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Michael Schenker Group (MSG) – Fighter Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em A G

[Verse]
Em
Jessy was a rough boy
                      A G
educated by the streets
Em
Daddy was drunk Mum ran away
                          G A
No one could fill his needs
   C#m B E
So how
        F#       C#m B E F#
can you get out alive
    C#m            B E
All systems are down burnt
       F#
to the ground
G#
Struggling to survive

[Chorus]
       E   B   A           E
He's a fighter giving everything
                   B
And you will never count him out
    A               E
The champion in the ring
E   B    A             E
Fighter, kissing dirty floors
               B               A
He gets up and coming back for more

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[Interlude]
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em A G

[Verse 2]
    Em
The path ahead is unclear paved
                         A G
with victory and defeat
    Em
And each day the fight begins anew
                              G A
Surrender is only for the weak
   C#m B E
So how
        F#       C#m B E F#
can you get out alive
    C#m            B E
All systems are down burnt
       F#
to the ground
G#
Struggling to survive

[Chorus 2]
       E   B   A           E
He's a fighter giving everything
                   B
And you will never count him out
    A               E
The champion in the ring
E   B    A             E
Fighter, kissing dirty floors
               B               A
He gets up and coming back for more

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[Solo]
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em A G
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em G A
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em A G
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em G D/F#
Em D Em G A

[Bridge]
   C#m B E
So how
        F#       C#m B E F#
can you get out alive
    C#m            B E
All systems are down burnt
       F#
to the ground
G#
Struggling to survive

[Chorus 3]
       E   B   A           E
He's a fighter giving everything
                   B
And you will never count him out
    A               E
The champion in the ring
E   B    A             E
Fighter, kissing dirty floors
               B               A
He gets up and coming back for more
E   B   A           E
Fighter giving everything
                   B
And you will never count him out
    A               E
The champion in the ring
E   B    A             E
Fighter, kissing dirty floors
               B               A
He gets up and coming back for more

How to play Fighter: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Fighter by Michael Schenker Group (MSG) on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Fighter by Michael Schenker Group (MSG) sits in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 10 chords to play it: Em, D, G, D/F#, A, C#m, B, E, F# and G#.

Most of the song cycles through Em – D – Em – G (ii – I – ii – IV in D major). In solfa, that is reh – doh – reh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: on guitar, C#m, B, F# and G# need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.