Judas Priest - Monsters of Rock: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Monsters of Rock" 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.

     Em
It started many years ago
                      Am
Out of the Black Country
     Em
The seed became the embryo
                     B
For all on earth to see

Like stealth, the word spread mouth to mouth
All corners of the land
And soon the thing began to grow
And get right out of hand

  C       B        Em
From the concrete jungle
      C         B         Em
The smoke, the dirt, the grime
       C      B        Em
Could not contain the hunger
     Am       B
It grew and grew in time

Chorus:
        Em
Into a monster
Monster of rock
  D               B
They could never bind it
    C                 Am
It vowed to reach the top

Took the sound across the seas
The people stood in awe
At last, the sound had come to them
That they'd been waiting for
And millions roared, and millions cheered
This spectacle on stage
And everyone went crazy
As it bellowed out in rage

From the concrete jungle
The smoke, the dirt, the grime
Could not contain the hunger
It grew and grew in time

Chorus:
Into a monster
Monster of rock
They could never bind it
It vowed to reach the top
Monster, monster of rock
They could never bind it
Impossible to stop

Monster of rock

From the concrete jungle
The smoke, the dirt, the grime
Could not contain the hunger
It grew and grew in time

Chorus:
Into a monster
Monster of rock
They could never bind it
It vowed to reach the top
Monster, monster of rock
They could never bind it
Impossible to stop

Monster, monster of rock
They could never bind it
It vowed to reach the top
Monster, monster of rock
They could never bind it
Impossible to stop
Monster


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Monsters of Rock" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Monsters of Rock" by Judas Priest.

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