Ab                    Fm
There's a humming in the restless summer air
           Cm                    Bb
And we're slipping off the course that we prepared
           Ab                 Fm
But in all chaos, there is calculation
Cm
Dropping glasses just to hear them break
            Ab                        Fm
You've been drinking like the world was gonna end (it didn't)
       Cm                  Bb
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure)
Ab                         Fm
  It's clear that someone's gotta go
   Cm
We mean it but I promise we're not mean


        Ab          Fm       Cm
And the cry goes out  (Haaa-oh)
    Bb
They lose their minds for us
       Ab           Fm      Bb
And how it plays out  (Haaa-oh)
Bb
Now we're in the ring and we're coming for blood


Ab                           Fm
  You could try and take us (oh-oh)
                          Ab
But we're the gladiators (Oh! Oh!)
                  Fm
Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
Cm                   Bb
  But secretly they're saviors
Ab                         Fm
 Glory and gore go hand in hand
                        Cm         Ab
That's why we're making headlines (Oh! Oh!)
                           Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
Cm            Bb
  But victory's contagious


Ab               Fm
Delicate in every way but one (the swordplay)
    Cm                  Bb
God knows we like archaic kinds of fun (the old way)
Ab                Fm
Chance is the only game I play with, baby
Cm
We let our battles choose us

        Ab          Fm       Cm
And the cry goes out  (Haaa-oh)
    Bb
They lose their minds for us
       Ab           Fm      Bb
And how it plays out  (Haaa-oh)
Bb
Now we're in the ring and we're coming for blood


Ab                           Fm
  You could try and take us (oh-oh)
                          Ab
But we're the gladiators (Oh! Oh!)
                  Fm
Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
Cm                   Bb
  But secretly they're saviors
Ab                         Fm
 Glory and gore go hand in hand
                        Ab
That's why we're making headlines (Oh! Oh!)
                           Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
Cm            Bb
  But victory's contagious


Fm                                             Ab
No-one round here's good at keeping their eyes closed
    Fm                                            Ab
The sun's starting to light up when we're walking home
Cm                   Bb
Tired little laughs, gold-lie promises, we'll always win at this
Bb                       Ab
I don't ever think about death
       Fm                    Cm (I go lower than the usual Cm), Fm (strum once)
It's alright if you do, it's fine
Ab                                            Fm
We gladiate but I guess we're really fighting ourselves
Ab                                                      Cm    Fm(strum once)
Roughing up our minds so we're ready when the kill time comes
Ab                 Fm
Wide awake in bed, words in my brain, 
                                             Cm
"Secretly you love this do you even wanna go free?"
Ab                                               Cm   Fm
Let me in the ring, I'll show you what that big word means

Ab                           Fm
  You could try and take us (oh-oh)
                          Ab
But we're the gladiators (Oh! Oh!)
                  Fm
Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
Cm                   Bb
  But secretly they're saviors
Ab                         Fm
 Glory and gore go hand in hand
                        Cm         Ab
That's why we're making headlines (Oh! Oh!)
                           Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
Cm            Bb              Fm(optional strum once)
  But victory's contagious