[Intro]
E5 D5 E5 C5 G D5

[Verse 1]
       Em
Son of swordsman, born a warrior
    D5
Insubordinate tempting fate
           Em            C5
And in the shadow of the rising sun
          G            D5
He would duel with the great
         Em
From the master to the temple
           D5
Where this boy would come of age
       Em              C5
In the forest he would hone his skills
         G                    D5
And the trunks would feel his rage

[Pre-Chorus]
Em                 F#                   G
Earth, knowing the small, by way of the great
               Bm C5  D5 Bm  Em
One goes from shallow to the deep
         F#              G
Water conforms, into the shape
             Am      Bm7    D5 Em
Shape of the vessel, square or round!

[Chorus]
Em
Fight or die
                   D5
Immortal ronin and samurai
                Em
Into battle his blade held high
C5                       G             D5
See your demise, you can see it in his eyes
         Em
Will you fight or die
                   D5
Immortal ronin and samurai
                Em
Into battle his blade held high
C5                       G             D5
See your demise, you can see it in his eyes

[Verse 2]
         Em
Left his village and his kinsmen
       D5
Walked along the path of war
           Em                C5
Challenged several times and answered all
          G            D5
Something never seen before
         Em
Draw the blade, adopt the stance
       D5
It’s a swift and deadly dance
        Em                C5
And his foes who promised certain doom
       G           D5
Really never had a chance

[Pre-Chorus]
Em               F#                   G
Fire, matters of war, scale large to small
          Bm C5 D5 Bm
Careful consideration
Em                       F#                   G
Wind, schools of martial arts, strive on your path
              Am      Bm7     D5  Em
Point of view of the straight and true!

[Chorus]
Em
Fight or die
                   D5
Immortal ronin and samurai
                Em
Into battle his blade held high
C5                       G             D5
See your demise, you can see it in his eyes
         Em
Will you fight or die
                   D5
Immortal ronin and samurai
                Em
Into battle his blade held high
C5                       G             D5
See your demise, you can see it in his eyes

[Solo]
Em D5 Em C5 G D5  x2

[Verse 3]
    G                                   D5
The way, he would follow the way of the warrior
       Em                            Bm     D5
In the school of two swords he would triumph
 G                                 D5
Away, from the battlefield on to a lonely cave
          Em                          Bm     D5
Where the book of five rings would be written

[Pre-Chorus]
Em                 F#               G
The void, hard to define, the inner depths
             Bm C5   D5 Bm Em
Terms of the surface entryway
       F#                  G
Having attained, rhythm of war
              Am        B7    D5  Em
When the time comes to strike and score!

[Chorus]
Em
Fight or die
                   D5
Immortal ronin and samurai
                Em
Into battle his blade held high
C5                       G             D5
See your demise, you can see it in his eyes
         Em
Will you fight or die
                   D5
Immortal ronin and samurai
                Em
Into battle his blade held high
C5                       G             D5
See your demise, you can see it in his eyes

[Outro]
C5 Bm7 Em