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Verse:
D5Well I just got back from a break in the fA5ight I was weighing in hG5eavy but still feeling aD5lright
D5all I hear in the distance A5mines and shells
G5here come the sirens wailing D5another attack to be repelled
D5do you think we're gonna make it?
A5I don't know unless we try
G5you could sit here scared to move D5or we could take them by surprise
D5it's submission that they want
A5it's surrender that they need
G5when we're doing it their way D5their aims will be achieved
D5They're gonna come when you're not ready
A5when you're not to well-prepared they're gonna
 G5prey upon your weakness no man's soul iD5s ever spared
D5you've got to stand up, yeah, and fight them
A5show them what it's all about G5this man is not for sale there D5will be no backing down
Chorus:
A5Stand up and fight and G5I'll stand up with you!           D5X2
(We shall succeed)
Verse:
D5They won't get me they won't get me
A5thought they never cease to try
G5they won't get me they won't get me
D5I would rather fight and die
D5they won't get me they won't get me
A5well my friend will they get you?
G5when they get you when they get
D5you tell me what are you gonna do?

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The Gauntlet

by Dropkick Murphys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Verse:

D5 A5 G5 D5

Well I just got back from a break in the fight I was weighing in heavy but still feeling alright

D5 A5

all I hear in the distance mines and shells

G5 D5

here come the sirens wailing another attack to be repelled

do you think we're gonna make it?

I don't know unless we try

G5 D5

you could sit here scared to move or we could take them by surprise

it's submission that they want

it's surrender that they need

G5 D5

when we're doing it their way their aims will be achieved

They're gonna come when you're not ready

when you're not to well-prepared they're gonna

G5 D5

prey upon your weakness no man's soul is ever spared

you've got to stand up, yeah, and fight them

A5 G5 D5

show them what it's all about this man is not for sale there will be no backing down

Chorus:

A5 G5 D5

Stand up and fight and I'll stand up with you! X2

(We shall succeed)

Verse:

They won't get me they won't get me

thought they never cease to try

they won't get me they won't get me

I would rather fight and die

they won't get me they won't get me

well my friend will they get you?

when they get you when they get

you tell me what are you gonna do?

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