We Will Rock You

Words and music by Brian May
Performed by Queen on the News of the World Album

We Will Rock You Chords Transcribed by Shane McDonald

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Intro / Drum Riff :  Feet & Hand Claps  (in concert this is Bass Drum & Snare Drum)
In this pattern   |  vv^  vv^  vv^  vv^ |   where v is bass drum and ^ is snare
This continues throughout the song

Verse 1
 Buddy you're a boy make a big noise
 Playin' in the street gonna be a big man some day
 You got mud on yo' face
 You big disgrace
 Kickin' your can all over the place

 Singin' We will we will rock you
 We will - we will rock you

Verse 2
 Buddy you're a young man hard man
 Shoutin' in the street gonna take on
 the world some day
 You got blood on yo' face
 You big disgrace
 Wavin' your banner all over the place

 We will, we will rock you
 Singin' We will - we will rock you

Verse 3
 Buddy you're an old man poor man
 Pleadin' with your eyes gonna make you
 some peace some day
 You got mud on your face
 You big disgrace
 Somebody better put you back into your place


 We will - we will rock you
 Singin
 We will - we will rock you
 Everybody
    * Feedback (E) fades in
 We will - we will rock you
                   C         -> See Guitar Solo Tab Below ( mainly chords A & D )
 We will - we will rock you
 Alright

Guitar Solo Section

  Rock You...
  C       A                  A   D      A ....
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
|-5-------222---2xx--2--2-2--14-h15--15-14-14--|--14-14-h15-15-p14-14p-14-15-14--14--
|-5-------222---2xx--2--2-2--14------14-14-14--|--14-14-----14-----14-----14-14------
|-5-------222---2xx-22--2-2--14-h16--16-14-14--|--14-14-h16-16-p14-14p-14-16-14------
|-3-------000---0xx-00--0-0---0----0-----------|-0----0-------------0---------0------
|--------------3---2-----3---------------------|-------------------------------------

|-17-15--14----------------------------------------------14-14---------------
|------------17--15-14---15---15-14---------17--17-14-17-------17-14---------
|----------------14-14---14--------16-14------14--(14)--------------17-16-14-
|(14)--14--14--14-----16-16---------(14)-14-------(14)-----------------------
|(-0)---------------------0--------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-14-15-p14-15-14------------15-p14--14--|-14-15-p14-15-14------------15-p14--14--|
|-14-14-----14-14-14-14--14--14-p14--14--|-14-14-----14-14-14-14--14--14-p14--14--|
|-14-16-p14-16-14-14-14--14--16-p14--14--|-14-16-p14-16-14-14-14--14--16-p14--14--|
|---------------0-------------0-- 0------|---------------0-------------0-- 0------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-14-15-p14-15-14------------15-p14--14--|-14-15-p14-15-14------------15-p14--14--|
|-14-14-----14-14-14-14--14--14-p14--14--|-14-14-----14-14-14-14--14--14-p14--14--|
|-14-16-p14-16-14-14-14--14--16-p14--14--|-14-16-p14-16-14-14-14--14--16-p14--14--|
|---------------0-------------0-- 0------|---------------0-------------0-- 0------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Concert Ending:
Replace    with   
----        ---
-14-        -2- Sustain and Hold Chord
-14-        -2-     Usually leading to
-14-        -2-     We are the Champions
-0--        -0-     with the exception of
----        ---     Wembley '86

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