Key of Eb major. The chorus has some chord changes that are a really weird, really fast rhythm (syncopated or
some shit) so you'll probably have to listen a couple times to get it right. The bridge is nothing but
percussion and beeps so I just figured out chords that fit the melody. Similarly the verses have a bit of
syncopation (roughly notated here) but it sounds/works just fine if you wanna be easy andplay the chords on
the beat.
Ab Fm
There's a humming in the restless summer air
Cm Bb
And we're slipping off the course that we prepared
Ab Fm
But in all chaos, there is calculation
Cm
Dropping glasses just to hear them break
Ab Fm
You've been drinking like the world was gonna end (it didn't)
Cm Bb
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure)
Ab Fm
It's clear that someone's gotta go
Cm
We mean it but I promise we're not mean
Ab Fm Cm
And the cry goes out (Haaa-oh)
Bb
They lose their minds for us
Ab Fm Bb
And how it plays out (Haaa-oh)
Bb
Now we're in the ring and we're coming for blood
Ab Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
Ab
But we're the gladiators (Oh! Oh!)
Fm
Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
Cm Bb
But secretly they're saviors
Ab Fm
Glory and gore go hand in hand
Cm Ab
That's why we're making headlines (Oh! Oh!)
Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
Cm Bb
But victory's contagious
Ab Fm
Delicate in every way but one (the swordplay)
Cm Bb
God knows we like archaic kinds of fun (the old way)
Ab Fm
Chance is the only game I play with, baby
Cm
We let our battles choose us
Ab Fm Cm
And the cry goes out (Haaa-oh)
Bb
They lose their minds for us
Ab Fm Bb
And how it plays out (Haaa-oh)
Bb
Now we're in the ring and we're coming for blood
Ab Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
Ab
But we're the gladiators (Oh! Oh!)
Fm
Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
Cm Bb
But secretly they're saviors
Ab Fm
Glory and gore go hand in hand
Ab
That's why we're making headlines (Oh! Oh!)
Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
Cm Bb
But victory's contagious
Fm Ab
No-one round here's good at keeping their eyes closed
Fm Ab
The sun's starting to light up when we're walking home
Cm Bb
Tired little laughs, gold-lie promises, we'll always win at this
Bb Ab
I don't ever think about death
Fm Cm (I go lower than the usual Cm), Fm (strum once)
It's alright if you do, it's fine
Ab Fm
We gladiate but I guess we're really fighting ourselves
Ab Cm Fm(strum once)
Roughing up our minds so we're ready when the kill time comes
Ab Fm
Wide awake in bed, words in my brain,
Cm
"Secretly you love this do you even wanna go free?"
Ab Cm Fm
Let me in the ring, I'll show you what that big word means
Ab Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
Ab
But we're the gladiators (Oh! Oh!)
Fm
Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
Cm Bb
But secretly they're saviors
Ab Fm
Glory and gore go hand in hand
Cm Ab
That's why we're making headlines (Oh! Oh!)
Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
Cm Bb Fm(optional strum once)
But victory's contagious
