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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

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                               Bb   C
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