Chords
We Will Not Go Down

We Will Not Go Down (Song for Gaza) was written by American musician Michael Heart in response to the events of the Gaza conflict in 2008-2009. The song expresses solidarity with the people of Gaza and criticism of military actions in the region.

Key: Am

Introduction: Am    

difficulty
very easy |||||
Am                                    C  
A blinding flash of white light
                G                     F  
Lit up the sky over Gaza tonight
    Am                         C  
People running for cover
                      G                             F  
Not knowing whether they&rsquo re dead or alive
Dm                                                      Am  
    They came with their tanks and their planes
Dm                                Am  
    With ravaging fiery flames
G                        F  
    And nothing remains
          C                                E  
Just a voice rising up in the smoky haze

          F      G     C  
We will not go down
          Am                     G  
In the night, without a fight
            F                    G                    C  
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
          Am                        G  
But our spirit will never die
          F         G  
We will not go down
              Am  
In Gaza tonight

  Am                        C  
Women and children alike
                      G                          Am  
Murdered and massacred night after night
                 Am                                      C  
While the so-called leaders of countries afar
    G                                F  
Debated on who&rsquo s wrong or right
Dm                                                Am  
  But their powerless words were in vain
Dm                                                Am  
  And the bombs fell down like acid rain
G                                          F  
  But through the tears and the blood and the pain
            C                                              E  
You can still hear that voice through the smoky haze

          F      G     C  
We will not go down
          Am                     G  
In the night, without a fight
          F                    G                    C  
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
          Am                        G  
But our spirit will never die
          F         G  
We will not go down
          Am  
In Gaza tonight
          F      G     C  
We will not go down
          Am                     G  
In the night, without a fight
            F                    G                    C  
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
            Am                        G  
But our spirit will never die
          F      G     C  
We will not go down
          Am                     G  
In the night, without a fight
          Am         G  
We will not go down
              Am  
In Gaza tonight