I’ve paid my (Dm)dues,
and time af ter (Dm)time.
I’ve done my sen tence for tune and ev ’ry thing that (C)goes but com mit ted I no you (Dm)crime.
But it’s been (C)And bad mis (F)takes, es,
I’ve made a few.
(F)cruise.
I con I’ve had my (F)share of sand fore (C)kicked in my man (Dm)face but (G)I’ve ain’t come na (C)through.
And need to go on, and on, and on, and (D)on.
(G)We
are the (Bm7)cham pions my (Em7)friend.
And (G)we’ll
keep on (Bm7)fight ing ’til the (C)end.
(Am)We are the (D)cham pions.
(Cdim7)We are the cham pions.
(G)No time for (Am7)los ers, ’cause (Bb6)we are the (C7)cham pions
of the (Gm)world.
I’ve tak en my (Dm)bows
and my cur tain (Dm)calls.
You brought me fame and for tune and ev ’ry thing that (C)goes with com mit ted I thank you (Dm)all.
But it’s been (C)no bed of (F)ros es,
no pleas a ure (F)cruise.
I con sid it a (F)chal lenge be fore (C)the whole hu man (Dm)race and (G)I ain’t gon na (C)lose.
And need to go on, and on, and on, and (D)on.
(G)world.
are the (Bm7)cham pions my (Em7)friend.
And (G)we’ll
keep on (Bm7)fight ing ’til the (C)end.
(Am)We are the (D)cham pions.
(Cdim7)We are the cham pions.
(G)No time for (Am7)los ers, ’cause (Bb6)we are the (C7)cham pions
of the (Gm)world.
I’ve tak en my
of the (C7)cham pions.
This page shows “We Are The Champions” by Queen in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 180 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.