G#                             Fm
There's a humming in the restless summer air
           Cm                                 D#
And we're slipping off the course that we prepared
           G#                 Fm
But in all chaos, there is calculation
    Cm                               D#
Dropping glasses just to hear them break
               G#                              Fm
You've been drinking like the world was gonna end (it didn't)
        Cm                                 D#
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure)
        G#                      Fm
It's clear that someone's gotta go
     Cm                                D#
We mean it, but I promise we're not mean


[Pre-Chorus]
         G#                  Fm     Cm   
And the cry goes out
      D#                         
They lose their minds for us
        G#                  Fm    
And how it plays out 
  Cm
Now we're in the ring
             D#
And we're coming for blood


[Chorus]
G#
You could try and take us
Fm
But we're the gladiators
G#
Everyone a rager
Fm                                          
But secretly they're saviors
  G#        Fm             Cm
Glory and gore go hand in hand
              D#                   G#
That's why we're making headlines
Fm                               Cm                
You could try and take us
          D#
But victory's contagious


[Verse 2]
G#                        Fm
Delicate in every way but one (the swordplay)
        Cm                          D#
God knows we like archaic kinds of fun (the old way)
   G#                       Fm
Chance is the only game I play with, baby
      Cm              D#
We let our battles choose us

[Pre-Chorus]
         G#                  Fm     Cm   
And the cry goes out
      D#                         
They lose their minds for us
        G#                  Fm    
And how it plays out 
  Cm
Now we're in the ring
           D#
And we're coming for blood


[Chorus]
G#
You could try and take us
Fm
But we're the gladiators
G#
Everyone a rager
Fm                                          
But secretly they're saviors
G#        Fm               Cm
Glory and gore go hand in hand
        D#                            G#
That's why we're making headlines
Fm                               Cm                
You could try and take us
      D#
But victory's contagious


[Bridge]
G#                    Fm                          Cm
No-one 'round here's good at keeping their eyes closed
      G#                     Fm                    Cm
The sun's starting to light up when we're walking home
G#                     Fm                 Cm
Tired little laughs, gold lie promises, we'll always win at this
G#                          Fm
I don't ever think about death
        Cm                   D#
It's alright if you do, it's fine
G#                 Fm                           Cm
We gladiate but I guess we're really fighting ourselves
G#                              Fm                       Cm
Roughing up our minds so we're ready when the kill time comes
G#                   Fm                  Cm
Wide awake in bed, words in my brain, "Secretly you love this
Fm                    Cm
Do you even wanna go free?"
               Fm
Let me in the ring, I'll show you what that big word means


[Chorus]
G#
You could try and take us
Fm
But we're the gladiators
G#
Everyone a rager
Fm                                          
But secretly they're saviors
  G#       Fm             Cm
Glory and gore go hand in hand
        D#                            G#
That's why we're making headlines
Fm                               Cm                
You could try and take us
      D#
But victory's contagious