The Chequered Flag (Dead or Alive) chords by Jethro Tull
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Intro 1
(G major) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (G major) (C major)
(G major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
(G major) (C major) (G major)
Verse 1
The disc brakes drag, (D major)
The (Dsus4) chequered flag (C major) sweeps (B flat major) across
(A minor) the (E minor) oil-slick track.
track. (G major)
The young man's (D major)
home; dry as a bone.
(C major) His (B flat major) helmet (A minor) off,
he (E minor) waves: the crowd waves back. (A major)
One lap victory roll. (D major)
Gladiat (B minor) or soul. (F sharp minor)
The taker of the day (B major) in winning has (C major) to say,
(G major)
Isn't it grand (D major) to be (C major) play (A major) ing
(D major) (G major) to (D major) (C major) the (A major) stand,
Dead or (D major) alive. (Dsus4)
(C major) (A major) (G major)
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Verse 2
The sunlight streaks (D major)
through the (Dsus4) curtain crack (D major) s,
(C major) Touches (B flat major) the (A minor) old man
(E minor) where he sleeps. (C major) (G major)
The nurse brings up (D major) a cup of tea
Two (C major) biscuits (B flat major) and the morn (A minor) ing
paper mys (E minor) tery. (A major)
The hard road's en (D major) d,
the white (B minor) god's-send
Is (F sharp minor) Is nearer every (B major) day,
in dying the (C major) old man says, (G major)
Isn't it grand (D major) to be (C major) playing to the (A major) stand,
Dead (D major) or alive.
(G major)
Verse 3
(D major)
The (C major) (A major) still-born (D major) (Dsus4)
(G major)
(C major)
(G major) (C major)
(G major) (C major)
(G major)
(C major) (G major)
child child (D major) can't feel (Dsus4) the rain (D major) (C major)
As the chequered (B flat major) flag (A minor) fall
(E minor) s once again. (C major) (G major)
The deaf composer (D major) completes
his final score. (C major)
He'll nev (B flat major) er hear (A minor) the sweet
(E minor) encore. (A major)
The chequered flag,
(D major) the bull's (B minor) red rag, (F sharp minor)
The lemming-hearted hordes
hordes (B major)
Running ever faster (C major) to the shore singing,
(G major) (D major) (C major) (A major)
(D major) (G major)
Isn't it grand (D major) to be (C major)
playing to the (A major) stand,
Dead or (D major) alive.
Outro 1
(D major) (Dsus4) (D major) (G major)
(D major) (C major) (A major) (D major)
(C major) (G major) (D major) (C major)
(A major) (D major) (Dsus4)
(D major) (G major)
(C major)
The Chequered Flag (Dead or Alive)
Jethro Tull
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