Intro: 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 
              A 
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 
              A 
you will not win this time 
             Am               
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 
              A 
you will not win this time 
             Am              E    Am/E  E 
you will not win this time around