Revenge Can Be So Sweet Chords
by Strawbs
Revenge Can Be So Sweet by Strawbs is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, Em7 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am C Em7 D (3x)
verse 1
Am C
A confluence of rivers once flowed out to the sea
Em7 D
Where forests grew abundant and nature’s gifts were free
Am C
Man built his mighty temples and prayed at his own feet
Em7 D
But the desert sands were shifting, revenge can be so sweet
Am
We shall all rise up
C
March to the beat
Em7
We shall all rise up
D
Revenge can be so sweet
Am
We shall all rise up
C
March to the beat
Em7 D
We shall all rise up
verse 2
Am C
Beneath the Tower of Babel crowds began to form
Em7 D
Gathering in defiance in the forefront of the storm
Am C
Machinery breathed fire, melting with the heat
Em7 D
Flames lit up the night sky, revenge can be so sweet
Am
We shall all rise up
C
March to the beat
Em7
We shall all rise up
D
Revenge can be so sweet
Am
We shall all rise up
C
March to the beat
Em7 D
We shall all rise up
Instrumental: Am C Em7 D
verse 3
Am C
The culture of possession is both perilous and plain
Em7 D
Man shows no inhibitions in the conquests that remain
Am C
Those who breed corruption, should sleep out in the street
Em7 D
Life is meant for living, revenge can be so sweet
Am
We shall all rise up
C
March to the beat
Em7
We shall all rise up
D
Revenge can be so sweet
Am
We shall all rise up
C
March to the beat
Em7 D
We shall all rise up
Am
We shall all rise up
C
March to the beat
Em7
We shall all rise up
D
Revenge can be so sweet
Am
We shall all rise up
C
March to the beat
Em7 D
We shall all rise up
Am
We shall all rise up
C
March to the beat
Em7
We shall all rise up
D
Revenge can be so sweet
Am
We shall all rise up
C
March to the beat
Em7 D
We shall all rise up