The Unknown Fighter Chords
The Unknown Fighter by Robert Earl Keen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords G, Am, F, C and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G Am G
Verse: 1
Am F
Friend of Jesus, tall and trim
C G
Deep and old timer inside the city jail
Am F
The unknown fighter steps into the gym
C G
Takes his corner and sends for the bell
F C
Someday very soon the world will know his name
E F
He feels with every punch he's landin'
C
Another uppercut, another man goes down
F G Am F G C
Down to the ground, he's still standin', mmm
Interlude: G Am G
Verse: 2
Am F
Small dark faces, smoke and bling
C G
The dark side warehouse has seen better nights
Am F
The unknown fighter steps into the ring
C G
It don't matter his name is not in lights
F C
Someday very soon the world will know his name
E F
He feels with every punch he's landin'
C
Another uppercut, another man goes down
F G Am F G
Down to the ground, he's still standin', mmm
Instrumental
F C E F C
F G Am (x2)
G
Verse: 3
Am F
Turn of fortune, God knows why
C G
The true contender will never make the show
Am F
Now the unknown fighter is lookin' in the eye
C G
Of the champion and matchin' every blow
F C
Someday very soon the world will know his name
E F
The crowd explodes in wild abandon
C
He throws his mighty right, the champion goes down
F G Am
Down to the ground, he's still standin'
F G Am F G C
8-9-10, he's standin', mmm