Anthem Chords
by Josh Groban
Anthem by Josh Groban is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Em7/9, F#m7/11, Bm7, Bm7/A, E/G#, A, B/A, Em/G, D/F#, Em, Asus, G9, Gm/Bb, E7, F#m7, Esus, G6, A9, A/C#, F#4/C# and Am/C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D Em7/9 F#m7/11 Bm7 Bm7/A E/G#
No man, no madness / Though their sad power may prevail
A B/A Em/G D/F# Em Asus D/F#
Can possess, conquer, my country's heart / They rise to fail
D Em7/9 F#m7/11 G9 Gm/Bb D/F#
She is eternal / Long before nations' lines were drawn
Bm7 E7 A E/G# F#m7 Esus E7 Asus
When no flags flew, when no armies stood my land was born
Bm7 F#m7 G6 D/F#
And you ask me why I love her / through wars, death and despair
G9 D/F# G9 Asus
She is the constant, we who don't care
Bm7 F#m7 G9
And you wonder will I leave her - but how?...
G9 A9 D A/C# D G9 Asus D
I cross over borders but I'm still there now
G9 D/F# Asus F#4/C# Am/C
How could I leave her? Where would I start?
G9 A9 D A/C# D G9 Asus Bm7 Bm7/A
Let man's petty nations tear themselves apart
G9 A9 D A/C# D G9 Asus D
My land's only borders lie around my heart