Intro:
F#
Riff is something like this with some variation (repeat 4X):
E -------------------------------------------------
A --10--10-10--------------------------------------
D ------------9-11-10-10-10-10--10-9-10--9-10-9-8-9
G -------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------
Verse:
F# B
Johnny boy's gone on a runaway train
F# B
travel to the East, he's nearly insane
F# B
tattoo on this arm from the revenge gang
D
can't take no more
F# B
why cut down another man's brother
F# B
teenage hoods turn on each other
F# B
young life blood runs down the gutter
D
every young man says
Chorus:
F# B
I fear no blade
D
I ain't gonna run no more
F# B
I'll reach the rock
D
where I'll be saved
F# B
no place to hide
D
I ain't gonna run no more
F# B
I fear no blade
D
gotta save my soul
Verse:
F# B
badland posse dragnets the city
F# B
why quit now they have no pity
F# B
played with, pushed down too many times
D
can't take no more
F# B
why must we hide in the shadows
F# B
ghetto shacks lean on each other
F# B
gun play terror anything goes
D
every little child knows
Chorus:
F# B
I fear no blade
D
I ain't gonna run no more
F# B
I'll reach the rock
D
where I'll be saved
F# B
no place to hide
D
I ain't gonna run no more
F# B
I fear no blade
D
gotta save my soul
Interlude:
F#
high A
E -------------------2-|----------------------
A -4---4-5-6-5-4-3-4---|-4---4-5-6-7-6-7-10---
D ---------------------|--------------------10
G ---------------------|----------------------
B ---------------------|----------------------
E ---------------------|----------------------
F#
Repeat intro riff (2X)
Verse:
F# B
one bad move leads to another
F# B
some dead boy leaves his mother
F# B
blood and fire honor the vendetta
D
can't take no more
F# B
spooling for a fight
F# B
they run against each other
F# B
lawless alleys, fingers on the trigger
F# B
bad knives drawn, I've had my fill
D
hope is on the run
Chorus:
F# B
I fear no blade
D
I ain't gonna run no more
F# B
I'll reach the rock
D
where I'll be saved
F# B
no place to hide
D
I ain't gonna run no more
F# B
I fear no blade
D
gotta save my soul
Outro:
F# B (4X)
F#
Repeat (3X)
E -----------
A -----------
D -----------
G -12-11-10-9
B -12-11-10-9
E -12-11-10-9