Rush - Bastille Day: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Bastille Day" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.
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Learn Bastille Day Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Rush
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Bastille Day" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
E G C D A D Ooh, there's no bread, let them eat cake. E G C D C D There's no end to what they'll take. E G C D A D Flaunt the fruits of noble birth. E G C D C D Wash the salt into the earth. Chorus: G D/F# G C B A But they're marching to Bastille Day. G A D La guillotine will claim her bloody prize. G D/F# G C B A Free the dungeons of the innocent. G A D The king will kneel and let his kingdom rise. Ooh, bloodstained velvet, dirty lace Naked fear on every face See them bow their heads to die As we would bow when they rode by Chorus: And we're marching to Bastille Day The guillotine will claim her bloody prize Sing, oh choirs of cacophony The king has kneeled to let his kingdom rise Lessons taught but never learned All around us, anger burns Guide the future by the past Long ago the mould was cast Chorus: For they marched up to Bastille Day The guillotine claimed her bloody prize Hear the echoes of the centuries Power isn't all that money buys You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C  D  E  F#  G  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 "Bastille Day" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Bastille Day" by Rush.