Fm
There’s a humming in the restless summer air
C7
And we’re slipping off the course that we prepared
Fm
But in all chaos, there is calculation
C
Dropping glasses just to hear them break
Fm
You’ve been drinking like the world was gonna end (it didn’t)
C7
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure)
Fm
It’s clear that someone’s gotta go
C
We mean it but I promise we’re not mean
[Pre-Chorus:]
Fm C
And the cry goes out (Woah)
They lose their minds for us
Fm
And how it plays out
C
Now we’re in the ring
Ab
And we’re coming for blood (Oh! Oh!)
[Chorus:]
Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
Ab
But we’re the gladiators (Oh! Oh!)
Fm
Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
C C7
But secretly they’re saviors
Ab Fm
Glory and gore go hand in hand
Ab
That’s why we’re making headlines (Oh! Oh!)
Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
C C7
But victory’s contagious
[Verse 2:]
Fm
Delicate in every way but one (the swordplay)
C7
God knows we like archaic kinds of fun (the old way)
Fm
Chance is the only game I play with, baby
C
We let our battles choose us
[Pre-Chorus:]
Fm C
And the cry goes out (Woah)
They lose their minds for us
Fm
And how it plays out
C
Now we’re in the ring
Ab
And we’re coming for blood (Oh! Oh!)
[Chorus:]
Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
Ab
But we’re the gladiators (Oh! Oh!)
Fm
Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
C C7
But secretly they’re saviors
Ab Fm
Glory and gore go hand in hand
Ab
That’s why we’re making headlines (Oh! Oh!)
Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
C C7
But victory’s contagious
[Bridge:] pluck a(n) A on the x's
x x x x
No-one round here’s good at keeping their eyes closed
x x x
The sun’s starting to light up when we’re walking home (oh)
x x x
Tired little laughs, gold-lie promises, we’ll always win at this
x x
I don’t ever think about death
x
It’s alright if you do, it’s fine (oh oh oh...)
x x x x
We gladiate but I guess we’re really fighting ourselves
x x x
Roughing up our minds so we’re ready when the kill time comes
x x
Wide awake in bed, words in my brain,
x x x
"Secretly you love this do you even wanna go free?"
x x
Let me in the ring, I’ll show you what that big word means
[Chorus:]
Ab
(Oh oh)
Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
Ab
But we’re the gladiators (Oh! Oh!)
Fm
Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
C C7
But secretly they’re saviors
Ab Fm
Glory and gore go hand in hand
Ab
That’s why we’re making headlines (Oh! Oh!)
Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
C C7 (Fm)
But victory’s contagious
