[Strophe]
             Cm   Gm7 
I've paid my dues 
           Cm   Gm7 
Time after time 
             Cm       Gm7 
I've done my sentence 
                 Cm    Gm7 
But committed no crime 
           D#    G#/D# 
And bad mistakes, 
            D#    G#/D# 
I've made a few 
            D#            A#/D          Cm 
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face 
    F         A# 
But I've come through 
                 F7sus4/A# A#  F7sus4/A# A#  F7sus4/A# C 
And I need to go on,       and on,       and on,   and on
[Refrain]
F          Am           Dm      A# C 
We are the champions, my friends 
    F             Am                A#    D7   D7-9 D7 
And we'll keep on fighting 'till the end 
Gm 
We are the champions 
A#m        Edim7 Gdim7 
We are the champ -ions 
F            A#/G 
No time for losers 
       G#6        A#         C7sus4 C7sus4   (break)
'Cause we are the champions
        Fm   Gm   Fm   Gm7   Fm   Gm/C  (break)
Of the world
[Strophe]
              Cm   Gm7 
I've taken my bows 
               Cm   Gm7 
And my curtain calls 
               Cm                                      Gm7 
You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it 
            Cm   Gm7 
I thank you all 
                        D#    G#/D# 
But it's been no bed of roses 
            D#     G#/D# 
No pleasure cruise  
                D#                   A#/D        Cm 
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race  
    F             A# 
And I ain't gonna lose 
                   F7sus4/A# A#  F7sus4/A# A#  F7sus4/A# C 
And I need just go on,       and on,       and on,   and on
[Refrain]
F          Am           Dm      A# C 
We are the champions, my friends 
    F             Am                A#    D7   D7-9 D7 
And we'll keep on fighting 'till the end 
Gm 
We are the champions 
A#m        Edim7 Gdim7 
We are the champ -ions 
F            A#/G 
No time for losers 
       G#6        A#         C7sus4 C7sus4   (break)
'Cause we are the champions
      ( F ) 
Of the world
[Refrain]
F          Am           Dm      A# C 
We are the champions, my friends 
    F             Am       A#           D7   D7-9 D7 
And we'll keep on fighting 'till the end 
Gm 
We are the champions 
A#m        Edim7 Gdim7 
We are the champ -ions 
F            A#/G 
No time for losers 
       G#6        A#         C7sus4 C7sus4   (break)
'Cause we are the champions