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Queen - We Are The Champions Chords

Chord reference Cm, Gm, Eb, Ab, Bb, F, C#m, C, Am, Dm, F#, Bbm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

I’ve paid my [Cm] [Gm]dues Time after [Cm] [Gm]time I’ve done my [Cm] [Gm]sentence But committed no [Cm] [Gm]crime And bad [Eb]mis[Ab]takes I’ve made a [Eb]few [Ab] I’ve had my [Eb]share of sand [Bb]kicked in my [Cm]face But [F]I’ve come [Bb]through And I mean to go [Ab]on, and [C#m]on, and [Bb]on, and [C]on

[F]We are the [Am]champions, my [Dm] [Bb]friends [C] And [F]we’ll keep on [Am]fighting till the [Bb]end [F#] [Gm]We are the [C]champions, [Bbm]we are [Bbm]the [E]cham[G]pions [F]No time for [Eb]losers ’cause [Ab]we are the [Bb] [Cm]champions Of the [Fm] [Gm]world[Fm] [Gm] [Fm] [Gm]

I’ve taken my [Cm]bows[Gm] And my curtain [Cm] [Gm]calls You brought me [Cm]fame and fortune And everything that [Gm]goes with it I thank you [Cm]all [Gm] But it s been no bed of [Eb] [Ab]roses No pleasure [Eb] [Ab]cruise I consider it a [Eb]challenge Before the [Bb]whole human [Cm]race And [F]I ain’t gonna [Bb]lose And I mean to go [Ab]on, and [C#m]on, and [Bb]on, and [C]on

[F]We are the [Am]champions, my [Dm] [Bb]friends [C] And [F]we’ll keep on [Am]fighting till the [Bb]end [F#] [Gm]We are the [C]champions, [Bbm]we are [Bbm]the [E]cham[G]pions [F]No time for [Eb]losers ’cause [Ab]we are the [Bb] [Cm]champions Of the [F]world

[F]We are the [Am]champions, my [Dm] [Bb]friends [C] And [F]we’ll keep on [Am]fighting till the [Bb]end [F#] [Gm]We are the [C]champions, [Bbm]we are [Bbm]the [E]cham[G]pions [F]No time for [Eb]losers ’cause [Ab]we are the [Bb] [Cm]champions

Artist Queen
Album News of the World
Genres Rock, Classic Rock
Year 1977
Key Cm

How to Play We Are The Champions on Guitar?

Queen - We Are The Champions can be played in the key of Cm using the Cm, Gm, Eb, Ab, Bb, F, C#m, C, Am, Dm, F#, Bbm chords.

  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
  • For Eb, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B.
  • For Ab, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For Bbm, To play A#m | Bbm, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play We Are The Champions with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.