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E Am D C B
SEuddenly I nAoticed that the sEun was gAoing dBown
LEighting up my lAamp I venture oEut to sAave the tBown
AI will not go gentle to the nBight (If you do present me with a fight)
AI’ll prevail before the fire dBies (the fire that is burning in my eyEes)
tBhe sDun wAill rBise
TEhey are crouching sAoftly where the cEandle geAntly bBlows
hEoping that the flAickering will cEease before the coAld wind blBows
AI will not go gentle to the nBight (If you do present me with a fight)
AI’ll prevail before the fire dBies (the fire that is burning in my eyEes)
tBhe sDun wAill rBise
EOh, cruel wF#morld
you will not wAin this time aroEund
gEive me everytF#mhing you’ve got
you wAill not bring me dEown
Eoh, cruel wF#morld
you will not wAin this time
you will not wAmin this time aroEund
SEomething ‘bout that niAghttime air that chEills me tAo the bBone
I heEar a voice insAide declare I wEill not dAie alBone.
AI will not go gentle to the nBight (If you do present me with a fight)
AI’ll prevail before the fire dBies (the fire that is burning in my eyEes)
tBhe sDun wAill rBise
EOh, cruel wF#morld
you will not wAin this time aroEund
gEive me everytF#mhing you’ve got
you wAill not bring me dEown
Eoh, cruel wF#morld
you will not wAin this time
you will not Amwin this time
you will not Cwin this time B  
SEuddenly I nAoticed that the sEun was gAoing dBown
gEive me everythAing you got you wiEll not tAake this tBown
AI will not go gentle to the nBight (If you do present me with a fight)
AI’ll prevail before the fire dBies (the fire that is burning in my eyEes)
tBhe sDun wAill rBise
EOh, cruel wF#morld
you will not wAin this time aroEund
gEive me everytF#mhing you’ve got
you wAill not bring me dEown          [2x]
Eoh, cruel wF#morld
you will not wAin this time
you will not Amwin this time arEoundAm/E  E  

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Cruel World

by Seven Handle Circus

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F#m

Am/E

E Am D C B

E A E A B

Suddenly I noticed that the sun was going down

E A E A B

Lighting up my lamp I venture out to save the town

A B

I will not go gentle to the night (If you do present me with a fight)

A B E

I’ll prevail before the fire dies (the fire that is burning in my eyes)

B D A B

the sun will rise

E A E A B

They are crouching softly where the candle gently blows

E A E A B

hoping that the flickering will cease before the cold wind blows

A B

I will not go gentle to the night (If you do present me with a fight)

A B E

I’ll prevail before the fire dies (the fire that is burning in my eyes)

B D A B

the sun will rise

E F#m

Oh, cruel world

A E

you will not win this time around

E F#m

give me everything you’ve got

A E

you will not bring me down

E F#m

oh, cruel world

you will not win this time

Am E

you will not win this time around

E A E A B

Something ‘bout that nighttime air that chills me to the bone

E A E A B

I hear a voice inside declare I will not die alone.

A B

I will not go gentle to the night (If you do present me with a fight)

A B E

I’ll prevail before the fire dies (the fire that is burning in my eyes)

B D A B

the sun will rise

E F#m

Oh, cruel world

A E

you will not win this time around

E F#m

give me everything you’ve got

A E

you will not bring me down

E F#m

oh, cruel world

you will not win this time

C B

you will not win this time

E A E A B

Suddenly I noticed that the sun was going down

E A E A B

give me everything you got you will not take this town

A B

I will not go gentle to the night (If you do present me with a fight)

A B E

I’ll prevail before the fire dies (the fire that is burning in my eyes)

B D A B

the sun will rise

E F#m

Oh, cruel world

A E

you will not win this time around

E F#m

give me everything you’ve got

A E

you will not bring me down [2x]

E F#m

oh, cruel world

you will not win this time

Am E Am/E E

you will not win this time around

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