Chords for Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - I Won't Back Down (lyrics)
Tempo:
171.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [D] .
[G] .
[Am] [D] [G] .
[Em] Well I'll back [D] .
[G] down, [Em] no I [D] won't back [G] down [Em] You can stand [D] me up [C] at the gates of hell.
[Em] But I [D] won't back [G] down, [Em] no I'll [D] stand [G] my ground You [Em] won't be [D] turned .
[G] around .
[Em] And I'll keep [D] this world [C] from dragging me down [Am] Gonna [D] stand [G] my ground, [Am] and I [D] won't back [G] down.
I won't back [C] down, [G] hey [D] baby [G] .
[C] There ain't [G] no easy [D] way out.
[G] I won't [C] back down, [G] hey [D] baby I'll [Em] stand [D] my [G] ground, [Em] and I won't [D] back [G] down .
[Em] Well I [D] know [G] what's right, I [A] got just [G] one life [Em] In a world [D] that keeps [C] on pushing me around.
But [Em] I'll [D] stand [G] my ground, [Em] and I [D] won't back [G] down.
I [C] won't back down, hey [G] .
[D] baby [G] .
[C] There ain't [G] no easy [D] way out.
[G] I won't [C] back down, [G] hey [D] baby I'll [Em] stand [D] my [G] ground, [Em] and I won't [D] back [G] down .
[Am] .
[G] .
[Em] [D] .
[G] .
[Am] [D] .
[C] I .
[Em] [D] .
[G] .
[Em] [D] [G] .
won't [C] back [G] down, [D] hey baby [G] .
[C] There ain't [G] no easy [D] way out.
[G] I won't [C] back down, [G] hey [D] baby .
[Em] I'll [D] stand my ground, and I won't back down.
I won't back [G] down, .
[C] [G] hey .
[D] baby [G] .
[C] There ain't [G] no easy [D] way out.
[G] I won't [C] back down, [G] .
[D] hey baby I'll [Em] stand [D] my [G] ground, and [Em] I [D] won't back [G] down.
I won't [Em] back down, [D] back [G] down.
It [E] .
was a beautiful day, sun beat down [D] I had the radio on, I was [E] driving .
[N] She's
[G] .
[Am] [D] [G] .
[Em] Well I'll back [D] .
[G] down, [Em] no I [D] won't back [G] down [Em] You can stand [D] me up [C] at the gates of hell.
[Em] But I [D] won't back [G] down, [Em] no I'll [D] stand [G] my ground You [Em] won't be [D] turned .
[G] around .
[Em] And I'll keep [D] this world [C] from dragging me down [Am] Gonna [D] stand [G] my ground, [Am] and I [D] won't back [G] down.
I won't back [C] down, [G] hey [D] baby [G] .
[C] There ain't [G] no easy [D] way out.
[G] I won't [C] back down, [G] hey [D] baby I'll [Em] stand [D] my [G] ground, [Em] and I won't [D] back [G] down .
[Em] Well I [D] know [G] what's right, I [A] got just [G] one life [Em] In a world [D] that keeps [C] on pushing me around.
But [Em] I'll [D] stand [G] my ground, [Em] and I [D] won't back [G] down.
I [C] won't back down, hey [G] .
[D] baby [G] .
[C] There ain't [G] no easy [D] way out.
[G] I won't [C] back down, [G] hey [D] baby I'll [Em] stand [D] my [G] ground, [Em] and I won't [D] back [G] down .
[Am] .
[G] .
[Em] [D] .
[G] .
[Am] [D] .
[C] I .
[Em] [D] .
[G] .
[Em] [D] [G] .
won't [C] back [G] down, [D] hey baby [G] .
[C] There ain't [G] no easy [D] way out.
[G] I won't [C] back down, [G] hey [D] baby .
[Em] I'll [D] stand my ground, and I won't back down.
I won't back [G] down, .
[C] [G] hey .
[D] baby [G] .
[C] There ain't [G] no easy [D] way out.
[G] I won't [C] back down, [G] .
[D] hey baby I'll [Em] stand [D] my [G] ground, and [Em] I [D] won't back [G] down.
I won't [Em] back down, [D] back [G] down.
It [E] .
was a beautiful day, sun beat down [D] I had the radio on, I was [E] driving .
[N] She's
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[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ .
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[Em] Well I'll back [D] _ _ _ .
[G] _ down, _ _ [Em] no I _ [D] won't back [G] down _ _ _ [Em] You can stand [D] me up [C] at the gates of hell.
[Em] But I _ [D] won't back [G] _ down, _ _ [Em] no I'll _ [D] stand [G] my ground _ You [Em] won't be _ [D] turned _ .
[G] around _ _ _ .
[Em] And I'll keep [D] this world [C] from dragging me down [Am] Gonna _ _ [D] stand [G] my ground, _ _ _ [Am] and I _ [D] won't back [G] down.
I won't back [C] down, _ _ [G] hey [D] _ baby _ [G] _ _ .
[C] _ There ain't [G] no easy [D] way out.
_ [G] I won't [C] back _ down, [G] hey [D] baby _ _ _ I'll [Em] stand _ [D] _ my [G] ground, _ _ _ [Em] and I won't [D] _ back [G] _ down _ _ .
[Em] Well I [D] know _ [G] what's right, _ _ I [A] got _ just [G] one life _ _ _ [Em] In a world [D] that keeps [C] on pushing me around.
But [Em] I'll _ [D] stand [G] my ground, _ _ [Em] and I _ [D] won't back [G] down.
_ _ I [C] won't back down, hey _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ baby _ [G] _ _ .
[C] _ There ain't [G] no easy [D] way _ out.
[G] I won't [C] back down, _ [G] hey [D] _ baby _ _ I'll [Em] stand [D] _ my [G] _ ground, _ _ [Em] and I won't [D] _ back [G] _ down _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ .
[C] I _ _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ won't [C] back _ _ [G] down, [D] hey baby _ [G] _ _ .
[C] _ There ain't [G] no easy [D] way out.
[G] I won't [C] back _ down, [G] hey [D] _ baby _ _ _ .
_ [Em] I'll [D] stand my ground, and I won't back down.
I won't back [G] down, _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ [G] hey _ .
[D] _ baby _ _ [G] _ .
[C] _ There ain't [G] no easy [D] way out.
[G] I won't [C] back down, _ [G] _ .
[D] hey baby I'll _ _ _ [Em] stand _ _ [D] my [G] _ ground, _ _ and [Em] I [D] won't back [G] _ down.
_ I won't [Em] back down, [D] back [G] _ down.
_ It _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
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was a beautiful day, _ _ _ sun beat down _ _ [D] I had the radio on, _ I was [E] driving _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [N] She's
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
[Em] Well I'll back [D] _ _ _ .
[G] _ down, _ _ [Em] no I _ [D] won't back [G] down _ _ _ [Em] You can stand [D] me up [C] at the gates of hell.
[Em] But I _ [D] won't back [G] _ down, _ _ [Em] no I'll _ [D] stand [G] my ground _ You [Em] won't be _ [D] turned _ .
[G] around _ _ _ .
[Em] And I'll keep [D] this world [C] from dragging me down [Am] Gonna _ _ [D] stand [G] my ground, _ _ _ [Am] and I _ [D] won't back [G] down.
I won't back [C] down, _ _ [G] hey [D] _ baby _ [G] _ _ .
[C] _ There ain't [G] no easy [D] way out.
_ [G] I won't [C] back _ down, [G] hey [D] baby _ _ _ I'll [Em] stand _ [D] _ my [G] ground, _ _ _ [Em] and I won't [D] _ back [G] _ down _ _ .
[Em] Well I [D] know _ [G] what's right, _ _ I [A] got _ just [G] one life _ _ _ [Em] In a world [D] that keeps [C] on pushing me around.
But [Em] I'll _ [D] stand [G] my ground, _ _ [Em] and I _ [D] won't back [G] down.
_ _ I [C] won't back down, hey _ _ [G] _ _ .
[D] _ baby _ [G] _ _ .
[C] _ There ain't [G] no easy [D] way _ out.
[G] I won't [C] back down, _ [G] hey [D] _ baby _ _ I'll [Em] stand [D] _ my [G] _ ground, _ _ [Em] and I won't [D] _ back [G] _ down _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ .
[C] I _ _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ won't [C] back _ _ [G] down, [D] hey baby _ [G] _ _ .
[C] _ There ain't [G] no easy [D] way out.
[G] I won't [C] back _ down, [G] hey [D] _ baby _ _ _ .
_ [Em] I'll [D] stand my ground, and I won't back down.
I won't back [G] down, _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ [G] hey _ .
[D] _ baby _ _ [G] _ .
[C] _ There ain't [G] no easy [D] way out.
[G] I won't [C] back down, _ [G] _ .
[D] hey baby I'll _ _ _ [Em] stand _ _ [D] my [G] _ ground, _ _ and [Em] I [D] won't back [G] _ down.
_ I won't [Em] back down, [D] back [G] _ down.
_ It _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
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_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
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_ _ _ _ _ _ .
was a beautiful day, _ _ _ sun beat down _ _ [D] I had the radio on, _ I was [E] driving _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [N] She's
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