Misc Musicals – Chess - The Arbiter (Guitar)

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[Intro] Bass intro F#m [Verse 1]
                 F#m     D/F#                   F#m   F#m/E
I've a duty as a referee      at the start of a match

D/F#                      A               C#m
     On behalf of all our sponsors I must welcome you

Bm         F#m
Which I do -- there's a catch:

                         F#m      D/F#                    F#m  F#m/E
I don't care if you're a champion      no one messes with me

D/F#                   A              C#m
    I am ruthless in upholding what I know is right

Bm              C#5 F#m
Black or white, as  you'll see
[Chorus]
           F#m
I'm on the case, can't be fooled

              F#m
Any objection,    is overruled

D/F#             A/C#        E          Bm
     Oh, I'm the Arbiter and I know best

D/F#   A/C#           E
He's impartial, don't push him, he's unimpressed

                    F#m
You got your tricks,    good for you

                     F#m
But there's no gambit    I don't see through

D/F#             A/C#      E             Bm
     Oh, I'm the Arbiter I know the score

D/F#        A/C#        E               F#m
From square one I'll be watching all sixty-four
[Verse 2]
                          F#m           D/F#                        F#m   F#m/E
If you're thinking of the kind of thing,     that we've seen in the past:

D/F#                       A        B5        C#m
    Chanting gurus, walkie-talkies, walkouts, hypnotists

Bm              F#m
Tempers, fists, not so fast

                                   F#m   D/F#              F#m   F#m/E
This is not the start of World War Three,     no political ploys

D/F#                           A     B5     C#m
     I think both your constitutions are terrific

   Bm           C#5     F#m
So now you know be good boys
[Chorus]
           F#m
I'm on the case, can't be fooled

              F#m
Any objection,    is overruled

D/F#             A/C#        E          Bm
     Oh, I'm the Arbiter and I know best

D/F#   A/C#           E
He's impartial, don't push him, he's unimpressed

                    F#m
You got your tricks,    good for you

                     F#m
But there's no gambit    I don't see through

D/F#             A/C#      E             Bm
     Oh, I'm the Arbiter I know the score

D/F#        A/C#        E            F#m
From square one I'll be watching all sixty-four
[Break] F#m E
           F#m
I'm on the case, can't be fooled

             F#m
You got your tricks good for you
[Instrumental] G C D A5 B5 C5 G5 Am A5 G# G F# [Chorus]
           F#m
I'm on the case, can't be fooled

              F#m
Any objection,    is overruled

D/F#             A/C#        E          Bm
     Oh, I'm the Arbiter and I know best

D/F#   A/C#           E
He's impartial, don't push him, he's unimpressed

                    F#m
You got your tricks,    good for you

                     F#m
But there's no gambit    I don't see through

D/F#             A/C#      E             Bm
     Oh, I'm the Arbiter I know the score

D/F#        A/C#        E               F#m
From square one I'll be watching all sixty-four
[Outro]
D/F#             A/C#      E             Bm
     Oh, I'm the Arbiter I know the score

D/F#        A/C#        E               F#m
From square one I'll be watching all sixty-four