Victory Chords

by Megadeth
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Key: Eb
Capo: no capo
Author zico21 [a] 1,403. Last edit on Mar 4, 2025

Chords

E5
F5
B5
Bb5
D5
G5
C5
A5

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E-Chords reference:
E5  |022xxx|
E5* |x755xx|
 
Riff 1
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-2---4-5--2---4-5-|
A|-3---3-3--3---3-3-|
E|------------------|
 
Riff 2
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-4-4-2----------|
A|-4-4-2-0-2-3-2-0|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
 
[Verse 1]
N.C. E5 N.C.           E5 N.C.
Now one day I started telling everyone that
E5 N.C.                E5 N.C.                 (Riff 1)
"Killing Is My Business" and I was hung like a martyr
N.C. E5 N.C.           E5 N.C.
For "Looking Down the Cross," my "Skull Beneath the Skin"
E5 N.C.                E5 N.C.                 (Riff 1)
Prophesied "Last Rites, Loved to Death," my friends
N.C. E5 N.C.           E5 N.C.
Then I started seeing "Bad Omens" in my head
E5 N.C.                E5 N.C.                 (Riff 1)
"Good Mourning, Black Friday," will I "Wake Up Dead"?
N.C. E5 N.C.           E5 N.C.
If "I Ain't Superstitious," then this won't mean a thing
E5 N.C.                E5 N.C.                 (Riff 1)
But some crazy shit has happened since "The Conjuring"
 
[Pre-Chorus]
(Riff 2)F#5
        Not even close,
(Riff 2)F#5
        not even close
(Riff 2)F#5
        Not even close
(Riff 2) G5 E5
to overdose!
 
[Chorus]
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5
Had fingers in my eyes,
E5               F5 E5* D5 E5*
had needles in my veins
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5       G5     E5
A knife right through my heart, I am a victory
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5
Had fingers in my eyes,
E5               F5 E5* D5 E5*
had needles in my veins
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5       G5     E5
A knife right through my heart, I am a victory
 
[Verse 2]
N.C. E5 N.C.           E5       N.C.
Came "Anarchy" to "Set the World Afire"
E5 N.C.                E5 N.C.               (Riff 1)
Pain of "Hook in Mouth," "In My Darkest Hour"
N.C. E5 N.C.           E5       N.C.
Corruption of the world, "Peace Sells, nobody's Buying"
E5 N.C.                E5 N.C.               (Riff 1)
Ignorant religion, "Holy Wars," and the dying
N.C. E5 N.C.           E5       N.C.
"Tornado" nearly got me by the "Skin o' My Teeth"
E5 N.C.                E5 N.C.                 (Riff 1)
"This Was My Life," "Foreclosure of My Dreams"
N.C. E5 N.C.           E5       N.C.
May the past "Rust in Peace" in "Hangar 18"
E5 N.C.                E5 N.C.                 (Riff 1)
And "Countdown to Extinction" just be a bad dream
(Riff 1)
        "Lucretia" said
 
[Pre-Chorus]
(Riff 2)F#5
        Not even close,
(Riff 2)F#5
        not even close
(Riff 2)F#5
        Not even close
(Riff 2) G5 E5
to overdose!
 
[Chorus]
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5
Had fingers in my eyes,
E5               F5 E5* D5 E5*
had needles in my veins
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5       G5     E5
A knife right through my heart, I am a victory
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5
Had fingers in my eyes,
E5               F5 E5* D5 E5*
had needles in my veins
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5       G5     E5
A knife right through my heart, I am a victory
 
[Instrumental Break]
E5 C5 A5 B5
E5 C5 A5 B5
E5 C5 A5 B5
E5 C5 A5 B5
 
[Solo]
E5 N.C. E5 N.C.  E5 N.C. E5 N.C.(Riff 1)
E5 N.C. E5 N.C.  E5 N.C. E5 N.C.(Riff 1)
E5 N.C. E5 N.C.  E5 N.C. E5 N.C.(Riff 1)
E5 N.C. E5 N.C.  E5 N.C. E5 N.C.(Riff 1)
(Riff 1)
 
[Pre-Chorus]
(Riff 2)F#5
        Not even close,
(Riff 2)F#5
        not even close
(Riff 2)F#5
        Not even close
(Riff 2) G5 E5
to overdose!
 
[Chorus]
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5
Had fingers in my eyes,
E5               F5 E5* D5 E5*
had needles in my veins
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5       G5      E5
A knife right through my heart, I am a victory
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5
Had fingers in my eyes,
E5               F5 E5* D5 E5*
had needles in my veins
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5       G5      E5
A knife right through my heart, I am a victory
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5
Had fingers in my eyes,
E5               F5 E5* D5 E5*
had needles in my veins
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5       G5      E5
A knife right through my heart, I am a victory
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5
Had fingers in my eyes,
E5               F5 E5* D5 E5*
had needles in my veins
E5               F5 E5* B5 Bb5       G5    E5 N.C.
A knife right through my heart, I am a victory
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