Instruments
| G | Am11 | Bb6 | C7 || G | Am11 | Bb6 | Bb/C |
Verse
| Dm7 | Am7 | Dm7 | Am7 |I've paid my dues Time after time | Dm7 | Am7 | Dm7 | Am7 |I've done my sentence But committed no crime
Pre-Hook 1
| F | Bb/F | F | Bb/F |And bad mistakes I've made a few | F C/E | Dm7 G7 | C11 |I've had my share of sand kicked in my face But I've come through| C11 | C11 D11 |(on and on and on on)
Hook
| G | Bm7 | Em7 | C D |We are the champions, my friend | G | Bm7 | C C Bm Am | G#dim7 |And we'll keep on fighting till the end| Am7 | D/A | Cm7 | Ebdim7 |We are the champions We are the champions| G | Am7 | Bb6 | C11 |No time for losers Cause we are the champions
Tag
| C11 C11 | Of the world
Instruments
| Gm7 | C/G | [x2]
Verse 2
| Dm7 | Am7 | Dm7 | Am7 |I've taken my bows And my curtain calls | Dm7 | Am7 |You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it | Dm7 | Am7 Caug |I thank you all
Pre-Hook 2
| F | Bb/F | F | Bb/F |But it's been no bed of roses No pleasure cruise | F C/E | Dm7 G7 | C11 |I consider it a challenge before the whole human race And I ain't gonna lose| C11 | C11 D11 |(on and on and on on)
Hook
| G | Bm7 | Em7 | C D |We are the champions, my friend | G | Bm7 | C C Bm Am | G#dim7 |And we'll keep on fighting till the end| Am7 | D/A | Cm7 | Ebdim7 |We are the champions We are the champions| G | Am7 | Bb6 | C11 |No time for losers Cause we are the champions
Ending
| G | Am11 | Bb6 | C11 |No time for losers Cause we are the champions of the world| G | Am11 | Bb6 | C11 |(No time for losers Cause we are the champions) the champions of the world| G | Am11 | Bb6 | C11 |(No time for losers Cause we are the champions)| G | Am11 | Bb6 | C11 | C11 C11 |No time for losers Cause we are the champions
