Verse 1
| Cm | Gm | Cm | Gm |I've paid my dues Time after time | Cm | Gm | Cm | Gm |I've done my sentence But committed no crime | Eb | Ab/Eb | Eb | Ab/Eb |And bad mistakes‒ I've made a few | Eb Bb/D | Cm7 F7 | I've had my share of sand kicked in my face But I've come through| Bb | Bb | Bb C | And I need to go on and on, and on, and on
Hook
key change to F| F | Am | Dm | Bb C |We are the champions, my friends | F | Am | Bb A5 Ab5 | Gbdim7 |And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end| Gm | Gm | Bbm | Ebdim7 |We are the champions We are the champions| F | Gm | Ab | Bb | C11 |No time for losers 'Cause we are the champions of the world
Instruments
key change to Fm| Fm | Bb/F | Fm | Bb/C || Fm | Bb/C |
Verse 2
key change to Cm| Cm | Gm | Cm | Gm |I've taken my bows And my curtain calls | Cm | Gm |You brought me fame and fortune, and everything that goes with it | Cm | Gm |I thank you all | Eb | Ab/Eb | Eb | Ab/Eb |But it's been no bed of roses No pleasure cruise | Eb Bb/D | Cm7 F7 |I consider it a challenge before the whole human race And I ain't gonna lose| Bb | Bb | Bb C | And I need just go on and on, and on, and on
Hook
key change to F| F | Am | Dm | Bb C |We are the champions, my friends | F | Am | Bb A5 Ab5 | Gbdim7 |And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end| Gm | Gm | Bbm | Ebdim7 |We are the champions We are the champions| F | Gm | Ab | Bb | C11 |No time for losers 'Cause we are the champions of the world
Ending
| F | Am | Dm | Bb C |We are the champions, my friends | F | Am | Bb A5 Ab5 | Gbdim7 |And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end| Gm | Gm | Bbm | Ebdim7 |We are the champions We are the champions| F | Gm | Ab | Bb | C11 |No time for losers 'Cause we are the champions of the world
