Chords for Johnny Cash - I Won't Back Down

Tempo:
113.95 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

F#m

D

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash - I Won't Back Down chords
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[E] [C] [A]
[D]
Well, [F#m] I won't [E] [A] back down, no [F#] I won't [E] back [A] down.
You [F#m] can stand [E] me up at [D] the gates of hell, [F#] but I won't [E] back [A] down.
[F#m] Gonna stand [E] my [A] ground, [F#m] won't be [E] turned [A] around, and [F#m] I'll keep [E] this world [D] from tracking me down.
Gonna [F#m] stand [E] my [A] ground, [F#m] and I won't [E] back [A] down.
[D] Hey, [E] baby, [D] there ain't no easy [E] way out.
[D] Hey, [E] I [F#m] will stand [E] my [A] ground, [F#m] and I won't [E] back [A] down.
[D]
[A] [D]
[F#m] Well, I know [E] [A] what's right.
I [F#] got just [E] one [A] life [F#m] in a world [E] that keeps [D] on pushing me around.
[F#m] But I'll stand [E] my [A] ground, [F#] and I [E] won't back [A] down.
[D] Hey, [E] baby, [D] there ain't no easy [E] way out.
[D] Hey, [E] I [F#m] will stand [E] my [A] ground, [F#m] and I won't [E] back [A] down.
[F#m] No, I [E] won't back [A] down.
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
F#m
123111112
D
1321
F#
134211112
E
2311
A
1231
F#m
123111112
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To learn Johnny Cash - (Album Version) I Wont Back Down chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - E, A, F#m, E, F# and E of chords. Begin your practice at a relaxed 56 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 114. Given the song's key of A Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[E] _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Well, [F#m] I won't [E] [A] back down, _ no [F#] I won't [E] back [A] down. _
You [F#m] can stand [E] me up at [D] the gates of hell, [F#] but I won't [E] back [A] down.
_ [F#m] Gonna stand [E] my [A] ground, _ [F#m] won't be [E] turned _ [A] around, and [F#m] I'll keep [E] this world [D] from tracking me down.
Gonna [F#m] stand [E] my [A] ground, _ [F#m] and I won't [E] back [A] down.
_ _ [D] _ Hey, _ [E] baby, _ _ [D] there ain't no easy [E] way out.
_ _ [D] _ _ Hey, [E] I _ [F#m] will stand [E] my [A] ground, _ [F#m] and I won't [E] back [A] down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F#m] Well, I know [E] _ [A] what's right.
I [F#] got just [E] one [A] life _ [F#m] in a world [E] that keeps [D] on pushing me around.
[F#m] But I'll stand [E] my [A] ground, _ [F#] and I [E] won't back [A] down.
_ _ [D] Hey, _ _ [E] baby, _ _ [D] there ain't no easy [E] way out.
_ _ [D] _ Hey, _ [E] I _ [F#m] will stand [E] my [A] ground, _ [F#m] and I won't [E] back [A] down.
_ [F#m] No, I [E] won't back [A] down.
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This song was authored by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne.

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