Chords for The Association "Requiem for the Masses" - 1982
Tempo:
119.1 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
C#
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
Thank you very much.
for us over the years.
in one way or another.
and stirred up considerable controversy.
commentary and has an innate sort of dedication within it
a vote for anybody who stands up and fights for what they believe in.
I'm going to do the song for you.
for the Masses.
for us over the years.
in one way or another.
and stirred up considerable controversy.
commentary and has an innate sort of dedication within it
a vote for anybody who stands up and fights for what they believe in.
I'm going to do the song for you.
for the Masses.
100% ➙ 119BPM
F#
B
C#
E
A
F#
B
C#
_ _ _ _ _ _ Thank you very much.
We'd like to do a song that has become a signature piece for us over the years.
A song that people seem to identify with in one way or another.
The song was released in the late 60s and stirred up considerable controversy.
It is a song of social commentary and has an innate sort of dedication within it
that _ is kind of a vote for anybody who stands up and fights for what they believe in.
I'm going to do the song for you.
It's called _ Requiem for the Masses. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ For the battle's over, the tender past
To ease the proud [E] and _ _ bold
For the good [F#] and for the bold _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] There [G#] was a _ [F#] _ _ time [B] when the fight [A#m] was the [G#m] corner [F#] of his life
_ [B] He [A#m] was the corner [F#] of the morning's light
[A] He shot his army from the ground before he died
He was _ _ [G#m] the king _ _ [F#] of the _ sea
_ _ _ _ [F#m] He _ _ [Em] reared his [F#] _ _
own
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mama, [C#] _ _ [D#] Mama, what is your past?
[E] I'm faithful [F#] to hope
_ _ _ Turn your [D#m] eyes, _
_ _ [A#] your _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ eyes
For the battle's over
To turn their past into days of pride
[E] And of life
_ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [A#m] For the [G#m] good [F#] and for the bold
Back [B] in my time, [C#] we [F#] couldn't be worse than this
[B] Back in my [A#m] time, we [G#] must be [F#] gentle fathers
[A] The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ song _ [G#m] was written [F#] for _ _ you _
_ _ _ Requiem _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ for _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ the [Em] _ _ _
[F#] Masses _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
We'd like to do a song that has become a signature piece for us over the years.
A song that people seem to identify with in one way or another.
The song was released in the late 60s and stirred up considerable controversy.
It is a song of social commentary and has an innate sort of dedication within it
that _ is kind of a vote for anybody who stands up and fights for what they believe in.
I'm going to do the song for you.
It's called _ Requiem for the Masses. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ For the battle's over, the tender past
To ease the proud [E] and _ _ bold
For the good [F#] and for the bold _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] There [G#] was a _ [F#] _ _ time [B] when the fight [A#m] was the [G#m] corner [F#] of his life
_ [B] He [A#m] was the corner [F#] of the morning's light
[A] He shot his army from the ground before he died
He was _ _ [G#m] the king _ _ [F#] of the _ sea
_ _ _ _ [F#m] He _ _ [Em] reared his [F#] _ _
own
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mama, [C#] _ _ [D#] Mama, what is your past?
[E] I'm faithful [F#] to hope
_ _ _ Turn your [D#m] eyes, _
_ _ [A#] your _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ eyes
For the battle's over
To turn their past into days of pride
[E] And of life
_ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [A#m] For the [G#m] good [F#] and for the bold
Back [B] in my time, [C#] we [F#] couldn't be worse than this
[B] Back in my [A#m] time, we [G#] must be [F#] gentle fathers
[A] The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ song _ [G#m] was written [F#] for _ _ you _
_ _ _ Requiem _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ for _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ the [Em] _ _ _
[F#] Masses _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _