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The Anthem

Good Charlotte
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high) Download chord source (.txt)
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
Second intro
{sot}(First the chord then the small riff, listen to the song to get it)
e|------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|
B|------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|
G|-6-6-x-8-10-|-11-11-x-10-8 -|-5-5-x-6-8-|-8-8-x-6-5-|
D|-----x------|--- -- x-------|-----x-----|-----x-----|
A|-4-4-x-6-8--|-9 -9- x-8- 6--|-3-3-x-4-6-|-6-6-x-4-3-|
E|------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|{eot}
*Verse*
*Pre-chorus 1*
C# G# F# C# <-(When you land on this chord you
you___ ... don't wanna be you| play the second intro)
*Second intro*
*Verse2*
*Bridge*
*Solo*
{sot}e|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---/8--8-8-8\6/8-\6--6-6---|-/8--8-8-8\6/8/9--9-9-9-8\6\4-|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|{eot}
{sot}e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6-6-x-/8-8--------------|
D|---------------------------------x-------------------|{eot}
A|-/8--8-8-8\6/8-6-8-6--6-4\3--4-4-x-/6-6--/8-9-8-9-8~-|
{sot}E|-----------------------------------------------------|{eot}
never lose your anthem (whoa-oh)
never lose your anthem (whoa-oh)
never lose your anthem
Made by STR8 AHEAD aka Tom

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Readable chord sheet for The Anthem by Good Charlotte

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
 [C#5]  [Ab5]     [F#5]  [Ab5]  [C#5]  [Ab5]     [F#5]

Second intro
{sot}(First the chord then the small riff, listen to the song to get it)
[C#]             [Ab]              [F#]          [Ab]
e|------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|
B|------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|
G|-6-6-x-8-10-|-11-11-x-10-8 -|-5-5-x-6-8-|-8-8-x-6-5-|
D|-----x------|--- -- x-------|-----x-----|-----x-----|
A|-4-4-x-6-8--|-9 -9- x-8- 6--|-3-3-x-4-6-|-6-6-x-4-3-|
E|------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|{eot}

*Verse*
It's a n[C#]ew day, but it [Ab]all feels old
It's a g[C#]ood life, that's w[F#]hat I'm told
But e[C#]verything, it [Ab]all just feels the [F#]same

At my h[C#]igh school, it felt m[Ab]ore to me
Like a j[C#]ail cell, a peni[F#]tentiary
My t[C#]ime spent there, it [Ab]only made me s[F#]ee

*Pre-chorus 1*
That [Bbm]I don't ever wanna[F#] be like you
[C#]I don't wanna do the things you do
I'm [Bbm]never gonna hear the [F#]words you say
and [Ab]I don't ever wanna, I don't ever wanna be

[F#]  Oh what I'm s[A]ayin' is
[C#]This is the an[Ab]them, thr[F#]ow all your [Ab]hands up,
C#   G#   F#                 C# <-(When you land on this chord you
you___    ... don't wanna be you|      play the second intro)

*Second intro*

*Verse2*
Go to c[C#]ollege, a uni[Ab]versity
Get a r[C#]eal job, That's what they s[F#]aid to me
But [C#]I could never [Ab]live the way they [F#]want

I'm gonna g[C#]et by, and just [Ab]do my time,
Out of s[C#]tep while, they all g[F#]et in line
I'm j[C#]ust a minor t[Ab]hreat so pay no [F#]mind

*Bridge*
 [Bbm]  Shake it onc[Ab]e, that's fine
[F#]   Shake it twi[Ab]ce, that's okay
[Bbm]   Shake it thr[Ab]ee times, you're p[C#]laying with y[Ab]ourself, again.

*Solo*

{sot}e|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---/8--8-8-8\6/8-\6--6-6---|-/8--8-8-8\6/8/9--9-9-9-8\6\4-|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|{eot}

{sot}e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6-6-x-/8-8--------------|
D|---------------------------------x-------------------|{eot}
A|-/8--8-8-8\6/8-6-8-6--6-4\3--4-4-x-/6-6--/8-9-8-9-8~-|
{sot}E|-----------------------------------------------------|{eot}

[C#]You__[Ab]_    [F#]...don't wa[Ab]nna be j[C#]ust like y[Ab]ou
[F#]   What I'm s[A]ayin' is [C#]this is the a[Ab]nthem t[F#]hrow all your h[Ab]ands up,
[C#]Y'all got to f[Ab]eel me, s[F#]ing if you're wi[Ab]th me,

[C#]you__[Ab]_    [F#]...don't wa[Ab]nna be j[C#]ust like [Ab]you ([F#]just like [Ab]you)
[C#]This is the an[Ab]them t[F#]hrow all your h[Ab]ands up,
[C#]y'all got to f[Ab]eel me, s[F#]ing if you're w[Ab]ith me

[C#]never lose your a[Ab]nthem  [F#] (whoa-[Ab]oh)
never lose your anthem   (whoa-oh)
never lose your anthem   (whoa-oh)
never lose your anthem

Made by STR8 AHEAD aka Tom

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