E A

[Verse]
    E                               A
The ushers and the guys who chuck the popcorn
    E                                  B 
They feel the rush of stillness in the air
    E                                        A
They turn toward the ring from where they're standing
C#m             B 
 I'm just lying there
  E                                   A
But I prop myself bolt upright on one hand
  E                                B 
And I pull up on my haunches and I face the crowd
  E                                     A
The guy who knocked me down has got his back turned
  C#m                   A         B
In comes the great grey pestilent cloud

[Chorus]
E  A     E                B 
I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
E  A  C#m           B      E
I, I, I'm not gonna die in here

[Verse]
     E                      A          
Work hard to be a hero all my life
    E                        B 
Always try to turn the other cheek
    E                               A
And save my closed-fist punches for the ones who throw them first
  C#m                         A               B
Always show some mercy to the wounded and the weak
  A                           C#m 
Always help a guy back to his feet
 E                           B 
Always help old ladies cross the street
  E                                A
I watch my guardian angel leave the building
C#m           B 
I am my only friend
    E                                   A
One thing about the good guys that I've noticed
     C#m                         B 
They always beg for mercy in the end

[Final Chorus]
 E  A    E                     B  
And I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
E  A      C#m       B      E
I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
E  A     E                 B 
I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
E  A  C#m           B      E
I, I, I'm not gonna die in here