Anthem from Chess The Musical (Tommy Körberg) Polar Studios original 1984 Benny #ABBA #Broadway #ENO Chords
Tempo:
132.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [Bm]
[E] [A]
[Em] [G]
[D] [Em]
[A]
[D] No, [A] [Em]
no [D] madness, though [Bm] their sad [D] power may [E] prevail,
[G#]
[E] [A] Can persist, [B] conquer my [Em] country's heart, [A] they rise [D] to fail.
She [A]
is [D] eternal, long [G]
before [Gm] nation's lines were [D]
drawn,
When [Bm] no flags [E] flew, [A] when no armies [D] stood, [A] my [E] land [A] was born.
And [Bm] you ask me why [F#m] I love her, [G] who wars, death and [D] despair,
[G] She is the constant, [G]
we who [A] don't care,
[D] And you wonder will I leave her, but how?
[G]
[A] I cross [D] all the borders, [G] but in [A] skin
[D] and blood,
[G] [D]
[A]
[F#m] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A]
[D]
[G] How can I [D]
leave her?
[A] We
[F#] [C]
[G] let [Am] man's petty [A] nations [G] tear [A] themselves
[Bm] [D] apart,
[G] [A] My [D] land's only borders [G] lie [D]
[A] on my [D]
heart.
[G] [A] [G] [D]
[E] [A]
[Em] [G]
[D] [Em]
[A]
[D] No, [A] [Em]
no [D] madness, though [Bm] their sad [D] power may [E] prevail,
[G#]
[E] [A] Can persist, [B] conquer my [Em] country's heart, [A] they rise [D] to fail.
She [A]
is [D] eternal, long [G]
before [Gm] nation's lines were [D]
drawn,
When [Bm] no flags [E] flew, [A] when no armies [D] stood, [A] my [E] land [A] was born.
And [Bm] you ask me why [F#m] I love her, [G] who wars, death and [D] despair,
[G] She is the constant, [G]
we who [A] don't care,
[D] And you wonder will I leave her, but how?
[G]
[A] I cross [D] all the borders, [G] but in [A] skin
[D] and blood,
[G] [D]
[A]
[F#m] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A]
[D]
[G] How can I [D]
leave her?
[A] We
[F#] [C]
[G] let [Am] man's petty [A] nations [G] tear [A] themselves
[Bm] [D] apart,
[G] [A] My [D] land's only borders [G] lie [D]
[A] on my [D]
heart.
[G] [A] [G] [D]
Key:
A
D
G
Bm
E
A
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ No, _ [A] _ [Em]
no [D] _ madness, though [Bm] their sad [D] power may [E] prevail,
_ [G#] _
_ [E] [A] Can persist, _ _ [B] conquer my _ [Em] country's heart, [A] they _ _ _ rise [D] to fail. _
_ _ She _ _ [A] _
is [D] _ eternal, _ long [G] _
before _ [Gm] nation's lines were [D] _
drawn,
When [Bm] no _ flags [E] flew, [A] when no armies [D] stood, [A] my _ _ [E] _ land [A] was _ born.
_ And [Bm] you _ _ ask me why [F#m] I love _ her, _ [G] who wars, death and [D] despair,
_ _ _ [G] _ She _ _ is the _ constant, _ _ [G]
we who _ [A] don't care,
_ _ [D] And you _ wonder will I leave her, _ but how? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] I cross [D] all the borders, [G] but in [A] skin _ _
_ [D] and blood, _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] How _ _ _ can I [D]
leave _ her?
[A] _ We _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ let [Am] _ man's petty [A] nations [G] tear _ [A] themselves _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] apart, _
_ [G] _ _ [A] My _ [D] land's only borders [G] lie _ [D] _ _
_ [A] on _ my _ [D] _
heart.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ No, _ [A] _ [Em]
no [D] _ madness, though [Bm] their sad [D] power may [E] prevail,
_ [G#] _
_ [E] [A] Can persist, _ _ [B] conquer my _ [Em] country's heart, [A] they _ _ _ rise [D] to fail. _
_ _ She _ _ [A] _
is [D] _ eternal, _ long [G] _
before _ [Gm] nation's lines were [D] _
drawn,
When [Bm] no _ flags [E] flew, [A] when no armies [D] stood, [A] my _ _ [E] _ land [A] was _ born.
_ And [Bm] you _ _ ask me why [F#m] I love _ her, _ [G] who wars, death and [D] despair,
_ _ _ [G] _ She _ _ is the _ constant, _ _ [G]
we who _ [A] don't care,
_ _ [D] And you _ wonder will I leave her, _ but how? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] I cross [D] all the borders, [G] but in [A] skin _ _
_ [D] and blood, _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] How _ _ _ can I [D]
leave _ her?
[A] _ We _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ let [Am] _ man's petty [A] nations [G] tear _ [A] themselves _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] apart, _
_ [G] _ _ [A] My _ [D] land's only borders [G] lie _ [D] _ _
_ [A] on _ my _ [D] _
heart.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _