intro: palm mute throughout E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------| D|-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--------------| D|-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--------------| D|-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--------------| D|-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------8-----------------------8-----------------| G|--------------7-----------7-----------7--7--------7--------------| D|-----5--5--5-----5--5--------5--5--5--------5--------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------8-----------------------8-----------------| G|--------------7-----------7-----------7--7--------7--------------| D|-----5--5--5-----5--5--------5--5--5--------5--------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------8-----------------------8-----------------| G|--------------7-----------7-----------7--7--------7--7-----------| D|-----7--7--7-----7--7--------7--7--7--------7--------7-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------5-----------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| verse: A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-----------------------------| G|-----7-7---7-7-7---7-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| D|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-----------------------------| G|-----7-7---7-7-7---7-5-5---5-4-4---4-----------------------------| D|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| C 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-----------------------------| D|-----9-9---9-9-9---9-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------| A|-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-----------------------------| D|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-7-7---7-5-5---5-----------------------------| A|-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-------------| A|-----10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-------------| E|-----8--8-----8--8--8-----8--8--8-----8--8--8-----8--------------| F 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------| D|-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------| A|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| now back to the beginning. later there comes: G 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------| D|-----2-2---2-2-2---2-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------| A|-----2-2---2-2-2---2-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| E|-----0-0---0-0-0---0---------------------------------------------| H 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------| D|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------| A|-----3-3---3-3-3---3-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| I rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| A|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| E|-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------| I lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----9-9---9-9-9---9-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| J rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| A|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| E|-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------| J lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-7-7---7-5-5---5-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| K rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--------------| A|-----7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--------------| E|-----5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--------------| K lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----10-10----10-10-10----10-9--9-----9--9--9-----9--------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| L rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------| A|-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------| E|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| L lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----7-7---7-7-7---7-5-5---5-7-7---7-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| M rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| D|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| A|-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| M lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| N rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| D|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| A|-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| N lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| O rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------| D|-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------| A|-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| O lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| P rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----7-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----7-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----5-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| P lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----7-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| the second time through, the I-P part is: I' lead only 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| J' lead only 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| K' lead only 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| L' lead only 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| M' rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------| A|-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------| E|-----1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-----------------------------| M' lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| N' rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------| A|-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------| E|-----1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-----------------------------| N' lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| O' rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--------------| A|-----5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--------------| E|-----3--3-----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----3--------------| O' lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| P' rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----5-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----3-----------------------------------------------------------| P' lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----10----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| The whole song basically goes like this: intro A B C D E F A A A B C D E F A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P ^-- (horn fill here) A B C D E F A B C D E F A B C D E F G H I' J' K' L' M' N' O' P ^-- (more horns) intro again or, with the lyrics (the letters are the section markers, _not_ chords:) intro A B He won the race C The judges concluded D He was the better man E F He'd come for victory A Ah ah A A B A hesitate C A one time show and place D Himself would not allow E F He had to be the best A B Ah ah C D He had denied E F His urges cause they would have drained his strength G H The battle had been won, with side effects a few I J He may have dropped the world K L He would not let us down M N O P I hope she's in a better place A B She aced the test C A grade above the rest D She set the curve E F A ninety-three percent A B Was not enough to feed her fix C She needs a perfect score D Endorphin rush she loved E F It would opiate her A B Ah ah C D She had denied E F All allegations of her loneliness G That battle had been won H With scars still under wraps I' J' She may have dropped the world K' L' She would not let us down M' N' Endorphin rush she loved O' P' She may have dropped the world