E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------9----------|
D|---7--| 10--3---7---5---9---7---5--
A|---7---10--3---7---5---7---7---5--|
E|---5---8---1---5---3-------5---3--|
     A   C   F   A   G   E   A   G        2x

[VERSE 1] 
             A                       C 
I've got a train drivin' through my head
       F                  A
Got a fever burnin' in my bed
       G                  E                        A     G
If my telephone's ringin', somebody's dead on the line
             A               C
I'm gettin' mad I'm gettin' pissed
         F                    A
I can't handle much more of this
G                 E                        A   G
Everybody sets me off, man, I'm walkin' on ice
        A                              C
I need something strong to pull me through
             F                         A
I've got to find a way to kick these blues
           G                E                         A    G
It's that cold in the night  and I've got blood in my eyes

[CHORUS]
      A                G       
I say 54/40 or fight  
      A                G         
      54/40 or fight
A  N.C.                            A  C  F  A  G  E  A  G
54 54 54 40 or fight! All right!   

[VERSE 2]
            A                   C
I've go a queesy feelin' in my guts
           F                 A
Can't you see that I've had enough
G                 E                      A    G
Everybody sets me off, man, I'm over the edge
            A                    C
I've got a time-bomb tickin' inside
F                  A
Fire burnin' in my eyes
G                E                  A    G
No where to hide   and no where to turn
            A                      C
I've got a needle deep down in my soul
          F                       A
I've got nerves goin' out of control
   G                  E                   A    G
My adrenalin's pumpin'  and I-m ready to burst

[CHORUS]
      A                G       
I say 54/40 or fight  
      A                G         
      54/40 or fight
A  N.C.                             A  C  F  A  G  E  A  G
54 54 54 40 or fight! All right! 

[VERSE 3]
            A                   C
I've got a rocket trail in my mind
             F                          A
I've got a feelin' that I haven't much time
            G               E                  A   G
I've got a time-bomb tickin'  with nowhere to turn
               A                            C
Now these restraints that you're puttin' on me
     F                 A
The dealin' with society
            G             E                   A   G
This - the final approach,  is my cause for alarm
          A                      C
So don't tell me what I was before
       F                      A
Or expect me to be something more
     G            E                   A    G
I'm on the defense  and I'm over the line

[CHORUS]
      A                G       
I say 54/40 or fight  
      A                G         
      54/40 or fight
A  N.C.                             A  C  F  A  G  E  A  G
54 54 54 40 or fight! All right!