem to be [Ebm7] governed [Gbmaj7] by this [Abm7] love we [Bb7] have for [Bmaj7] Useless, [Ddim7] twisting [Ebm7] of the [Gbmaj7] new tech [Abm7] no - lo [Bb7] gy .. Oh, [Bmaj7] now there is no [Ddim7] sound, for we [Ebm7] all live [Gbmaj7] under - [Abm7] ground [Bb7]
[Chorus 3] [Bmaj7] Now there is no sound [Ddim7] if we [Ebm7] all live [Gbmaj7] under-gr [Abm7] ound [Bb7] [Bmaj7] And now it's virtual in [Ddim7] sanity For [Ebm7] get your [Gbmaj7] virtual re [Abm7] al - i [Bb7] ty [Bmaj7] Oh, there's nothing [Ddim7] so bad. [Ebm7] I [Gbmaj7] know ye [Abm7] - ah [Bb7]
[Interlude - Drums stop - hold high vocal] [Ebm7][Ab7][Dbmaj9][Gbmaj7][Cm7b5][Bmaj7][Bb7#5] x 2
[Chorus 4] [Bmaj7] Futures [Ddim7-x5656x] made of [Ebm7]virtu - [Gbmaj7]al in [Abm7]sani - [Bb7]ty now [Bmaj7] Always [Ddim7] seem to be [Ebm7] governed [Gbmaj7] by this [Abm7] love we [Bb7] have for [Bmaj7] Useless, [Ddim7] twisting [Ebm7] of the [Gbmaj7] new tech [Abm7] no - lo [Bb7] gy .. Oh, [Bmaj7] now there is no [Ddim7] sound, for we [Ebm7] all live [Gbmaj7] under - [Abm7] ground [Bb7]
[Chorus 5 - Repeat line 4 times] [Bmaj7] Living in [Ddim7][Ebm7]virtu [Gbmaj7]al in [Abm7]sani [Bb7]ty
[Outro] (with standard rhythm) [Cbmaj9-x24422][Ddim7-x5656x] (hold chords) [Ebmin7] Virtual In [Dbmaj9/F-446644]sanity is[Fmin7b5-131111-ignore b5] [Gb7sus4-242422]what [Gb]we're living [Cbsus2-224422]in [Cm7b5-x3434x]Yeah [Cbmaj7-x2434] [Bb7#5-6x677x]Well, it's alright
