Status Quo - The Greatest Fighter: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Greatest Fighter" 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.

Learn The Greatest Fighter Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Status Quo

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 "The Greatest Fighter" smoothly on your guitar.

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

G                                   B
When the streets are empty late at night
G                                 B
Just the silence fills me with delight, s'alright
 C                Cm
Rain is falling, trees are still
    G                     Em
My mind is racing but my heart is as well
          Am   D         G
It's not funny, it's a shame

He's the greatest fighter in the world
Got into a brawl over some girl, sweet girl
He'll get better, the scars will heal
His eye will open but his heart never will
It's not funny, it's a shame

Chorus:
Em
There's a funny side to it all
C
Seeing someone else take a fall
Am
When it's you it happens to, sending you
G                   B                  Em
Tumbling, tumbling, sends you tumbling on
Such a funny side to it all
C
Take another tumble and fall
Am                             B
Everybody's tumbling, tumbling on

Different strokes for different folks, it's true
Changes in our lives go right on through and through
It gets better as time goes on
Some of us are gonna end up alone
It's not funny, it's a shame

Chorus:
There's a funny side to it all
Seeing someone else take a fall
When it's you it happens to, sending you
Tumbling, tumbling, sends you tumbling on
Such a funny side to it all
Take another tumble and fall
Everybody's tumbling, tumbling on

There's a funny side to it all
Seeing someone else take a fall
When it's you it happens to, sending you
Tumbling, tumbling, sends you tumbling on
Such a funny side to it all
Take another tumble and fall
Everybody's tumbling, tumbling on

When the streets are empty late at night
Just the silence fills me with delight, s'alright
Rain is falling, trees are still
My mind is racing but my heart is as well
It's not funny, it's a shame

He's the greatest fighter in the world
Got into a brawl over some girl, sweet girl
He'll get better, the scars will heal
His eye will open but his heart never will
It's not funny, it's a shame

Chorus:
There's a funny side to it all
Seeing someone else take a fall
When it's you it happens to, sending you
Tumbling, tumbling, sends you tumbling on
Such a funny side to it all
Take another tumble and fall
Everybody's tumbling, tumbling on


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

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 "The Greatest Fighter" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Greatest Fighter" by Status Quo.

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