I Will Not Be Struck chords by Gordon Downie

• Capo on 5th

Intro + Post-Chorus     Verse          Chorus
-------------------     ----------     ----------
A/C#   x422xx           Fm  x4422x     C   x3201x
Esus4  0222xx           D   xx023x     Em  02200x
Fm     2442xx           A   x02220     D   xx023x
A      x0222x


Capo 5th fret


Intro:

    A/C#              Esus4
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|---------4-2------| x4
A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2---4---0-----4--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0---0-----0-0--|

Fm  A
Fm  A


Verse 1:

Fm                 D
In this earth-like world
Fm                 D                     A   D
In this earth-like world, people they arrive
Fm                 D
Under the sun-like star
Fm                 D                A    D
Under the sun-like star, they set a line


Chorus 1:

C                  Em            D
Hidden on the river, on a Secret Path
C             Em                 D
I will not be struck by my going mad


Post-Chorus 1: – repeat Intro riff

A/C#  Esus4                     A/C#
            Under the father’s face
Esus4                    A/C#
Warning he’s behind the snow
   Esus4                A/C#
We used to have each other
Esus4               Fm      A
Now we only have ourselves


Interlude:

D  G
D  G
A  D

Verse 2:

Fm            D
Then I put my ear
Fm            D                      A    D
Then I put my ear, right against the rail
Fm                    D
Through it I couldn’t hear
Fm              D             A    D
What I couldn’t hear, I would feel


Chorus 2:

C                  Em            D
Hidden on the river, on a Secret Path
C             Em                 D
I will not be struck by my going mad


Post-Chorus 2: – repeat Intro riff

A/C#  Esus4                   A/C#
      I can stare right into space
Esus4       A/C#
Forever or else
Esus4          A/C#
Into the wilderness
Esus4               Fm      A
And we only have ourselves
Fm      A
Fm      A
Fm      A