G C G Em C G

[Verse]
G             C                     G
Silver dagger lightning slashed the sky
    Em                 C               G
Its Crooked tongue was telling crooked lies
G                      C              Em
Blood flowed down in a bitter driving rain
     G              C               G
As I stand upon the sand I feel the pain

G            C               G
Savage ocean pounded patient shore
       Em            C              G
Like a jealous lover trying to feel secure
        G                  C           Em
But the sand withstands it don't admit defeat
           G                C           G
And on the turning tide the angry waves retreat

[Chorus]
           D
I won't go down
           Em
I won't go down
           D  Dsus2 Em
I won't go do..ow...own

[Verse]
G              C                   G
Demon wind was howling threats and hate
     Em              C              G
It's salty spray was spitting in my face
G                 C             Em
Without something firm to stand upon
       G               C               G
I'd be here one minute and the next be gone

[Chorus]
           D
I won't go down
           Em
I won't go down
           D  Dsus2 Em
I won't go do..ow...own

[Bridge]
         D                 Em
Storm as big as a mountain range
       D             Em
Coming down - heavy, strange
         C               G
I perish Lord you know I will
           D
A voice it whispers
           Em
"Peace, be still"

[Verse]
    G             C               G
The dying sun was all but laid to rest
            Em              C               G
But for the remnant of some gunfight in the west
G               C            Em
Goodbye's never easy don't I know
          G               C               G
But these fingernails are finally letting go

           D
I won't go down
           Em
I won't go down
           D  Dsus2
I won't go do..own
          Em
Without a fight

G              C         G
Fading distant fireworks display
           Em            C          G
Is growing silent as the fury rolls away
G                  C             Em
Shooting stars are dancing up on high
            G                C               G
They ask me "May I have this dance before we die?"

           D
I won't go down
           Em
I won't go down
           D  Dsus2
I won't go do..own
          Em
Without a fight