I Will Not Be Struck (CHORDS) by Gordon Downie

[Intro]~
   A/C#              Esus4
Fm  A
Fm  A


[Verse 1]~
Fm                 D
In this earth-like world

Fm                 D                     A    D
In this earth-like world,.. before they arrived

Fm                  D
Under this sun-like star

Fm                  D               A    D
Under this sun-like star,.. they civilized


[Chorus 1]~
C                  Em            D
Run along the river,.. on a Secret Path

C             Em                    D
I will not be struck,.. I’m not going back


[Post-Chorus 1]~
A/C#  Esus4                    A/C#
I can see father’s face

Esus4                     A/C#
Warming his feet by the stove

  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
So what I couldn’t hear

Fm              D             A    D
What I couldn’t hear,.. I would feel


[Chorus 2]~
C                  Em            D
Run along the river,.. on a Secret Path

C             Em                    D
I will not be struck,.. I’m not going back


[Post-Chorus 2]~
A/C#  Esus4                A/C#
I been staring into space

Esus4       A/C#
Forever or else

Esus4           A/C#
Enter the wilderness

Esus4               Fm      A
And we only have ourselves

Fm      A
Fm      A
Fm      A