Key: F# minor
Verse 1
Em
B
Tear down the walls
Am
And show your courage as
G
you heed the call
B5
Embarking on the journey
B
yet to come
Em
B
There is no time to waste The wretched
Verse 2
Am
G#m
and the heartless take
G
F#m
F#5
C5
B
Your future if you let their will be done
Interlude 1
D#m
Em
B
D#
D#m
B
Em
Verse 3
D#m
B
Stand up and hold your ground
Am
G#m
Don't let the bastards grind you down
G
F#
It's time to show the devil
F#5
B
D#m
what we are
Em
D#m
Surrender nev er more
Am
G#m
Though deep inside we're battle worn
G
F#m
B
We'll never let them tear this land apart,
C5
C
D#
D#5
Em
F#5
no
G
For
Verse 4
Bb5
B5
C
D
all of the hope that it brings
And though we're pawns,
Em
F#
B
we could be kings
D#m
B
C
If we believe
D
Against all odds we will
Em
B
B5
survive
F#
F#5
Em
B
A5
B
D#m
Em
Verse 5
B
D#m
B
Release the hounds of doom
Am
Unsheathe the blade,
G#m
we can not lose
E
G
We're fighting for the only
B
B5
B
D#m
thing we've known
Em
B
And when it's said and done
Am
B
G#m
Our victory is gained for love
E
G
F#m
A worthy sacrifice
B
C
of flesh and blood
B
Em
For
Verse 6
F#5
G
Bb5
all of the
C
D
hope that it brings
Em
And though we're pawns,
B
we could be kings
D#m
D#
C
If we believe
C5
D
Against all odds we
B
B5
will survive
G
Verse 7
B
B5
C
The last shall be first
D
Give it time
Em
B
D#m
If in the en d we're still alive
B
C
Our victory
D#m
Will prove in time that we
B
Em
A
were right all along
Verse 8
Em
A
B
We must stand up for all that we are
Em
A
We must fight till the dawn
Em
Till the last of their kind are gone
Interlude 2
B
F#m
F#5
B
F#5
B
G
B
F#5
B
G
Verse 9
B5
B
Stand your ground
Em
Hold your head high
B
Your honor for your life
Em
B
Stand your ground
Don't compromise
C
B5
B
Your courage, their demise
Em
B
Verse 10
Am
G#m
G
F#m
F#
B
For the
D#m
B
B5
C5
B
D#
B
C
B
C
B
D#m
B
C
B
C
B
Am
Em
C
D
hope that it brings
Em
And though we're pawns,
D#m
we could be king s
D#
C
The meek shall sing this
D#m
song tonight
B
For all of the hope
Verse 11
C
D
that it brings
Em
And though we're pawns,
B
we could be kings
D#m
D#
C
If we believe
D
Em
B
Against all odds we will sur vive
G
Verse 12
B
C
The last shall be first
D
Give it time
Em
B
D#m
If in the en d we're still alive
B
C
Our victory will justify
D#m
B
Em
That we are right where we belong
B
Am
A
E
G
F#m
B5
B
Verse 13
Em
B
Pawns and kings
Am
E
Let sovereign wings
G#m
G
F#m
Give strength where there
B
C
D#m
is none
Verse 14
Em
D#m
Pawns and kings
B
A
E
The meek shall sing
G
F#m
B
C
Until God's will is done
D#m
Em
Em
B
Em
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