Judas Priest - Persecution: chords

Em
Against their holy laws
            Dm      Em
I'll do whatever it takes
I've met their kind before
               Dm              Em
We're martyrs burned at their stake

They try to dominate
I'll be a thorn in their side
They underestimate
The willpower feeding my pride

Chorus:
           Em               Dm F
Under the hand of persecution
  Em
Defy the institution

Their words just crucify
Condemning truth that I seek
They cannot justify
The pain, the havoc they wreak

I never will conform
My faith is deep to the core
I stand against reform
I'll never kneel down before

Chorus

      Am
With raised fists of fire
As they conspire
Em
I'll be defiant
Against the alliance

They will not eradicate me
Break my will or suffocate me
I will subjugate the hate
That they breed

As the church interrogates
I cannot see they supplicate me
Execute and ridicule
We're all freed

I never will conform
My faith is deep to the core
I stand against reform
I'll never kneel down before

Chorus:
Under the hand of persecution
Defy the institution
Under the hand of persecution
Defy the institution

Em
Persecute
You defy
Execute crucify
  G
Crucify

Persecute
You defy
Execute crucify
Crucify

Persecute
You defy
Execute crucify
Crucify

Persecute
You defy
You survive