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Transcription by Tristan Arostegui
Muse - Defector (2015)
[Intro]
D
 x8
D    D    D    Ab
    |    |    |
A    A    Bm  F
    |    |   |
F#mF#mF#mF#m
  |  |  | 
Gm  GmD/F#GmA Bb A
   |   |  | 
[Chorus]
D           Ab  A
Free, yeah, I'm free
          Bm F F#m
From your inciting
                    Gm
You can't brainwash me
D/F#   Gm  A Bb  A
You've got a problem
D          Ab  A    Bm
Free, yeah I’m free
        F F#m
From society. 
                  Gm  D/F# Gm A Bb A
You can't control me, I'm  a defector.
[Verse]
D
 x8
D            Ab  A
You think you're strong
        Bm    F  F#m
And you can't be broken
        Gm    D/F# Gm A Bb A
But you empire is dissolving.
D                           Ab  A   Bm
You thought, you thought I was weak
F              F#m
But you got it wrong
             Gm   D/F# Gm A Bb A
Look into my eyes, I'm a defector.
[Chorus]
D           Ab  A
Free, yeah, I'm free
          Bm F F#m
From your inciting
                    Gm
You can't brainwash me
D/F#   Gm  A Bb  A
You've got a problem
D          Ab  A    Bm
Free, yeah I’m free
        F F#m
From society. 
                  Gm  D/F# Gm A Bb A
You can't control me, I'm  a defector.
[Verse]
D
 x4
D          Ab  A
Your blood is blue and 
      Bm   F       F#m
Your minds turned green and 
     GmD/F  ABbA
        #Gm   
Your belly is all yellow.
D                       Ab     A    Bm
You believe your throne is too high
F         F#m
To be overthrown
                   Gm  D/F# Gm A Bb A
We'll watch it get razed by a defector
[Chorus]
D           Ab  A
Free, yeah, I'm free
          Bm F F#m
From your inciting
                    Gm
You can't brainwash me
D/F#   Gm  A Bb  A
You've got a problem
D          Ab  A    Bm
Free, yeah I’m free
        F F#m
From society. 
                  Gm  D/F# Gm A Bb A
You can't control me, I'm  a defector.
[Guitar Solo]
(Instrumental)
D    D    D/F# D/F#
D    D    Bm   Bm
F#m  F#m  A    A
Em   Em   Bb   A
D    D    D/F# D/F#
D    D    Bm   Bm
F#m  F#m  A    A
Em   Em   Bb   A
D    D    D    Ab
A    A    Bm   F
F#m  F#m  F#m  F#m
Gm GmD/F#GmA BbA
      |   
D    D    D    Ab
A    A    Bm   F
F#m  F#m  F#m  F#m
Gm  D/F# Gm A Bb A
     I'm  a defector.
[Chorus]
D           Ab  A
Free, yeah, I'm free
          Bm F F#m
From your inciting
                    Gm
You can't brainwash me
D/F#   Gm  A Bb  A
You've got a problem
D          Ab  A    Bm
Free, yeah I’m free
        F F#m
From society. 
                  Gm  D/F# Gm A Bb A
You can't control me, I'm  a defector.
[Guitar Solo]
(Instrumental)
D    D    D/F# D/F#
D    D    Bm   Bm
F#m  F#m  A    A
Em   Em   Bb   A
D    D    D/F# D/F#
D    D    Bm   Bm
F#m  F#m  A    A
Em   Em   Bb   A
D

Defector chords and lyrics

Free chords for Defector by Muse. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Transcription by Tristan Arostegui
Muse - Defector (2015)
[Intro]
D x8
D    |D    |D    |Ab
A    |A    |Bm   |F
F#m  |F#m  |F#m  |F#m 
Gm   |Gm D/F# Gm A| Bb | A
[Chorus]
[Verse]
D x8
[Chorus]
[Verse]
D x4
[Chorus]
[Guitar Solo]
(Instrumental)
D    D    D/F# D/F# 
D    D    Bm   Bm
F#m  F#m  A    A     
Em   Em   Bb   A
D    D    D/F# D/F# 
D    D    Bm   Bm
F#m  F#m  A    A     
Em   Em   Bb   A
D    D    D    Ab
A    A    Bm   F
F#m  F#m  F#m  F#m 
Gm   Gm D/F# Gm A| Bb  A
D    D    D    Ab
A    A    Bm   F
F#m  F#m  F#m  F#m 
[Chorus]
[Guitar Solo]
(Instrumental)
D    D    D/F# D/F# 
D    D    Bm   Bm
F#m  F#m  A    A     
Em   Em   Bb   A
D    D    D/F# D/F# 
D    D    Bm   Bm
F#m  F#m  A    A     
Em   Em   Bb   A
D

Defector Chords by Muse

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