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Skillet – Destroyer Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsAm F G C5 E5 G5 F5 C E F#m A D A5 B

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[Intro]
Am
  Destroying all the lies
F                       G
  Destroying all the lies
Am
  Destroying all the lies
F                       G
  Destroying all the lies
C5
I'm a warrior, the destroyer

[Interlude]
E5    G5 F5 E5    G5  E5

[Verse 1]
E5                            G5
 What a twisted web you weave
                       E5
Inside a maze of mirrors
But you're afraid you're false,
        G5
I was deceived
                        E5
You pull me in the fear
                     G5
Better get behind me
E5                  G5      E5
Break the ties that bind me
Feel the fear rising
G5
 No more of that,
 I've been had enough
C        Am            E
 When my demons try to pull me under
C         Am             E
 Into the person I don't wanna
 remember

[Pre-Chorus]
Am
 Destroyer of the lies
Am                             F
See through your own disguise

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[Chorus]
          Am
I'm the destroyer, destroyer
Am
I will not be your slave
Am
(I won't be your slave)
     F#m
It's over, it's over
F#m
I will not walk away
F#m
I won't walk away
F                        G
 This is no time for the faint
 at heart
              Am
It's time for war, war
A       D  A
I'm the destroyer

[Interlude]
E    G E  G E    G  F

[Verse 2]
E5                      G5
 Facing down the enemy
          A5
It gonna take the prisoners
E5
 You could be caged,
                  G5
 I threw away the key
                               E5
I'll burn it down to smoking embers
                             G5
And I will not be crucified
                         E5
Open up my blinded eyes
E5
 Now before you realize
G
 There's no way I can ever surrender
C            Am             E
 I feel the darkness coming to
 remind me
C         Am              E
 Of who I was, I put that person
 behind me

[Pre-Chorus]
Am
 Destroyer of the lies
Am
 See through your own disguise
F
 Destroyer of the lies
G
 See through your own disguise
Am                     A D A
 Derail us with lies

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[Chorus]
          Am
I'm the destroyer, destroyer
Am
I will not be your slave
Am
(I won't be your slave)
     F#m
It's over, it's over
F#m
I will not walk away
F#m
I won't walk away
F                        G
 This is no time for the faint
 at heart
              Am
It's time for war, war
A       D  A
I'm the destroyer

[Bridge]
E5          E5  G5
  Destroyer
E5          E5  G5  E5  G5
  Destroyer
E5  G5      E5  G5
  Destroyer
E5
  Destroyer

[Chorus]
          Am
I'm the destroyer, destroyer
Am
I will not be your slave
Am
(I won't be your slave)
     F#m
It's over, it's over
F#m
I will not walk away
F#m
I won't walk away
F                        G
 This is no time for the faint
 at heart
              Am
It's time for war, war
A       D  A
I'm the destroyer
F#m
War, war
A       D
I'm the destroyer
B        A    F
I won't walk away
                        G
This is no time for the faint
at heart
              A
It's time for war, war
A       D  A
I'm the destroyer
A       D  A
I'm the destroyer
A
I'm the destroyer

How to play Destroyer: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Destroyer by Skillet on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Destroyer by Skillet keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 14 chords: Am, F, G, C5, E5, G5, F5, C, E, F#m, A and D and 2 more.

Most of the song cycles through F – G – Am – A (♭VII – I – ii – II in G major). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: F, F5, F#m and B are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.