Intro
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[VERSE 1]
D# F#
I've got a train drivin' through my head
B D#
Got a fever burnin' in my bed
C# A# D# C#
If my telephone's ringin', somebody's dead on the line
D# F#
I'm gettin' mad I'm gettin' pissed
B D#
I can't handle much more of this
C# A# D# C#
Everybody sets me off, man, I'm walkin' on ice
D# F#
I need something strong to pull me through
B D#
I've got to find a way to kick these blues
C# A# D# C#
It's that cold in the night and I've got blood in my eyes
[CHORUS]
D# C#
I say 54/40 or fight
D# C#
54/40 or fight
D# N.C. D# F# B D# C# A# D# C#
54 54 54 40 or fight! All right!
[VERSE 2]
D# F#
I've go a queesy feelin' in my guts
B D#
Can't you see that I've had enough
C# A# D# C#
Everybody sets me off, man, I'm over the edge
D# F#
I've got a time-bomb tickin' inside
B D#
Fire burnin' in my eyes
C# A# D# C#
No where to hide and no where to turn
D# F#
I've got a needle deep down in my soul
B D#
I've got nerves goin' out of control
C# A# D# C#
My adrenalin's pumpin' and I-m ready to burst
[CHORUS]
D# C#
I say 54/40 or fight
D# C#
54/40 or fight
D# N.C. D# F# B D# C# A# D# C#
54 54 54 40 or fight! All right!
[VERSE 3]
D# F#
I've got a rocket trail in my mind
B D#
I've got a feelin' that I haven't much time
C# A# D# C#
I've got a time-bomb tickin' with nowhere to turn
D# F#
Now these restraints that you're puttin' on me
B D#
The dealin' with society
C# A# D# C#
This - the final approach, is my cause for alarm
D# F#
So don't tell me what I was before
B D#
Or expect me to be something more
C# A# D# C#
I'm on the defense and I'm over the line
[CHORUS]
D# C#
I say 54/40 or fight
D# C#
54/40 or fight
D# N.C. D# F# B D# C# A# D# C#
54 54 54 40 or fight! All right!