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Seven Nation Army

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 94Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Verse Riff]
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5---------| (x10)
A|-7--7---7-5-3-2--/-7--7---7-5-3-2--/-7--7---7-5-3-2--/-7--7---7-5-3-2-|
E|-0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0--------------|
[Pre/Post-Chorus Riff]
e|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
(Bass)
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
[Chorus Riff]
(Gtr w/Distortion + 3 string slide)
e|-0----------------------|
B|-8--8/-12-\-8-\7-\5--\4-|
G|-9--9/-12-\-9-\7-\5--\4-|
D|-9--9/-12-\-9-\7-\5--\4-|
A|-7--7/-10-\-7-\5-\3--\2-|
E|-0----------------------|
(Bass)
G|----------------|
D|------5---------|
A|-7--7---7-5-3-2-|
E|-0--------------|
(Gtr)
e|-0----------------------------|
B|-8--8/-12-\-8-\7-\5-/7-\-5-\4-|
G|-9--9/-12-\-9-\7-\5-/7-\-5-\4-|
D|-9--9/-12-\-9-\7-\5-/7-\-5-\4-|
A|-7--7/-10-\-7-\5-\3-/5-\-3-\2-|
E|-0----------------------------|
(Bass)
G|--------------------|
D|------5-------------|
A|-7--7---7-5-3-5-3-2-|
E|-0------------------|
[Verse 1]
I'm gonna Emfight 'em offG  C  B  
A seven nation Emarmy couldn't Ghold me CbackB  
They're gonna Emrip it offG  C  B  
Taking their Emtime right beGhind my CbackB  
And I'm Emtalking to myGself at Cnight
Because I Bcan't forEmgetG  C  B  
EmBack and forth Gthrough my Cmind
Behind a BcigaEmretteG  C  B  
And a Gmessage coming from my Aeyes says leave it alone
[Instrumental Chorus]
 Em   G   C   Bx4
G   A
[Interlude]
 Em   G   C   Bx4
[Verse 2]
Don't wanna Emhear about itG  C  B  
Every single onEme's got a storGy to telClB  
Everyone kEmnows about itG  C  B  
From the Queen Emof England to Gthe hounCds of BHell
And if I cEmatch it coming GbaCck Bmy way
I'm gonna serve Emit to youG  C  B  
And that aEmin't what you GwanCt tBo hear
But that's what EmI'll doG  C  B  
And a Gfeeling coming from my Abones says find a home
[Solo]
 Em   G   C   Bx8
G   A
[Interlude]
 Em   G   C   Bx4
[Verse 3]
I'm goin' to EmWichitaG  C  B  
Far from this Emopera, forGever mCoreB  
I'm gonna Emwork the strawG  C  B  
Make the sweat Emdrip out of Gevery poCreB  
And I'm Embleeding and I'm Gbleeding and I'm Cbleeding
Right beBfore the LEmordG  C  B  
All the Emwords are gonna Gbleed from meC  
And I will Bsing no mEmoreG  C  B  
And the Gstains coming from my Ablood tell me go back home
[Instrumental Chorus]
 Em   G   C   Bx4
Em
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All chords in this song (5)

The story behind the song

The title "Seven Nation Army" comes from a childhood mishearing of "The Salvation Army." The song itself is a diatribe against fame, with lyrics inspired by the feeling of people talking about you. It's driven by a distinctive riff that sounds like a bass but is actually a guitar played through a pitch shift effect, accompanied by a minimal, "heartbeat drum" beat. This track captures a sense of anticipatory energy, building tension before a wordless, crashing chorus.

AI-written from these sources:Seven Nation Army — Wikipedia ↗The White Stripes — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Seven Nation Army

by The White Stripes

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse Riff]

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5---------| (x10)

A|-7--7---7-5-3-2--/-7--7---7-5-3-2--/-7--7---7-5-3-2--/-7--7---7-5-3-2-|

E|-0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0--------------|

[Pre/Post-Chorus Riff]

e|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

B|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|

(Bass)

G|----------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------|

A|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|

[Chorus Riff]

(Gtr w/Distortion + 3 string slide)

e|-0----------------------|

B|-8--8/-12-\-8-\7-\5--\4-|

G|-9--9/-12-\-9-\7-\5--\4-|

D|-9--9/-12-\-9-\7-\5--\4-|

A|-7--7/-10-\-7-\5-\3--\2-|

E|-0----------------------|

(Bass)

G|----------------|

D|------5---------|

A|-7--7---7-5-3-2-|

E|-0--------------|

(Gtr)

e|-0----------------------------|

B|-8--8/-12-\-8-\7-\5-/7-\-5-\4-|

G|-9--9/-12-\-9-\7-\5-/7-\-5-\4-|

D|-9--9/-12-\-9-\7-\5-/7-\-5-\4-|

A|-7--7/-10-\-7-\5-\3-/5-\-3-\2-|

E|-0----------------------------|

(Bass)

G|--------------------|

D|------5-------------|

A|-7--7---7-5-3-5-3-2-|

E|-0------------------|

[Verse 1]

Em G C B

I'm gonna fight 'em off

Em G C B

A seven nation army couldn't hold me back

Em G C B

They're gonna rip it off

Em G C B

Taking their time right behind my back

Em G C

And I'm talking to myself at night

B Em G C B

Because I can't forget

Em G C

Back and forth through my mind

B Em G C B

Behind a cigarette

G A

And a message coming from my eyes says leave it alone

[Instrumental Chorus]

Em G C B

G A

[Interlude]

Em G C B

[Verse 2]

Em G C B

Don't wanna hear about it

Em G C B

Every single one's got a story to tell

Em G C B

Everyone knows about it

Em G C B

From the Queen of England to the hounds of Hell

Em G C B

And if I catch it coming back my way

Em G C B

I'm gonna serve it to you

Em G C B

And that ain't what you want to hear

Em G C B

But that's what I'll do

G A

And a feeling coming from my bones says find a home

[Solo]

Em G C B

G A

[Interlude]

Em G C B

[Verse 3]

Em G C B

I'm goin' to Wichita

Em G C B

Far from this opera, forever more

Em G C B

I'm gonna work the straw

Em G C B

Make the sweat drip out of every pore

Em G C

And I'm bleeding and I'm bleeding and I'm bleeding

B Em G C B

Right before the Lord

Em G C

All the words are gonna bleed from me

B Em G C B

And I will sing no more

G A

And the stains coming from my blood tell me go back home

[Instrumental Chorus]

Em G C B

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About Seven Nation Army Chords by The White Stripes

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