A
I have been down to my rock bottom
E
I have been pinned beneath the weight
A
Of failure, and I have withstood this
D
I stood up, then I walked away
A
Cause I don't need a pillow to cry on
E
Y'know, it just feeds the will to fight on
A
Fight on!
A
And I might get beat down from time to time
E
I might take a spill or two
A
But there ain't nothing gonna keep me
D
In this state of black and blue
A
Cause I don't need a pillow to cry on
E
Y'know, it just feeds the will to fight on
A
Fight on!
D
So come on now, cruel universe
A
And won't you hurl another obstacle my way?
D
Come on now, world, do your worst
Cause I've still something left in me
E
Y'know, you can't kill the best in me
I am gonna have my day
A
Oh, and when I do I know it will be
D
Sweeter for the strife I've known
A
No I don't need a pillow to cry on
E
Y'know, it just feeds the will to fight on
A
Fight on!
F
Then I can honestly say
G A
That I fought this a way I was proud of
F
That I rolled with the blows
G A
No I never folded, or froze, or fell out of
F
Out of love with the fight
G A
Or pushing and shoving despite an uncertain outcome
F
But you know what it's all about?
G E
It's all about the war wounds anyway
So now just let me say
A
That I have known my darkest hour
E
I have been come at from all sides
A
I've been built up just to be knocked down
D
And I've taken that all in stride
A
Cause I don't need a pillow to cry on
E
Well I don't need a pillow to cry on
A
Well I don't need a pillow to cry on
D
No I don't need a pillow to cry on
A
No I don't need a pillow to cry on
E
Y'know, it just feeds the will to fight on
A
Fight on!
A
For the prize, for the pride, and for the glory
D
For the right to tell the story
A
Of the way you finally won
E
And when you're done, do fight on
A
For the weak and the forgotten
D
For the weary and down-trodden
A
Cause some can't do it on their own
E
So if they need you, then fight on
A
For the honor and the privilege of helping another
D
And for the sake of saving someone otherwise slipping under
A
Cause there are needs that are far greater than your own
E
So if you can, you should fight on
A
If you sit high up in that saddle
D
And, brother, you see others still in battle
A E
Be the one to rely on
G
To be the one to fight on
D A
Fight on!