[Intro] [Am] [Am][G][Am] [Am][G][Am] [Am][Em][F] Repeat 3 times
[Verse 1] [Am] Risin' up, ba [F] ck on the street, [G] Did my time, took my [Am] chances. [Am] Went the distance, now I'm ba [F] ck on my feet, Just a m [G] an and his will to sur [Am] vive. [Am] So many times, it [F] happens too fast, [G] You change your passion for [Am] glory [Am] Don't lose your grip on the [F] dreams of the past, You must f [G] ight just to keep them al [Am] ive:
[Chorus] [G] It's [Am] the [Dm] eye of the tiger, it's the [C] thrill of the [G] fight Rising [Dm] up to the challenge of our [Am]ri [G]val.... And the [Dm] last known survivor stalks his [C] prey in the nig [G] ht, And he's [Dm] watching us [Em7] all with the [F] eye [N.C.] of the [Am] tiger.
[Verse 2] [Am] Face to face, [F] out in the heat, [G] Hangin' tough, stayin' [Am] hungry. [Am] They stack the odds, still we [F] take to the street, .. For we [G] kill with the skill to [Am] survive.
[Chorus] [G] It's [Am] the [Dm] eye of the tiger, it's the [C] thrill of the [G] fight Rising [Dm] up to the challenge of our [Am]ri [G]val.... And the [Dm] last known survivor stalks his [C] prey in the nig [G] ht, And he's [Dm] watching us [Em7] all with the [F] eye [N.C.] of the [Am] tiger.
[Verse 3] [Am] Risin' up, [F] straight to the top, [G] Had the guts, got the [Am] glory. [Am] Went the distance, now I'm not [F] gonna stop,.. Just a [G] man and his will to sur [Am] vive.
[Chorus] [G] It's [Am] the [Dm] eye of the tiger, it's the [C] thrill of the [G] fight Rising [Dm] up to the challenge of our [Am]ri [G]val.... And the [Dm] last known survivor stalks his [C] prey in the nig [G] ht, And he's [Dm] watching us [Em7] all with the [F] eye [N.C.] of the [Am] tiger.
[Outro] [Am] [Am][G][Am] [Am][G][Am] [Am][Em][F] ... The eye of the
[Am] tiger [Am][G][Am] [Am][G][Am] [Am][Em][F] (repeat until fade out)
[Guitar Intro - BPM 104] E----------------- B----3---3---------- x 4 G-00--00------------
(Basic chord pattern during song - Root x 2, high chord) [Verse 1 - No drums] [G] Summer has [G/F#] come and passed [Em] The innocent can [D] never last [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G]
[G] Like my father's [G/F#] come to pass [Em] Seven years has [D] gone so fast [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September [G] ends
[Chorus] [Em] Here comes the [Bm] rain again [C] Falling from the [G] stars [D/F#] [Em] Drenched in my [Bm] pain again [C] Becoming who we [D] are
[G] As my memo [G/F#] ry rests [Em] But never forgets [D] what I lost [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G]
[Guitar Intro] x 2 [Drums come in - pattern BBSB BSxx] x 4 (with chords)
[Verse 2 - Drum pattern as intro] [G] Summer has [G/F#] come and passed [Em] The innocent can [D] never last (Full distortion - Straighter drums - slight indie beat) [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September [G] ends (Less chords - drums as intro) [G] Ring out the [G/F#] bells again [Em] Like we did when [D] spring began (Full distortion - Straighter drums - slight indie beat) [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September [G] ends
[Chorus - Full drums] [Em] Here comes the [Bm] rain again [C] Falling from the [G] stars [D/F#] [Em] Drenched in my [Bm] pain again [C] Becoming who we [D] are [#######Sustain chord, stop drums, scroll###########]
[Drums as per intro] [G] As my memo [G/F#] ry rests [Em] But never forgets [D] what I lost (Full distortion - Straighter drums - slight indie beat) [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September [G] ends [G][D/F#]
[Solo - Full drums] Em - 079987, Bm - 797777, C - 81010988, (G D/F#) Em - 079987, Bm - 797777, C - 81010988 Dsus4, D, Dsus4, D, G (drums stop)
[Guitar Intro - No drums] G pattern x 4
[Verse 3 - Still no drums] [G] Summer has [G/F#] come and passed [Em] The innocent can [D] never last (full drums) [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G] (Intro drums) [G] Like my father's [G/F#] come to pass [Em] Twenty years has [D] gone so fast (full drums) [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G] [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G] [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G] [End]
