Biography:
Styx /st?ks/ is an American rock band from Chicago that formed in 1972 and became famous for its albums released in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They are best known for melding hard rock guitar balanced with acoustic guitar, synthesizers mixed with acoustic piano, upbeat tracks with power ballads, and incorporating elements of international musical theatre.[5] The band established itself with a progressive rock sound in the 1970s, and began to incorporate pop rock and soft rock elements in the 1980s.
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Other songs:
- Best Of Times
- Blue Collar Man (long Nights)
- Boat On The River
- Can't Find My Way Home
- Come Sail Away
- Crystal Ball
- Desrt Moon
- Just Be
- Lady
- Mr. Roboto
- A Criminal Mind
- All In A Days Work
- As Bad As This
- Babe
- Blue Collar Man Long Nights
- Count On You
- Desert Moon
- Dont Let It End
- Fooling Yourself
- Fooling Yourself The Angry Young Man
- Golden Lark
- Gone Gone Gone
- Grand Illusion
- Great White Hope
- Havent We Been Here Before
- Im Ok
- Just Get Through This Night
- Lords Of The Ring
- Lorelai
- Lorelei
- Love At First Sight
- Mademoiselle
- Man In The Wilderness
- More Love For The Money
- Mr Roboto
- One With Everything
- Radio Silence
- Renegade
- Rockin The Paradise
- Show Me The Way
- Sing For The Day
- Suite Madame Blue
- The Best Of Times
- The Greater Good
- The Outpost
- Too Much Time On My Hands
- Unfinished Song
- Waiting For Our Time
- World Tonite
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Great White Hope - Styx (James Young, 1978)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME (UON) @ 144 BPM (4 Min. 10 Sec.) in 'E'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYBOARD
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
------------------ ---------------
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G#
F#/E - 0 4 4 3 2 2 E A#-C#-F#
D/E - 0 0 0 2 3 2 E A-D-F#
G/E - 0 5 5 4 3 3 E B-D-G
G - 3 5 5 4 3 3 G B-D-G
A - 5 7 7 6 5 5 A A-C#-E
B - 7 9 9 8 7 7 B B-D#-F#
E/B - 7 7 9 9 9 7 B B-E-G#
A/B - 7 7 7 6 5 5 B A-C#-E
G/D - x 5 5 4 3 3 D B-D-G
D - x 5 7 7 7 5 D A-D-F#
A/E - 0 0 2 2 2 0 E A-C#-E
C/G - 3 3 2 0 1 0 G G-C-E
C# - x 4 6 6 6 4 C# G#-C#-F
B/C# - x 4 4 4 4 2 C# B-D#-F#
Dm - x 5 7 7 6 5 D A-D-F
C - x 3 5 5 5 3 C G-C-E
INTRO: [16.75 M] ** All 'INTRO' Lyrics Spoken -
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|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |
Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, your attention
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E G/E |
please. In this corner, wearing white, from the city of
|… |E F#/E |… |
the big shoulders, the number one contender in a ten-round exhibition for
|E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |
your entertainment. So when the bell sounds, prepare your-
3/4 4/4
|… |G A |B |… |
-selves for the main… e-vent.
VERSE #1: [16 M]
--------
|B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |B E/B A/B G/D |
When… I… was… a young… man… I had to kick… and… scratch… and claw,…
|… D |B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |
now it's like top… gun… in the old West,… ev-'ry-
|B E/B A/B G/D |… D |E A/E D/E A/E |
-bo-dy wants… me… to draw… If I… had… known… it would
|… D/E A/E |E A/E D/E C/G |… G |
be like… this… I might have giv-en it a sec-… ond thought… But… if
|B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |
some-one had… told… me to give it up,… it's… a
|B E/B A/B G/D |… D |
line… that I would-n't have bought… Look at me,…
CHORUS #1: [16.75 M]
---------
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |
… I'm the great… white… hope… Can't you see…
|… |E F#/E A/E |… |E F#/E |… |
… I'm up a-gainst… the… ropes… Don't… you… know… it's so
3/4 4/4
|E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |… |G A |
hard… to… cope… when you feel… like the great… white…
|C |D |
hope…
GUITAR SOLO #1: [19.75 M (In 4/4)]
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|B |D |B |D |B |D |C# |B/C# |C# |B/C# |C# |B/C# |C# |B/C# |
5/4 4/4
|Dm C C# |Dm C C# |Dm C C# |C |D |
CHORUS #2: [16.75 M]
---------
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |
… I'm the great… white… hope… Can't you see…
|… |E F#/E A/E |… |E F#/E |… |
… I'm up a-gainst… the… ropes… Don't… you… know… it's so
3/4 4/4
|E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |… |G A |
hard… to… cope… when you feel… like the great… white…
|B |D |
hope…
GUITAR SOLO #2: [8 M]
--------------
|B |D |B |D |B |D |B |… |
VERSE #2: [16 M]
--------
|B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |B E/B A/B G/D |
Now… you've… paid… your mon-ey,… you're sit-ting in… your… ring-… side seat,…
|G/D D |B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |
… and I know… that… some of you out… there,… might wan-na
|B E/B A/B G/D |… D |E A/E D/E A/E |
see… the… champ… get beat… If I… had… known… it would
|… D/E A/E |E A/E D/E C/G |… G |
be like… this… I might have giv-en it a sec-… ond thought… But
|B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |
real… life… sure is-n't… like… school,… there's… some
|B E/B A/B G/D |… D |
les-… sons that just can't be taught… Look at me,…
CHORUS #3: [16 M]
---------
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |
… I'm the great… white… hope… Can't you see…
|… |E F#/E A/E |… |E F#/E |… |
… I'm up a-gainst… the… ropes… Don't… you… know… it's so
|E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |… |
hard… to… cope… when you feel… like the
|E F#/E A/E |… |
great… white… hope… Look… at…
CODA: [24 M] 'Refrain' (Since the original fades out, just
---- hold the final 'A/E' chord to end.)
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |
me,… up a-gainst… the… ropes… Look… at…
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E A/E |… |
me,… it's so hard… to… cope… Look… at…
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |
me,… I'm the great… white… hope… Look… at…
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E A/E |… |
me,… up a-gainst… the… ropes… Look… at…
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |
me,… so hard… to… cope… Look… at…
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E A/E |… |
me,… I'm the great… white… hope…
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME (UON) @ 144 BPM (4 Min. 10 Sec.) in 'E'.
Chords Used:
-----------
GUITAR KEYBOARD
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
------------------ ---------------
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G#
F#/E - 0 4 4 3 2 2 E A#-C#-F#
D/E - 0 0 0 2 3 2 E A-D-F#
G/E - 0 5 5 4 3 3 E B-D-G
G - 3 5 5 4 3 3 G B-D-G
A - 5 7 7 6 5 5 A A-C#-E
B - 7 9 9 8 7 7 B B-D#-F#
E/B - 7 7 9 9 9 7 B B-E-G#
A/B - 7 7 7 6 5 5 B A-C#-E
G/D - x 5 5 4 3 3 D B-D-G
D - x 5 7 7 7 5 D A-D-F#
A/E - 0 0 2 2 2 0 E A-C#-E
C/G - 3 3 2 0 1 0 G G-C-E
C# - x 4 6 6 6 4 C# G#-C#-F
B/C# - x 4 4 4 4 2 C# B-D#-F#
Dm - x 5 7 7 6 5 D A-D-F
C - x 3 5 5 5 3 C G-C-E
INTRO: [16.75 M] ** All 'INTRO' Lyrics Spoken -
-----
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |
Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, your attention
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E G/E |
please. In this corner, wearing white, from the city of
|… |E F#/E |… |
the big shoulders, the number one contender in a ten-round exhibition for
|E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |
your entertainment. So when the bell sounds, prepare your-
3/4 4/4
|… |G A |B |… |
-selves for the main… e-vent.
VERSE #1: [16 M]
--------
|B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |B E/B A/B G/D |
When… I… was… a young… man… I had to kick… and… scratch… and claw,…
|… D |B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |
now it's like top… gun… in the old West,… ev-'ry-
|B E/B A/B G/D |… D |E A/E D/E A/E |
-bo-dy wants… me… to draw… If I… had… known… it would
|… D/E A/E |E A/E D/E C/G |… G |
be like… this… I might have giv-en it a sec-… ond thought… But… if
|B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |
some-one had… told… me to give it up,… it's… a
|B E/B A/B G/D |… D |
line… that I would-n't have bought… Look at me,…
CHORUS #1: [16.75 M]
---------
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |
… I'm the great… white… hope… Can't you see…
|… |E F#/E A/E |… |E F#/E |… |
… I'm up a-gainst… the… ropes… Don't… you… know… it's so
3/4 4/4
|E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |… |G A |
hard… to… cope… when you feel… like the great… white…
|C |D |
hope…
GUITAR SOLO #1: [19.75 M (In 4/4)]
--------------
|B |D |B |D |B |D |C# |B/C# |C# |B/C# |C# |B/C# |C# |B/C# |
5/4 4/4
|Dm C C# |Dm C C# |Dm C C# |C |D |
CHORUS #2: [16.75 M]
---------
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |
… I'm the great… white… hope… Can't you see…
|… |E F#/E A/E |… |E F#/E |… |
… I'm up a-gainst… the… ropes… Don't… you… know… it's so
3/4 4/4
|E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |… |G A |
hard… to… cope… when you feel… like the great… white…
|B |D |
hope…
GUITAR SOLO #2: [8 M]
--------------
|B |D |B |D |B |D |B |… |
VERSE #2: [16 M]
--------
|B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |B E/B A/B G/D |
Now… you've… paid… your mon-ey,… you're sit-ting in… your… ring-… side seat,…
|G/D D |B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |
… and I know… that… some of you out… there,… might wan-na
|B E/B A/B G/D |… D |E A/E D/E A/E |
see… the… champ… get beat… If I… had… known… it would
|… D/E A/E |E A/E D/E C/G |… G |
be like… this… I might have giv-en it a sec-… ond thought… But
|B E/B A/B E/B |… A/B E/B |
real… life… sure is-n't… like… school,… there's… some
|B E/B A/B G/D |… D |
les-… sons that just can't be taught… Look at me,…
CHORUS #3: [16 M]
---------
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |
… I'm the great… white… hope… Can't you see…
|… |E F#/E A/E |… |E F#/E |… |
… I'm up a-gainst… the… ropes… Don't… you… know… it's so
|E F#/E D/E |… |E F#/E |… |
hard… to… cope… when you feel… like the
|E F#/E A/E |… |
great… white… hope… Look… at…
CODA: [24 M] 'Refrain' (Since the original fades out, just
---- hold the final 'A/E' chord to end.)
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |
me,… up a-gainst… the… ropes… Look… at…
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E A/E |… |
me,… it's so hard… to… cope… Look… at…
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |
me,… I'm the great… white… hope… Look… at…
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E A/E |… |
me,… up a-gainst… the… ropes… Look… at…
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E D/E |… |
me,… so hard… to… cope… Look… at…
|E F#/E |… |E F#/E A/E |… |
me,… I'm the great… white… hope…
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