Viva La Gloria!
View chords used in this chart
Intro: C - Em - F - C
C Em
Hey Gloria
F G C
Are you standing close to the edge?
Em F
Lookout to the setting sun
G C
The brink of your vision
Em
Eternal youth is
F G C
A landscape of the lie
Em F
The cracks of my skin can prove
G C
As the years will testify
Em F
Say your prayers and light a fire
G C
We're going to start a war
Em F
Your slogans a gun for hire
G C
It's what we waited for
Em
Hey Gloria,
F G C
This is why we're on the edge
Em
The fight of our lives been drawn to
F C
This undying love.
Chorus:
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
|-----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
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--5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--5-5--5-5--7-7-7---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
--3-3--5-5--7-7-7---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
-------3-3--5-5-5---------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|x2
Verse:
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|--5-5-x-5-5-x-5-5-x-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
|--5-5-x-5-5-x-5-5-x-5-5-5----2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-2----|
|--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-3-x-3-3-3----2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-2----|
|-----------------------------0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-0-0-0----|
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--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-3-x-3-3-3----5-5-x-5-5-x-5-5-x-5-5-5-----|
--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-3-x-3-3-3----5-5-x-5-5-x-5-5-x-5-5-5-----|
--1-1-x-1-1-x-1-1-x-1-1-1----3-3-x-3-3-x-3-3-x-3-3-3-----| x2
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---2-2-3--3-5-5-5-----|
---0-0-1--1-3-3-3-----|
Chorus x2
Ending:
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|--3--5-----3--5-----3--5--5----|
|--3--5-----3--5-----3--5--5----|
|--1--3-----1--3-----1--3-------| x2
So Gloria.....
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|--5------|
|--5------|
|--3------|
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----------------- Acordes -----------------
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
Em = 0 2 2 0 0 0
F = 1 3 3 2 1 1
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3
How to play Viva La Gloria!
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.