The Duelist Chords & Tabs

by Sabaton

[Intro]
E5 D5 E5 C5 G D5

[Verse 1]
       Em                       
Son of swordsman, born a warrior
    D5                     
Insubordinate tempting fate
           Em            C5        
And in the shadow of the rising sun
          G            D5   
He would duel with the great
         Em                  
From the master to the temple
           D5                   
Where this boy would come of age
       Em              C5             
In the forest he would hone his skills
         G                    D5  
And the trunks would feel his rage

[Pre-Chorus]
Em                 F#                   G    
Earth, knowing the small, by way of the great
               Bm C5  D5 Bm  Em  
One goes from shallow to the deep
         F#              G    
Water conforms, into the shape
             Am      Bm7    D5 Em    
Shape of the vessel, square or round!

[Chorus]
Em          
Fight or die
                   D5     
Immortal ronin and samurai
                Em             
Into battle his blade held high
C5                       G             D5  
See your demise, you can see it in his eyes
         Em          
Will you fight or die
                   D5     
Immortal ronin and samurai
                Em             
Into battle his blade held high
C5                       G             D5  
See your demise, you can see it in his eyes

[Verse 2]
         Em                     
Left his village and his kinsmen
       D5                   
Walked along the path of war
           Em                C5          
Challenged several times and answered all
          G            D5  
Something never seen before
         Em                     
Draw the blade, adopt the stance
       D5                    
It’s a swift and deadly dance
        Em                C5          
And his foes who promised certain doom
       G           D5    
Really never had a chance

[Pre-Chorus]
Em               F#                   G   
Fire, matters of war, scale large to small
          Bm C5 D5 Bm
Careful consideration
Em                       F#                   G   
Wind, schools of martial arts, strive on your path
              Am      Bm7     D5  Em   
Point of view of the straight and true!

[Chorus]
Em          
Fight or die
                   D5     
Immortal ronin and samurai
                Em             
Into battle his blade held high
C5                       G             D5  
See your demise, you can see it in his eyes
         Em          
Will you fight or die
                   D5     
Immortal ronin and samurai
                Em             
Into battle his blade held high
C5                       G             D5  
See your demise, you can see it in his eyes

[Solo]
Em D5 Em C5 G D5  x2

[Verse 3]
    G                                   D5     
The way, he would follow the way of the warrior
       Em                            Bm     D5
In the school of two swords he would triumph
 G                                 D5         
Away, from the battlefield on to a lonely cave
          Em                          Bm     D5
Where the book of five rings would be written

[Pre-Chorus]
Em                 F#               G     
The void, hard to define, the inner depths
             Bm C5   D5 Bm Em
Terms of the surface entryway
       F#                  G  
Having attained, rhythm of war
              Am        B7    D5  Em    
When the time comes to strike and score!

[Chorus]
Em          
Fight or die
                   D5     
Immortal ronin and samurai
                Em             
Into battle his blade held high
C5                       G             D5  
See your demise, you can see it in his eyes
         Em          
Will you fight or die
                   D5     
Immortal ronin and samurai
                Em             
Into battle his blade held high
C5                       G             D5  
See your demise, you can see it in his eyes

[Outro]
C5 Bm7 Em