The Stroke Chords by Billy Squier
Tempo:
90.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
F
C
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Now everybody, have you heard?
If you're in the game, then it's not so wrong.
[G]
Don't take [C] no rounds, [D] [C] don't take no shots.
[G] You gotta thirst for killing, [A] [G] drink [F] your [E] vials.
[Dm] [Am]
[C] [G] [Dm] [Em]
[Dm] [G] [Gb] [G] [F] Put [D] your right hand out, give [C] a phone [G] handshake.
[F] [D] Talk to me about that one big trick.
[Dm] [G] Spread [C] the ear pollution, [D] go [G] far and wide.
[Gbm] Keep [A] your contributions [G] [F] by your [E] [C] side.
[D] Strongest of men [G] could be a winner, boy, [F] and move quite [C] a will.
[D] Strongest of men, [G] [C] [D] strongest of men.
You got your [G] number [F] down, [C] [D] strongest of [N] men.
So [F] when I'm buried, you just sit it [F] out.
[Am] [C] [G] [Dm] [Dm]
[D] [F] [G] [F] [D] Put your left foot out, keep it on the [G] pace.
[F] [D] Walk your way, right into my [Dm] face.
[G] [Dm] Once you try to bet [C] me, [D] you make my [G] backbone slide.
When you [E] find you've let [A] me, [G] [F] step on [E] by, [C] keep on.
[D] Strongest of men, [Bb] give me the [G] keys and the [F] swords I [C] call.
[D] Strongest of men, [G] [F] [C] [D] strongest of men.
[F] You're stuck [G] together, [F] boy, [C] [D] strongest.
[F] You're a winner, but maybe you [D] just sit it [N] out.
Out, out, out, out, out.
[Dm] What?
[D]
[F] [D] [C] [G] [Dm] [F]
[Am] [G] [F] [D] What is it now?
There ain't no [G] joke.
[F] [D] Let's go and just have ya.
Just [Dm] do the stroke.
[G] Don't you take no [D] chances.
[Bb] Keep your [F] eye on the [G] clock.
[A] Do your fancy dances.
[G] [F] Look [E] inside, [C] who's yours?
[D] Strongest [Em] of men.
[Dm] [G] Out, [D] out.
[E] Strongest of men.
[Bb] [G] Out, [D] out.
Strongest [E] of men.
[Bb] [Dm] Out, [G] out.
[A] Strongest of men.
[C] Out, do it.
[G] [C] [D] Strongest of men.
[C] Out.
[G] [D] Strongest of men.
Out.
[C] [G] [F] [C] [D] Strongest of men.
Out.
[C] [G] [Gm] [D] Strongest of
If you're in the game, then it's not so wrong.
[G]
Don't take [C] no rounds, [D] [C] don't take no shots.
[G] You gotta thirst for killing, [A] [G] drink [F] your [E] vials.
[Dm] [Am]
[C] [G] [Dm] [Em]
[Dm] [G] [Gb] [G] [F] Put [D] your right hand out, give [C] a phone [G] handshake.
[F] [D] Talk to me about that one big trick.
[Dm] [G] Spread [C] the ear pollution, [D] go [G] far and wide.
[Gbm] Keep [A] your contributions [G] [F] by your [E] [C] side.
[D] Strongest of men [G] could be a winner, boy, [F] and move quite [C] a will.
[D] Strongest of men, [G] [C] [D] strongest of men.
You got your [G] number [F] down, [C] [D] strongest of [N] men.
So [F] when I'm buried, you just sit it [F] out.
[Am] [C] [G] [Dm] [Dm]
[D] [F] [G] [F] [D] Put your left foot out, keep it on the [G] pace.
[F] [D] Walk your way, right into my [Dm] face.
[G] [Dm] Once you try to bet [C] me, [D] you make my [G] backbone slide.
When you [E] find you've let [A] me, [G] [F] step on [E] by, [C] keep on.
[D] Strongest of men, [Bb] give me the [G] keys and the [F] swords I [C] call.
[D] Strongest of men, [G] [F] [C] [D] strongest of men.
[F] You're stuck [G] together, [F] boy, [C] [D] strongest.
[F] You're a winner, but maybe you [D] just sit it [N] out.
Out, out, out, out, out.
[Dm] What?
[D]
[F] [D] [C] [G] [Dm] [F]
[Am] [G] [F] [D] What is it now?
There ain't no [G] joke.
[F] [D] Let's go and just have ya.
Just [Dm] do the stroke.
[G] Don't you take no [D] chances.
[Bb] Keep your [F] eye on the [G] clock.
[A] Do your fancy dances.
[G] [F] Look [E] inside, [C] who's yours?
[D] Strongest [Em] of men.
[Dm] [G] Out, [D] out.
[E] Strongest of men.
[Bb] [G] Out, [D] out.
Strongest [E] of men.
[Bb] [Dm] Out, [G] out.
[A] Strongest of men.
[C] Out, do it.
[G] [C] [D] Strongest of men.
[C] Out.
[G] [D] Strongest of men.
Out.
[C] [G] [F] [C] [D] Strongest of men.
Out.
[C] [G] [Gm] [D] Strongest of
Key:
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Dm
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now everybody, _ _ have you heard?
If you're in the game, then it's not so wrong.
_ _ [G] _
Don't take [C] no rounds, [D] _ [C] don't take no shots.
[G] You gotta thirst for killing, [A] [G] drink [F] your [E] vials.
[Dm] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [Em] _
[Dm] _ [G] _ [Gb] _ _ [G] [F] Put [D] your right hand out, give [C] a phone [G] handshake.
[F] _ [D] Talk to me about that one big trick.
[Dm] _ _ [G] Spread [C] the ear pollution, [D] go [G] far and wide.
[Gbm] Keep [A] your contributions [G] [F] by your [E] [C] side.
[D] Strongest of men [G] could be a winner, boy, [F] and move quite [C] a will.
[D] Strongest of men, _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] strongest of men.
You got your [G] number [F] down, [C] _ [D] strongest of [N] men.
So [F] when I'm buried, you just sit it [F] out.
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D] _ [F] _ [G] _ [F] [D] Put your left foot out, keep it on the [G] pace.
[F] _ [D] Walk your way, right into my [Dm] face.
_ [G] _ [Dm] Once you try to bet [C] me, [D] you make my [G] backbone slide.
When you [E] find you've let [A] me, [G] [F] step on [E] by, [C] keep on.
[D] Strongest of men, [Bb] give me the [G] keys and the [F] swords I [C] call.
[D] Strongest of men, _ _ [G] _ [F] _ [C] [D] strongest of men.
[F] You're stuck [G] together, [F] boy, [C] _ [D] strongest.
_ [F] You're a winner, but maybe you [D] just sit it [N] out. _
_ _ _ Out, out, out, out, out.
_ _ [Dm] _ What?
[D] _
[F] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [F] [D] What is it now?
There ain't no [G] joke.
[F] [D] Let's go and just have ya.
Just [Dm] do the stroke.
_ [G] _ Don't you take no [D] chances.
[Bb] Keep your [F] eye on the [G] clock.
[A] Do your fancy dances.
[G] [F] Look [E] inside, [C] who's yours?
[D] Strongest [Em] of men.
[Dm] [G] Out, [D] out.
_ [E] Strongest of men.
[Bb] [G] Out, [D] out.
_ Strongest [E] of men.
[Bb] _ [Dm] Out, [G] out.
_ [A] Strongest of men.
[C] Out, do it.
[G] _ [C] _ [D] Strongest of men.
[C] Out.
_ [G] _ [D] _ Strongest of men.
Out.
[C] _ [G] _ [F] _ [C] _ [D] Strongest of men.
Out.
[C] _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ [D] Strongest of
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now everybody, _ _ have you heard?
If you're in the game, then it's not so wrong.
_ _ [G] _
Don't take [C] no rounds, [D] _ [C] don't take no shots.
[G] You gotta thirst for killing, [A] [G] drink [F] your [E] vials.
[Dm] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [Em] _
[Dm] _ [G] _ [Gb] _ _ [G] [F] Put [D] your right hand out, give [C] a phone [G] handshake.
[F] _ [D] Talk to me about that one big trick.
[Dm] _ _ [G] Spread [C] the ear pollution, [D] go [G] far and wide.
[Gbm] Keep [A] your contributions [G] [F] by your [E] [C] side.
[D] Strongest of men [G] could be a winner, boy, [F] and move quite [C] a will.
[D] Strongest of men, _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] strongest of men.
You got your [G] number [F] down, [C] _ [D] strongest of [N] men.
So [F] when I'm buried, you just sit it [F] out.
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D] _ [F] _ [G] _ [F] [D] Put your left foot out, keep it on the [G] pace.
[F] _ [D] Walk your way, right into my [Dm] face.
_ [G] _ [Dm] Once you try to bet [C] me, [D] you make my [G] backbone slide.
When you [E] find you've let [A] me, [G] [F] step on [E] by, [C] keep on.
[D] Strongest of men, [Bb] give me the [G] keys and the [F] swords I [C] call.
[D] Strongest of men, _ _ [G] _ [F] _ [C] [D] strongest of men.
[F] You're stuck [G] together, [F] boy, [C] _ [D] strongest.
_ [F] You're a winner, but maybe you [D] just sit it [N] out. _
_ _ _ Out, out, out, out, out.
_ _ [Dm] _ What?
[D] _
[F] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [F] [D] What is it now?
There ain't no [G] joke.
[F] [D] Let's go and just have ya.
Just [Dm] do the stroke.
_ [G] _ Don't you take no [D] chances.
[Bb] Keep your [F] eye on the [G] clock.
[A] Do your fancy dances.
[G] [F] Look [E] inside, [C] who's yours?
[D] Strongest [Em] of men.
[Dm] [G] Out, [D] out.
_ [E] Strongest of men.
[Bb] [G] Out, [D] out.
_ Strongest [E] of men.
[Bb] _ [Dm] Out, [G] out.
_ [A] Strongest of men.
[C] Out, do it.
[G] _ [C] _ [D] Strongest of men.
[C] Out.
_ [G] _ [D] _ Strongest of men.
Out.
[C] _ [G] _ [F] _ [C] _ [D] Strongest of men.
Out.
[C] _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ [D] Strongest of