________________________ / Queen / This song is simply written by Mercury as asong (x02210@1) / We Are the Champions / for winners, and naturally it has been adopted by / News of the World / football fans. This is the ultimate song for simply /_______________________/ celebration victory! ;) ******************************************************************************** Also, check out my Guitar Pro version of this arrangement: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/q/queen/we_are_the_champions_acoustic_ver2_guitar_pro.htm ******************************************************************************** Verse: [Cminor] Cm (x3101x@1) C11 (x33333@1) 4x ||-----------3--------|----3 -3------------|| ||o----------4--------|----3 -3--------3--o|| (space after a note ||--5-----5-----5-----|----3 -3-----3------|| means staccato here) ||-----5-----------5--|----3 -3------------|| ||o-3-----------------|-3--------3--------o|| ||--------------------|--------------------|| Eb (x43121@3) Ab (xx1114@1) Eb (x43121@3) Ab|----------3--------|----4 (xx1114@1)-4-----------|----------3--------|----4 -4----------| |-4--------4--------|----4 -4-----------|-4--------4--------|----4 -4----------| |-------3-----3-----|----5 -5--------5--|-------3-----3-----|----5 -5--------5-| |----5-----------5--|----6 -6-----6-----|----5-----------5--|----6 -6-----6----| |-6-----------------|-6--------6--------|-6-----------------|-6--------6-------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| Eb (x43121@3) Bb/D (x1033x@1) Cm (x3101x@1) F (133211@1) Bb|-------------------|-3--------5--------|-6-----------------| (x1333x@1)|-4--------6--------|-4--------6--------|-6--------6--------| |-------3--------7--|-------5--------5--|-------7-----------| |----5--------8-----|----5--------7-----|----8-----------8--| |-6--------5--------|-3--------8--------|-------------8-----| |-------------------|-------------------|-6--------6--------| Bb11 (x11111@1) Bb11 (x11111@1) C|-------------------|------------0^----| (x32010@1)|-4--------4--------|-4----------1^----| |-------5--------5--|---------5--0^----| |----6--------6-----|------6-----2^----| |-------------------|------------3^----| |-6--------6--------|-6----------------| " I've paid my dues Time after time I've done my sentence But committed no crime And bad mistakes I've made a few I've had my share of sand kicked in my face But I've come through " " I've taken my bows And my curtain calls You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it I thank you all But it's been no bed of roses No pleasure cruise I consider it a challenge before the whole human race And I ain't gonna lose " Chorus: [Fmajor] F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) C|-1^-------1--------|-0--------0-------|----------1--------|----------0^-------| (x32010@1)|-1^-------1--------|-1--------1-------|-------3-----3-----|-3--------1^----1--| |-2^----2-----2-----|-------2-----2----|----2-----------2--|-------3--0^-0-----| |-3^-3-----------3--|----2-----------2-|-0-----------------|----3-----2^-------| |-3^----------------|-0----------------|-------------------|-1--------3^-------| |-1^----------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) Bb (x1333x@1) /A /G F#o D7/F# (200212@1)|-1^-------1--------|-0--------0-------|-------------------|-------------------| |-1^-------1--------|-1--------1-------|-3--------3--------|-------1^----1^----| |-2^----2-----2-----|-------2-----2----|-------3-----------|-------2^----2^----| |-3^-3-----------3--|----2-----------2-|----3--------------|-------1^----0^----| |-3^----------------|-0----------------|-1--------1--0-----|----0--------x^----| |-1^----------------|------------------|----------------3--|-2--------2-----2--| Gm7 C/G (3x555x@1) Bbm (x13321@1) Bbo/E -/G |----------1--------|----------0-------|----------1--------|----------------0--| |----------3--------|----------1-------|----------2--------|-------2-----2-----| |-------3-----3-----|-------0-----0----|-------3-----3-----|----3-----3--------| |----0-----------0--|----2-----------2-|----3-----------3--|-5-----------------| |-------------------|------------------|-1-----------------|-------------------| |-3-----------------|-3----------------|-------------------|-0--------3--------| F (133211@1) Eb/G (444322@1) Ab6 (xx1111@1) Bb7|-1--------1--------|------------------|-------------------|-1--------1--------| (x13131@1)|-1--------1--------|-4--------4-------|-4--------4--------|-3--------3--------| |-2-----2-----2-----|----------3-------|-------5-----5-----|-------1-----1-----| |----3-----------3--|-------5-----5----|----3-----------3--|----3-----------3--| |-------------------|----6-----------6-|-------------------|-1-----------------| |-1-----------------|-3----------------|-4-----------------|-------------------| C11|----3--------------| (x33333@1)|----3--------------| |----3--------------| |----3--------------| |-3-----------------| |-------------------| " We are the champions, my friends And we'll keep on fighting till the end We are the champions We are the champions No time for losers 'Cause we are the champions - of the world " Interlude: [Fminor] Fm (133111@1) Bb/F (102220@1) Fm (133111@1) Bb/F|----------1--------|------------------|----------1--------|-------------------| (102220@1)|----------1--------|----3 -3--------3-|----------1--------|----3 -3--------3--| |-------1-----1-----|----3 -3--------3-|-------1-----1-----|----3 -3--------3--| |----3-----------3--|----3 -3-----3----|----3-----------3--|----3 -3-----3-----| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-1-----------------|-1--------1-------|-1-----------------|-1--------1--------| Fm (133111@1) C11|----------1--------|-3 (x33333@1)-3-------------| |----------1--------|-3 -3-----------3-| |-------1-----1-----|-3 -3--------3----| (Then repeat it from the top till the |----3-----------3--|-3 -3-------------| end of the Chorus, which is then |-------------------|-3 -3-----3-------| repeated before ending the song.) |-1-----------------|------------------| ******************************************************************************** This huge song CAN actually be boiled down to these chords, which the song is based around. The chords aren't exactly simple, but this is really just the song basically: a verse, a chorus and a little thing in between... Verse: [Cminor] | Cm | C11 | Cm | C11 | | Cm | C11 | Cm | C11 | | Eb | Ab | Eb | Ab | | Eb (x43121@3)Bb/D| (x1033x@1)Cm (x3101x@1)F| (133211@1)Bb| (x1333x@1) | Bb11 | Bb11 C | Chorus: [Fmajor] | F| (133211@1)Am| (x02210@1)Dm| (xx0231@1)Bb (x1333x@1)C| (x32010@1) | F | Am | Bb , /A /G | F#o D7/F# | | Gm7 | C/G | Bbm | Bbo/E -/G | | F | Eb/G | Ab6 | Bb7 | C11 | Interlude: [Fminor] | Fm | Bb/F | Fm | Bb/F | | Fm | C11 | Verse 2x Chorus LYRICS ********** I've paid my dues Time after time I've done my sentence But committed no crime And bad mistakes I've made a few I've had my share of sand kicked in my face But I've come through We are the champions, my friends And we'll keep on fighting till the end We are the champions We are the champions No time for losers 'Cause we are the champions - of the world I've taken my bows And my curtain calls You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it I thank you all But it's been no bed of roses No pleasure cruise I consider it a challenge before the whole human race And I ain't gonna lose Jon Sebastian Frederiksen - 26th /November /09 Just mail me at Maitinin@gmail.com with questions, comments and corrections!