| G | C | Bb | |
| Yo | u say the hill's too steep to climb |
| G | C | Bb | |
| Cl | imb it! |
| G | C | Bb | |
| Yo | u say you'd like to see me try |
| G | C | Bb | |
| Cl | imb it! |
| A | D | |
| Yo | u pick the place and I'll choose the ti | me |
| G | C | |
| And I'll cl | imb that hill in my o | wn way |
| G | C | |
| Ju | st wait a while, for the ri | ght day |
| G | C | |
| And as I ri | se above the tr | eeline and the clouds |
| D | C | G | |
| I look do | wn, hear the so | und of the things you said to | day |
| RIFF 4 TIMES |
| BRIDGE(slide up and down to these shapes): |
| Bm | Am | Bm | Am | Bm | Am | Bm | Am | G | C | Bb | G | C | Bb | |
| Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd |
| Smiling |
| Merciless, the magistrate turns round |
| Frowning |
| And who's the fool who wears the crown |
| And go down in your own way |
| And everyday is the right day |
| And as you rise above the fearlines in the frown |
| You look down |
| Hear the sound of the faces in the crowd |
| REPEAT RIFF FOREVER |
| CHORDS: RIFF: |
| G | A | Bb | C | D | Bm | Am | |
| D | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B 0 2 3 5 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G 0 2 3 5 7 4 2 4 5 7 9 11 12 |
| D 0 2 3 5 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 (slide down to G) |
| G 0 2 3 5 7 x x 4 5 7 9 11 12 |
| D 0 2 3 5 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| NOTE: The chord names are for the chords in regular tuning-so if you |
| don't want to change the tuning you can play the song with these |
| chords in regular tuning, but you won't get to play the riff |
| correctly |