Great White Hope Chords by Styx

Tempo:
143.3 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

D

F#

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Styx - Great White Hope chords
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[E] Ladies and gentlemen, [B]
[E] please,
[F#]
[Em] for the big shoulders, [E] the number one [F#]
contender,
our [E] next edition [B] for your entertainment,
[E] tell yourself, [F#]
tell yourself, follow me.
[A]
[B]
[E] When I was a young [B] man, I used to keep his bags in the [D] car.
[B] Now it's like [E] I've gone in the old west,
[B] where the light won't [D] be a bar.
[E] The fire [A] would be like,
[E]
[A] [G] [B] but if someone had told me to give it up,
it's the line that I wouldn't have [D] called.
[E]
[F#] [E] I'm a great white horse,
[F#] [E] I'm up against the road,
so hard to call.
[F#] [G]
[A] [B] [D]
[B] [D]
[A]
[A] [D]
[B] [C#] [G#]
[C#]
[G#]
[C#] [G#]
[D] [A#]
[C] [D] [A#]
[D] [F] [D]
[F] [A#] [C] [D]
[E] I'm a great [F#]
[E]
white [E] [F#]
[E]
[F#]
[E] horse,
so hard [B]
[E] [F#]
to call.
[A] [B]
[D] [A] [B]
[D]
[D] [B]
[D] [B]
[E] Now you've paid your money,
no [B] sleep in [E] your rings [D] and teeth.
And I [E] know that someone you are there,
I wanna see you stand [D] and be.
The [A] fire, the lonesome, the black desert.
[G] A [E] real life show is like school,
where from every measure can be [A] taught.
[E]
I'm a great [B]
[E] [F#]
white horse,
[E] I'm up against the road.
[G#] [E]
[F#m]
[E]
[G#]
[E] [E]
[G#]
[F#]
[E]
[G#]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
D
1321
F#
134211112
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Styx - (Album Version) Great White Hope chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - E, F#, E, B, D and A in sequence. Start with a comfortable 70 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 141. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ [E] Ladies and gentlemen, [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ please,
[F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] for the big shoulders, [E] the number one _ [F#]
contender,
_ our [E] next edition [B] for your entertainment,
_ [E] tell yourself, [F#] _
tell yourself, follow me.
[A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] When I was a young [B] man, I used to keep his bags in the [D] car.
[B] Now it's like [E] I've gone in the old west,
[B] where the light won't [D] be a bar.
[E] The fire [A] _ _ would be like,
_ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] but if someone had told me to give it up,
it's the line that I wouldn't have [D] called.
_ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [E] I'm a great white horse, _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] I'm up against the _ _ _ _ _ _ road,
_ _ _ so hard to call. _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
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_ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
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_ _ [D] _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A#] _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ [A#] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] I'm a great [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ white [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [E] horse,
so hard _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
to _ call.
[A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Now you've paid your money,
no [B] sleep in [E] your rings [D] and teeth.
_ And I [E] know that someone you are there,
I wanna see you stand [D] and be.
_ The [A] fire, the lonesome, the black desert. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ A [E] real life show is like school,
where from every measure can be [A] taught.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm a great [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
white _ horse,
[E] I'm up against the road.
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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