Chords for CHAMPION OF THE WORLD - Muhammad Ali Tribute
Tempo:
142.6 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Ab
Bb
Fm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Now, [Cm] ladies and gentlemen, [D]
[Ab] from Louisville, Kentucky, wearing [Fm] black tie, Mr.
[Cm] Cassius Marcellus Cliff.
This classic [Ab] poem, I [Db] am the greatest.
This [Cm] kid's got a left.
This kid's got a right.
If he hits [Fm] you once, you're [G] asleep for the night.
This [Cm] kid fights straight.
He's got speed [Ab] and endurance.
[Fm] But if you sign to fight him, [F] increase your insurance.
[Cm] I am the greatest.
I told you, I told you, I'm the real champion.
I am the greatest.
The greatest of all time.
As you lie on the floor, all the refs can't say that you won't have to fight me again.
He is the greatest.
The greatest of [G] all time.
[Fm]
This fresh young boxer [Gm] is something [Ab] to see.
[Fm] And the heavyweight championship [F] is his destiny.
[G] He's the greatest.
He's the greatest.
I'm [Cm] gonna float like a [Ab] butterfly, sting like a [Bb] bee.
He can't hit with his cane [Cm] feet.
Float like a [Ab] butterfly and sting [Bb] like a bee.
[Cm] I'm gonna float like [Ab] a butterfly, sting like a [Bb] bee.
He can't hit with his cane feet.
[Cm] Float like a [Ab] butterfly and [Bb] sting like a bee.
[G] I have grunts like an alligator.
[Cm] I don't tussle with a whale.
I don't handcuff lightning.
No thundering, damn.
That's bad.
When I say two, that's never a third.
That's never a third.
When I say three, don't bet against me.
I'm a [Fm] man of my word.
The man's in trouble.
[Cm] I'm gonna show you.
I know you [Fm] got a face, but the man's in trouble.
I'm gonna show you.
[Ab] I'm ready to help.
[Fm] I'm gonna show you.
I'm gonna [Cm] show you.
I'm [Fm] gonna show you.
I'm ready to help.
I'm [Ab] ready to help.
This fresh young [Gm] boxer is something [Ab] to see.
[Fm] And the heavyweight championship [B] is his [G] destiny.
[Cm] I'm gonna float like [Ab] a butterfly, sting like a [Bb] bee.
He can't hit with his cane feet.
[Cm] Float like a [Ab] butterfly and sting [Bb] like a bee.
[Cm] I'm gonna float like a [Ab] butterfly, sting like a bee.
[Bb] He can't hit with his cane [Cm] feet.
Float like [Ab] a butterfly and [Bb] sting like a bee.
We see Muhammad [Cm] Ali.
I [Ab] told you I'm the real [Bb] champion.
[Cm]
[Bb] I'm the greatest.
[Cm] [Ab] I can back up any word.
[Bb] And I will up any man in the world.
And I want [Cm] anybody out there on TV [Ab] to know it.
I [Bb] am the greatest.
[Cm] [C]
[Ab] from Louisville, Kentucky, wearing [Fm] black tie, Mr.
[Cm] Cassius Marcellus Cliff.
This classic [Ab] poem, I [Db] am the greatest.
This [Cm] kid's got a left.
This kid's got a right.
If he hits [Fm] you once, you're [G] asleep for the night.
This [Cm] kid fights straight.
He's got speed [Ab] and endurance.
[Fm] But if you sign to fight him, [F] increase your insurance.
[Cm] I am the greatest.
I told you, I told you, I'm the real champion.
I am the greatest.
The greatest of all time.
As you lie on the floor, all the refs can't say that you won't have to fight me again.
He is the greatest.
The greatest of [G] all time.
[Fm]
This fresh young boxer [Gm] is something [Ab] to see.
[Fm] And the heavyweight championship [F] is his destiny.
[G] He's the greatest.
He's the greatest.
I'm [Cm] gonna float like a [Ab] butterfly, sting like a [Bb] bee.
He can't hit with his cane [Cm] feet.
Float like a [Ab] butterfly and sting [Bb] like a bee.
[Cm] I'm gonna float like [Ab] a butterfly, sting like a [Bb] bee.
He can't hit with his cane feet.
[Cm] Float like a [Ab] butterfly and [Bb] sting like a bee.
[G] I have grunts like an alligator.
[Cm] I don't tussle with a whale.
I don't handcuff lightning.
No thundering, damn.
That's bad.
When I say two, that's never a third.
That's never a third.
When I say three, don't bet against me.
I'm a [Fm] man of my word.
The man's in trouble.
[Cm] I'm gonna show you.
I know you [Fm] got a face, but the man's in trouble.
I'm gonna show you.
[Ab] I'm ready to help.
[Fm] I'm gonna show you.
I'm gonna [Cm] show you.
I'm [Fm] gonna show you.
I'm ready to help.
I'm [Ab] ready to help.
This fresh young [Gm] boxer is something [Ab] to see.
[Fm] And the heavyweight championship [B] is his [G] destiny.
[Cm] I'm gonna float like [Ab] a butterfly, sting like a [Bb] bee.
He can't hit with his cane feet.
[Cm] Float like a [Ab] butterfly and sting [Bb] like a bee.
[Cm] I'm gonna float like a [Ab] butterfly, sting like a bee.
[Bb] He can't hit with his cane [Cm] feet.
Float like [Ab] a butterfly and [Bb] sting like a bee.
We see Muhammad [Cm] Ali.
I [Ab] told you I'm the real [Bb] champion.
[Cm]
[Bb] I'm the greatest.
[Cm] [Ab] I can back up any word.
[Bb] And I will up any man in the world.
And I want [Cm] anybody out there on TV [Ab] to know it.
I [Bb] am the greatest.
[Cm] [C]
Key:
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Ab
Bb
Fm
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Cm
Ab
Bb
_ Now, [Cm] ladies and gentlemen, [D] _
_ [Ab] from Louisville, Kentucky, wearing [Fm] black tie, _ _ Mr.
[Cm] _ Cassius _ Marcellus Cliff.
_ This classic [Ab] poem, _ I _ [Db] am the greatest. _
This [Cm] kid's got a left.
_ This kid's got a right.
_ _ If he hits [Fm] you once, _ you're [G] asleep for the night.
_ This [Cm] kid fights straight.
_ He's got speed [Ab] and endurance. _
_ [Fm] But if you sign to fight him, [F] increase your insurance.
_ _ _ [Cm] I am the greatest.
I told you, I told you, I'm the real champion.
I am the greatest.
The greatest of all time.
As you lie on the floor, all the refs can't say that you won't have to fight me again.
He is the greatest.
The greatest of [G] all time.
[Fm]
This fresh young boxer [Gm] is something [Ab] to see. _
_ [Fm] And the heavyweight championship [F] is his destiny.
[G] He's the greatest.
He's the greatest.
_ I'm [Cm] gonna float like a [Ab] butterfly, sting like a [Bb] bee.
He can't hit with his cane [Cm] feet.
Float like a [Ab] butterfly and sting [Bb] like a bee. _
_ [Cm] I'm gonna float like [Ab] a butterfly, sting like a [Bb] bee.
He can't hit with his cane feet.
[Cm] Float like a [Ab] butterfly and [Bb] sting like a bee.
_ _ [G] I have grunts like an alligator.
[Cm] I don't tussle with a whale. _
_ I don't handcuff lightning.
No thundering, damn.
That's bad.
When I say two, _ that's never a third.
That's never a third.
When I say three, don't bet against me.
I'm a [Fm] man of my word.
The man's in trouble.
_ _ [Cm] I'm gonna show you.
_ _ I know you [Fm] got a face, but the man's in trouble.
I'm gonna show you.
[Ab] I'm ready to help.
[Fm] I'm gonna show you.
_ _ I'm gonna [Cm] show you. _ _
I'm [Fm] gonna show you.
I'm ready to help.
I'm [Ab] ready to help.
_ _ _ This fresh young [Gm] boxer is something [Ab] to see.
_ _ [Fm] And the heavyweight championship [B] is his [G] destiny. _ _
_ [Cm] I'm gonna float like [Ab] a butterfly, sting like a [Bb] bee.
He can't hit with his cane feet.
[Cm] Float like a [Ab] butterfly and sting [Bb] like a bee.
_ _ [Cm] I'm gonna float like a [Ab] butterfly, sting like a bee.
[Bb] He can't hit with his cane [Cm] feet.
Float like [Ab] a butterfly and [Bb] sting like a bee.
We see Muhammad [Cm] Ali.
I [Ab] told you I'm the real [Bb] champion.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I'm the greatest.
_ [Cm] _ [Ab] I can back up any word.
[Bb] And I will up any man in the world.
And I want [Cm] anybody out there on TV [Ab] to know it.
I [Bb] am the greatest.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] from Louisville, Kentucky, wearing [Fm] black tie, _ _ Mr.
[Cm] _ Cassius _ Marcellus Cliff.
_ This classic [Ab] poem, _ I _ [Db] am the greatest. _
This [Cm] kid's got a left.
_ This kid's got a right.
_ _ If he hits [Fm] you once, _ you're [G] asleep for the night.
_ This [Cm] kid fights straight.
_ He's got speed [Ab] and endurance. _
_ [Fm] But if you sign to fight him, [F] increase your insurance.
_ _ _ [Cm] I am the greatest.
I told you, I told you, I'm the real champion.
I am the greatest.
The greatest of all time.
As you lie on the floor, all the refs can't say that you won't have to fight me again.
He is the greatest.
The greatest of [G] all time.
[Fm]
This fresh young boxer [Gm] is something [Ab] to see. _
_ [Fm] And the heavyweight championship [F] is his destiny.
[G] He's the greatest.
He's the greatest.
_ I'm [Cm] gonna float like a [Ab] butterfly, sting like a [Bb] bee.
He can't hit with his cane [Cm] feet.
Float like a [Ab] butterfly and sting [Bb] like a bee. _
_ [Cm] I'm gonna float like [Ab] a butterfly, sting like a [Bb] bee.
He can't hit with his cane feet.
[Cm] Float like a [Ab] butterfly and [Bb] sting like a bee.
_ _ [G] I have grunts like an alligator.
[Cm] I don't tussle with a whale. _
_ I don't handcuff lightning.
No thundering, damn.
That's bad.
When I say two, _ that's never a third.
That's never a third.
When I say three, don't bet against me.
I'm a [Fm] man of my word.
The man's in trouble.
_ _ [Cm] I'm gonna show you.
_ _ I know you [Fm] got a face, but the man's in trouble.
I'm gonna show you.
[Ab] I'm ready to help.
[Fm] I'm gonna show you.
_ _ I'm gonna [Cm] show you. _ _
I'm [Fm] gonna show you.
I'm ready to help.
I'm [Ab] ready to help.
_ _ _ This fresh young [Gm] boxer is something [Ab] to see.
_ _ [Fm] And the heavyweight championship [B] is his [G] destiny. _ _
_ [Cm] I'm gonna float like [Ab] a butterfly, sting like a [Bb] bee.
He can't hit with his cane feet.
[Cm] Float like a [Ab] butterfly and sting [Bb] like a bee.
_ _ [Cm] I'm gonna float like a [Ab] butterfly, sting like a bee.
[Bb] He can't hit with his cane [Cm] feet.
Float like [Ab] a butterfly and [Bb] sting like a bee.
We see Muhammad [Cm] Ali.
I [Ab] told you I'm the real [Bb] champion.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I'm the greatest.
_ [Cm] _ [Ab] I can back up any word.
[Bb] And I will up any man in the world.
And I want [Cm] anybody out there on TV [Ab] to know it.
I [Bb] am the greatest.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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