Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
G+G C majorC G+G E minorEm C majorC G+G
Verse:
G+G C majorC G+G
Silver dagger lightning slashed the sky
E minorEm C majorC G+G
Its Crooked tongue was telling crooked lies
G+G C majorC E minorEm
Blood flowed down in a bitter driving rain
G+G C majorC G+G
As I stand upon the sand I feel the pain
G+G C majorC G+G
Savage ocean pounded patient shore
E minorEm C majorC G+G
Like a jealous lover trying to feel secure
G+G C majorC E minorEm
But the sand withstands it don't admit defeat
G+G C majorC G+G
And on the turning tide the angry waves retreat
Chorus:
D MajorD
I won't go down
E minorEm
I won't go down
D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 E minorEm
I won't go do..ow...own
Verse:
G+G C majorC G+G
Demon wind was howling threats and hate
E minorEm C majorC G+G
It's salty spray was spitting in my face
G+G C majorC E minorEm
Without something firm to stand upon
G+G C majorC G+G
I'd be here one minute and the next be gone
Chorus:
D MajorD
I won't go down
E minorEm
I won't go down
D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 E minorEm
I won't go do..ow...own
Bridge:
D MajorD E minorEm
Storm as big as a mountain range
D MajorD E minorEm
Coming down - heavy, strange
C majorC G+G
I perish Lord you know I will
D MajorD
A augmentedA voice it whispers
E minorEm
"Peace, be still"
Verse:
G+G C majorC G+G
The dying sun was all but laid to rest
E minorEm C majorC G+G
But for the remnant of some gunfight in the west
G+G C majorC E minorEm
Goodbye's never easy don't I know
G+G C majorC G+G
But these fingernails are finally letting go
D MajorD
I won't go down
E minorEm
I won't go down
D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2
I won't go do..own
E minorEm
Without a fight
G+G C majorC G+G
Fading distant fireworks display
E minorEm C majorC G+G
Is growing silent as the fury rolls away
G+G C majorC E minorEm
Shooting stars are dancing up on high
G+G C majorC G+G
They ask me "May I have this dance before we die "
D MajorD
I won't go down
E minorEm
I won't go down
D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2
I won't go do..own
E minorEm
Without a fight