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