Great White Hope Chords
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Great White Hope - Styx (James Young, 1978)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME (UON) @ 144 BPM (4 Min. 10 Sec.) in 'E'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYBOARD
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G#
F#/E - 0 4 4 3 2 2 E A#-C#-F#
D/E - 0 0 0 2 3 2 E A-D-F#
G/E - 0 5 5 4 3 3 E B-D-G
G - 3 5 5 4 3 3 G B-D-G
A - 5 7 7 6 5 5 A A-C#-E
B - 7 9 9 8 7 7 B B-D#-F#
E/B - 7 7 9 9 9 7 B B-E-G#
A/B - 7 7 7 6 5 5 B A-C#-E
G/D - x 5 5 4 3 3 D B-D-G
D - x 5 7 7 7 5 D A-D-F#
A/E - 0 0 2 2 2 0 E A-C#-E
C/G - 3 3 2 0 1 0 G G-C-E
C# - x 4 6 6 6 4 C# G#-C#-F
B/C# - x 4 4 4 4 2 C# B-D#-F#
Dm - x 5 7 7 6 5 D A-D-F
C - x 3 5 5 5 3 C G-C-E
INTRO: [16.75 M] ** All 'INTRO' Lyrics Spoken -
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|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |
Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, your attention
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E G/E |
please. In this corner, wearing white, from the city of
|… |E F#/E |… |
the big shoulders, the number one contender in a ten-round exhibition for
|E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |
your entertainment. So when the bell sounds, prepare your-
3/4 4/4
|… |G A |B |… |
-selves for the main… e-vent.
VERSE #1: [16 M]
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|B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |B E/B A/B G/D |
When… I… was… a young… man… I had to kick… and… scratch… and claw,…
|… D |B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |
now it's like top… gun… in the old West,… ev-'ry-
|B E/B A/B G/D |… D |E A/E D/E A/E |
-bo-dy wants… me… to draw… If I… had… known… it would
|… D/E A/E |E A/E D/E C/G |… G |
be like… this… I might have giv-en it a sec-… ond thought… But… if
|B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |
some-one had… told… me to give it up,… it's… a
|B E/B A/B G/D |… D |
line… that I would-n't have bought… Look at me,…
CHORUS #1: [16.75 M]
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|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |
… I'm the great… white… hope… Can't you see…
|… |E F#/E A/E |… |E F#/E |… |
… I'm up a-gainst… the… ropes… Don't… you… know… it's so
3/4 4/4
|E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |… |G A |
hard… to… cope… when you feel… like the great… white…
|C |D |
hope…
GUITAR SOLO #1: [19.75 M (In 4/4)]
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|B |D |B |D |B |D |C# |B/C# |C# |B/C# |C# |B/C# |C# |B/C# |
5/4 4/4
|Dm C C# |Dm C C# |Dm C C# |C |D |
CHORUS #2: [16.75 M]
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|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |
… I'm the great… white… hope… Can't you see…
|… |E F#/E A/E |… |E F#/E |… |
… I'm up a-gainst… the… ropes… Don't… you… know… it's so
3/4 4/4
|E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |… |G A |
hard… to… cope… when you feel… like the great… white…
|B |D |
hope…
GUITAR SOLO #2: [8 M]
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|B |D |B |D |B |D |B |… |
VERSE #2: [16 M]
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|B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |B E/B A/B G/D |
Now… you've… paid… your mon-ey,… you're sit-ting in… your… ring-… side seat,…
|G/D D |B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |
… and I know… that… some of you out… there,… might wan-na
|B E/B A/B G/D |… D |E A/E D/E A/E |
see… the… champ… get beat… If I… had… known… it would
|… D/E A/E |E A/E D/E C/G |… G |
be like… this… I might have giv-en it a sec-… ond thought… But
|B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |
real… life… sure is-n't… like… school,… there's… some
|B E/B A/B G/D |… D |
les-… sons that just can't be taught… Look at me,…
CHORUS #3: [16 M]
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|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |
… I'm the great… white… hope… Can't you see…
|… |E F#/E A/E |… |E F#/E |… |
… I'm up a-gainst… the… ropes… Don't… you… know… it's so
|E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |… |
hard… to… cope… when you feel… like the
|E F#/E A/E |… |
great… white… hope… Look… at…
CODA: [24 M] 'Refrain' (Since the original fades out, just
---- hold the final 'A/E' chord to end.)
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |
me,… up a-gainst… the… ropes… Look… at…
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E A/E |… |
me,… it's so hard… to… cope… Look… at…
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |
me,… I'm the great… white… hope… Look… at…
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E A/E |… |
me,… up a-gainst… the… ropes… Look… at…
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |
me,… so hard… to… cope… Look… at…
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E A/E |… |
me,… I'm the great… white… hope…
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