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 with but com mit ted I no you (Dm)crime.

But it’s been And bad mis takes, es,

I’ve made a few.

(F)cruise.

I con I’ve er had my (F)share of sand fore (C)kicked in my man (G)face but I’ve ain’t come na (C)through.

And I need to go on, and on, and on, and (D)on.

(G)We are the (Bm7)cham pions, my (Em7)friends.

And (G)we’ll keep on (Bm7)fight ing till 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 it, com mit ted I thank you (Dm)all.

But it’s been no bed of ros es,

no pleas a ure (F)cruise.

I con sid er it a (F)chal lenge be fore (C)the whole hu man (G)race and I ain’t gon na (C)lose.

And I need to go on, and on, and on, and (D)on.

(G)world.

are the (Bm7)cham pions, my (Em7)friends.

And (G)we’ll keep on (Bm7)fight ing till 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

of the (G)world.