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====Heel Turn 1====
tabbed by Josh

  F
  
      C                                Bb
  The ushers and the guys who chuck the popcorn
      F                                  C  
  They feel the rush of stillness in the air
      F                                        Bb
  They turn toward the ring from where they're standing
  Dm              C
   I'm just lying there
    F                                   Bb
  But I prop myself bolt upright on one hand
    F                                C
  And I pull up on my haunches and I face the crowd
    F                                     Bb
  The guy who knocked me down has got his back turned
    Dm                    C
  In comes the great grey pestilent cloud
  
  F  Bb     F                C
  I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
  F  Bb Dm            C      F
  I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
  
  F
            
  Work hard to be a hero all my life
  Always try to turn the other cheek
  And save my closed-fist punches for the ones who throw them first
  Always show some mercy to the wounded and the weak
  Always help a guy back to his feet
  Always help old ladies cross the street
  I watch my guardian angel leave the building
  I am my only friend
  One thing about the good guys that I've noticed
  They always beg for mercy in the end
  
  And I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
  I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
  I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
  I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
  
====Heel Turn 1====
tabbed by David with some help from Cal

Based on Josh's tab but with a few tweeks

  F
  
      F                                Bb
  The ushers and the guys who chuck the popcorn
      F                                  C7  
  They feel the rush of stillness in the air
      F                                        Bb
  They turn toward the ring from where they're standing
  Dm              C    C7
   I'm just lying there
    F                                   Bb
  But I prop myself bolt upright on one hand
    F                                C7
  And I pull up on my haunches and I face the crowd
    F                                     Bb
  The guy who knocked me down has got his back turned
    Dm                    C         C7
  In comes the great grey pestilent cloud
  
  F  Bb     F                C7
  I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
  F  Bb Dm            C7     F
  I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
  
  F
            
  F                              Bb
  Work hard to be a hero all my life
  F                              C7
  Always try to turn the other cheek
       F                                   Bb
  And save my closed-fist punches for the ones who throw them first
  Dm                              C              C7
  Always show some mercy to the wounded and the weak
  Bb                             Dm
  Always help a guy back to his feet
  F                                  C7
  Always help old ladies cross the street
  F                                    Bb
  I watch my guardian angel leave the building
  Dm             C    C7
  I am my only friend
  F                                        Bb
  One thing about the good guys that I've noticed
  Dm                               C   C7
  They always beg for mercy in the end
  
      F  Bb     F                C7
  And I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
  F  Bb Dm            C7     F
  I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
  
  (no chords)
  I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
  I, I, I'm not gonna die in here
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