Chords for Queen - If You Can't Beat Them (Official Lyric Video)

Tempo:
141.4 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

B

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Queen - If You Can't Beat Them (Official Lyric Video) chords
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[G] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
Keep your [G] chin up when you're feeling [D] lonely, don't let them [G] get you down.
[A] [D]
Ain't no [G] use in you sitting all alone, [D]
hanging [G] around.
[A] [D]
[G] Some want to call, [D] ooh, they want [A] [G] to get out of [A] the [D] wall.
So, [A] [G] run and hide, [D]
if [A] it hurts [G] you inside.
[A] So I said, give as [G] good as you can.
Yeah!
[E] If you can [C#m] beat them, [D]
join them.
[A] You better do it, [E] God, let me feel good.
If you can [C#m] beat them, [D]
join them.
[A] Never [D] gonna help yourself.
[F#] [A] [B] Come on, go on.
[D]
[F#] Get out.
[A] [B] Hey!
[F#]
Show me you're [B] good.
[G#]
[F#] [D] [Em]
[D] Keep your big [G] hands off of my [D] money.
Don't [A] try and pull [G] me down.
[D] You're taking [G] me out, you're winding down [D] me.
Try and wind me round [G] and round.
[D] And find me to your [G] legal contract.
Ha [A] ha!
[D] Move my [G] hands inside you, you'll be slain, [D] buddy.
I'll tell you what I'll [G] do about that, you'll see.
[A] [B] Oh [G]
yeah, [E] yeah.
If you can [C#m] beat them, [D] join them.
[A] You better do it, [Em] God, make me feel good.
If you can [C#] beat them, [D] join them.
[A] You're never gonna help [D#m] yourself.
[F#] [B]
[D] [F#] [A]
[B] [D] [F#]
[B] [C#] [F#]
[Em] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] [Am]
[G] [Bm] [A]
[G] [E]
If you can beat [C#m] them, join [D] [A] them.
You better [E] do it, God, make me feel good.
If you can [C#m] beat them, [D] join them.
[E] [B] [F#] Boomsham!
[B] [C#] [F#]
Move hard!
[B] [D] [F#]
[A] [B] [D]
[E] [D] Lightning!
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] Fire in the [G] hole!
[D] Woo!
[G] Woo!
[D]
[G] [B] [D]
[G] [D] Woo!
[G] [E] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] Woo!
[G] [D]
[G] [Bm] [D] Woo!
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
B
12341112
F#
134211112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Queen - (Remastered 2011) If You Cant Beat Them chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: D, G and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 71 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 143. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D# Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D]
Keep your [G] chin up when you're feeling [D] lonely, don't let them [G] get you _ down.
[A] _ [D] _
Ain't no [G] use in you sitting all alone, [D] _
_ hanging [G] around.
_ [A] _ [D] _
_ [G] Some want to call, _ [D] ooh, they want [A] [G] to get out of [A] the [D] wall.
So, [A] [G] run and hide, _ [D] _
if [A] it hurts [G] you inside.
[A] So I said, give as [G] good as you can.
Yeah! _
[E] _ _ If you can [C#m] beat them, [D]
join them.
[A] You better do it, [E] God, let me feel good.
_ If you can [C#m] beat them, [D]
join them.
[A] Never [D] gonna help yourself.
_ _ [F#] _ [A] _ [B] Come on, go on.
[D] _
[F#] Get out.
[A] _ _ [B] Hey!
[F#] _
_ Show me you're [B] good.
_ [G#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] _ _ Keep your big [G] hands off of my [D] money.
Don't [A] try and pull [G] me down.
_ [D] _ _ You're taking [G] me out, you're winding down [D] me.
Try and wind _ me _ round [G] and round.
_ [D] And find me to your [G] legal contract.
Ha [A] ha!
[D] Move my [G] hands inside you, you'll be slain, [D] buddy.
I'll tell you what I'll [G] do about that, you'll see.
[A] _ [B] Oh _ [G] _
yeah, _ _ [E] yeah.
If you can [C#m] beat them, [D] join them.
_ [A] You better do it, [Em] God, make me feel good.
If you can [C#] beat them, [D] join them.
[A] You're never gonna help [D#m] yourself.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
If you can beat [C#m] them, join [D] _ [A] them.
You better [E] do it, God, make me feel good.
If you can [C#m] beat them, [D] join them. _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] Boomsham!
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#]
Move hard!
[B] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] Lightning!
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] Fire in the [G] hole!
_ _ [D] Woo!
_ _ [G] Woo!
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] Woo!
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] Woo! _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] Woo! _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's John Deacon who authored this song.

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