Defender chords by Manowar

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: A

🤘 Intro:

A  C D F G
A N.C.
A                     C    D       A
When you are old enough to read these words, their meaning will unfold
                      C        D     A
These words are all that's left and though we've never met, my only son
A                                C
I hope you know that I would have been there to watch you grow
      D       A
But my call was heard and I did go
A                 C       D      A
Now, your mission lies ahead of you as it did mine so long ago
A                        C
To help the helpless ones who all look up to you
       D  A      C D F G C
And to defend them to the end
C    A
Defender
   G
Ride like the wind
C      D   F
Fight proud, my son
       G
You're the defender
      D  E F
God has sent
   G
Ride like the wind
C      D   F
Fight proud, my son
          G
You're the defender
  E
God has sent

🤘 Verse :
A   A
Father, father, father
        A C D     C  A
I look up to you   and heed thy call
A
This letter ends my search
           C D     C  A
I'll live your dreams now passed onto me
A                    C
And I now wait to shake the hand of fate
     D    C  A
Like the dusk awaiting dawn
A
So wizards, cast your spell
A
With no heart to do me well
C        D  C   A
So it is written, it shall be


Guitar 🤘 Solo:
A  C D A   C D A
C D F G A


Coda:
A
Defender
F                 G
Ride like the wind, ride like the wind
C      D
Fight proud, my son, fight proud, my son
F                 G
You're the defender, you're the defender
             D
God has sent, God has sent
E  F              G
Ride like the wind, ride like the wind
C      D
Fight proud, my son, fight proud, my son
           F      G
You're the defender, you're the defender
           D
God has sent, God has sent
E  F              G
Ride like the wind, ride like the wind
C      D
Fight proud, my son, fight proud, my son
           F      G
You're the defender, you're the defender
           D
God has sent, God has sent
E  F              G
Ride like the wind, ride like the wind
C      D
Fight proud, my son, fight proud, my son
           F      G
You're the defender, you're the defender
           D
God has sent, God has sent
E  F              G
Ride like the wind, ride like the wind
C      D
Fight proud, my son, fight proud, my son
           F      G
You're the defender, you're the defender
           D
God has sent, God has sent
E  F              G
Ride like the wind, ride like the wind
C      D
Fight proud, my son, fight proud, my son
           F      G
You're the defender, you're the defender
           D
God has sent, God has sent