[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
[Intro - No drums just play low notes for verse and higher notes for chorus to simulate guitar on record] [A]xxx [A]xxx [A]xx[Asus4] xx[Asus4]x - Repeat
[Distorted Riff] [A][E][Bm/D][A] E ---------------0---------7---7-10----9---------- B ----5--5p3-----9--99-----7---7-10----10------- G ----2----2-----9--911----7---7-7-----9------- D ----2----2-----9--99-----0---0-0-----x-------- A ----0----------x- -------x-----x-----0--------- E ----x----------0---------x-----x-----------------
[Verse 1 - Light drums - Pluck chords on first note then chug their bass note to simulate record] [A] Look at the stars Look how they shine for [E] you And everything you do [Dmaj7] Yeah, they were all yellow [A] I came along I wrote a song for [E] you And all the things you do [Dmaj7] And it was called "Yellow" [A] ........... So then I took my [E] turn Oh, what a thing to have done [Dmaj7] And it was all yellow [A] ([Gsus4][A])
[Chorus 1] [Dmaj7] Your skin [F#m7] Oh yeah, your [E] skin and bones [Dmaj7] Turn in.... to [F#m7]something [E] beautiful [Dmaj7] You know, [F#m7] you know I [E] love you so [Dmaj7] (drums stop) You know I love you so
[Instrumental- as per intro] [A][E][Bm/D] ([A][Asus4])
[Verse 2] [A] I swam across I jumped across for [E] you Oh, what a thing to do [Dmaj7] 'Cause you were all yellow [A] I drew a line I drew a line for [E] you Oh, what a thing to do [Dmaj7] And it was all yellow [A][Gsus4]
[Chorus 2] [D] Your skin [F#m7] Oh yeah, your [E] skin and bones [Dmaj7] Turn in.... [F#m7] to something [E] beautiful [Dmaj7] And you know [F#m7] For you I [E] bleed myself [Dmaj7] dry (drums stop) For you I bleed myself dry
[Instrumental- as per intro Gsus4 Dsus2 and Cadd6 in there] [A][E][D] ([A][Gsus4])
[Bridge] It's [A] true... oooh, look how they shine for [E] you.... oooh Look how they shine for [Dmaj7] you.... oooh Look how they shine for [A] Look how they shine for [E] you.... oooh Look how they shine for [Dmaj7] you.... oooh Look how they shine (stop drums)
[Outro] [A] Look at the stars Look how they shine for [Em7] you And all the things that you [Dmaj7] do [End]
