Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
E minorEm A minorAm B minorBm E minorEm x2
Verse 1:
E minorEm A minorAm B minorBm E minorEm
Marie Antoinette, your name's a 🏷Legend in this land
E minorEm A minorAm B minorBm E minorEm
Treasure for your pleasure, bestowed on favoured gentlemen
A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm
The people are in arms, marching on the town -- They rise!
B minorBm A minorAm E minorEm
Chanting "Revolution! Viva la Nation!"
Verse 2:
E minorEm A minorAm B minorBm E minorEm
Marie Antoinette, your shadow's falling along the land
E minorEm A minorAm B minorBm E minorEm
Anger born of hunger poisons the hearts of your loyal men
A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm
Fire in their eyes, steel in their hands -- They rise!
B minorBm A minorAm E minorEm
Chanting "Revolution! Viva la Nation!"
Instrumental:
E minorEm A minorAm B minorBm E minorEm
Bridge:
E minorEm
Clamouring in the square, the rabble have gone insane
A minorAm
They're over the balustrades, defying the cannon fire
E minorEm
They're into the garrison, they murder the noblemen
A minorAm
Marie Antoinette, Marie Antoinette
E minorEm A minorAm
"We are the people of France we demand that the
E minorEm A minorAm
Elegant blue-blooded leeches that bleed us
E minorEm A minorAm
Are taught what it means to grow fat and not feed us!
E minorEm A minorAm
We are the people of France, you must heed us!"
E minorEm
Already at the Bastille, the prisoners all run free
A minorAm
They're hammering on the door, Marie Antoinette
E minorEm
They've taken the guillotine, they're coming to take the Queen
A minorAm
Marie Antoinette, the King and the guards have fled
Instrumental:
E minorEm A minorAm B minorBm E minorEm
Coda:
E minorEm A minorAm B minorBm E minorEm
Marie Antoinette, your shadow's falling along the land
A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm
Anger born of hunger, poisoned your men -- They rise!
B minorBm A minorAm E minorEm
Chanting "Revolution! Viva la Nation!"
Outro:
E minorEm A minorAm B minorBm E minorEm