Death or Glory - Motorhead Chords

Tempo:
135.25 bpm
Chords used:

B

Eb

Ab

Ebm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Death or Glory - Motorhead chords
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[B] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[B] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] I saw the belly [B] of the naked and the dead.
[Db] I saw the city [Ab] streets burning bloody red.
[Eb] I saw the dark [B] bombers circling the sky.
[Db] I saw the [Ab] firestorm that destroyed the city.
[B] I saw a hundred thousand street lamps burn.
[Ebm]
[B] I saw the armored wheels grind and [Ebm] turn.
[B] You headless soldier, don't you live to tell.
[Bb] Might die forever, learn and [B] bloody hell.
[Ab] Death or glory, death or [Gb] glory.
Life forever in the sound and theory.
[Ab] Death or glory, death or [Gb] glory.
Blood and iron, [F] it's the same [Eb] old story.
[B] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] I only died in [B] crossfires, fires with swords.
[Db] I hunted in the [Ab] camp of bloody roads for.
[Ebm] I was a tip, the [B] voting tiller gun was nuts.
[Db] He'll let you talk it [Ab] without firing a shot.
[B] I wasn't possible burning in the tank.
[Ebm]
I wasn't child marching in the ranks.
I was a servant, pure and mighty in Berlin.
[Bb] I was a rich, narrow [B]-eyed person to live.
[Ab] Death or glory, death or glory.
[Gb] Life forever in the sound and theory.
[Abm] Death or glory, death or glory.
[Gb] Blood and iron, [F] it's the same old [E] story.
[B]
[Gb]
Right.
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[A]
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ebm] [D] [Ebm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[G] [B]
[Eb]
[Eb]
I saw the saber and [B] I was the emperor.
[Db] I was the curse that [Ab] laid in Bonsar.
[Eb] I was the lightning [B] that struck the propellant.
[Db] The Roman [Ab] gladiator that had used the swords.
I was the Roman martyr that died in Porto.
[Eb] [Ebm]
[B] I was the Frenchman that followed his duty.
[Ebm]
I was the Spartan in the Trojan Wars.
[Bb] I was the warrior that played [B] in the horse.
[Eb] Death [Ab] or glory, death or glory.
[Gb] Life forever in the sound and [Abm] theory.
Death or glory, death or glory.
No one to murder but the young men who were left.
[Ab] Death or glory, death or glory.
And [Ab] junk and glory.
Death or glory, death or [Gb] glory.
Blood and iron, it's the same [B] old story.
[E]
[F]
[D] Auschwitz!
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[B] [Bb]
Key:  
B
12341112
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Db
12341114
B
12341112
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
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To learn Motörhead - Death Or Glory chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - B, Ab, Eb, B and Db. Set your pace at 68 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 136. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Db Major.

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[B] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] I saw the belly [B] of the naked and the dead.
[Db] I saw the city [Ab] streets burning bloody red.
[Eb] I saw the dark [B] bombers circling the sky.
[Db] I saw the [Ab] firestorm that destroyed the city.
[B] I saw a hundred thousand street lamps burn.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ I saw the armored wheels grind and [Ebm] turn. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] You headless soldier, don't you live to tell.
[Bb] _ Might die forever, learn and [B] bloody hell.
[Ab] _ Death or glory, death or [Gb] glory.
Life forever in the sound and theory.
[Ab] _ Death or glory, death or [Gb] glory.
Blood and iron, [F] it's the same [Eb] old story. _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] I only died in [B] crossfires, fires with swords.
[Db] I hunted in the [Ab] camp of bloody roads for.
[Ebm] I was a tip, the [B] voting tiller gun was nuts.
[Db] He'll let you talk it [Ab] without firing a shot.
[B] I wasn't possible burning in the tank.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I wasn't child marching in the ranks. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I was a servant, pure and mighty in Berlin.
_ [Bb] I was a rich, narrow [B]-eyed person to live.
[Ab] Death or glory, death or glory.
[Gb] Life forever in the sound and theory.
_ [Abm] Death or glory, death or glory.
[Gb] Blood and iron, [F] it's the same old [E] story.
[B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Right. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I saw the saber and [B] I was the emperor.
_ [Db] I was the curse that [Ab] laid in Bonsar.
[Eb] I was the lightning [B] that struck the propellant.
[Db] The Roman [Ab] gladiator that had used the swords.
I was the Roman martyr that died in Porto.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ [B] I was the Frenchman that followed his duty.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I was the Spartan in the Trojan Wars.
_ [Bb] I was the warrior that played [B] in the horse.
[Eb] _ Death [Ab] or glory, death or glory.
[Gb] Life forever in the sound and [Abm] theory.
_ Death or glory, death or glory.
No one to murder but the young men who were left.
[Ab] Death or glory, death or glory.
_ _ _ And [Ab] junk and glory.
Death or glory, death or [Gb] glory.
Blood and iron, it's the same [B] old story.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Auschwitz! _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
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