Deep Purple - Birds Of Prey: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Birds Of Prey" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G
Alarm bells ringing clear
           D#              C
Break the calm before the fall
Bad news travels at the speed of flight
Good news not at all
And here we are again
Playing endless games of war

Chorus:
G
Birds of prey

Without a word of warning
We dive in to attack
Vengeful and self-righteous
We turn the blue sky black
And a wretched few escape
They'll be forever looking back

Chorus:
At our sacrifice

G
And the golden sun is rising
        F  C                G
At the dawn of a beautiful day

        A
In the name of all that's holy
        F
In the name of history
        D
In the face of life and nature
         A#
We are driven by belief
     E
Our faith a crumbling fortress
      C
Once perfect and sublime
      G#
Will fail again and rise again
   E
Until the death
                    A
Until the death of time


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Birds Of Prey" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Birds Of Prey" by Deep Purple.

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