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I Wont Back Down Chords

by Tom Petty
1,940,798 views, added to favorites 63,811 times
Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Capo: no capo
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6 contributors total, last edit on Oct 24, 2022
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Chords

Em
D
G
C

Strumming

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[Intro]
 
| Em D | G   | Em D | G   |
 
 
[Verse]
 
       Em    D    G
Well, I won't back down,
      Em    D    G
No, I won't back down,
        Em       D         C
You can stand me up at the gates of hell,
      Em    D    G
But I won't back down
 
 
[Verse]
 
      Em    D  G
No, I stand my ground
         Em  D  G
Won't be turned around
      Em        D          C
And I keep this world from draggin' me down
      Em    D  G
Gonna stand my ground
      Em    D    G
And I won't back down
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C G  C   G D    G  C                 G      D
     Hey,  baby,    there ain't no easy way out
D G  C   G D       Em    D  G
     Hey,  I, will stand my ground,
      Em    D    G
And I won't back down
 
 
[Verse]
 
       Em   D      G
Well, I know what's right
          Em   D   G
And I got just one life
     Em         D        C
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
      Em    D  G
But I stand my ground
      Em    D    G
And I won't back down
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C G  C   G D    G  C                 G      D
     Hey,  baby,    there ain't no easy way out
D G  C   G D       Em    D  G
     Hey,  I, will stand my ground,
      Em    D    G
And I won't back down
 
 
[Solo]
 
| Em D | G   | Em D | G   |
| Em D | C   | Em D | G   |
| Em D | G   |
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C G  C   G D    G  C                 G      D
     Hey,  baby,    there ain't no easy way out
D G  C   G D   Em    D    G
     Hey,  I,  won't back down
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C G  C   G D    G  C                 G      D
     Hey,  baby,    there ain't no easy way out
D G  C   G D       Em    D  G
     Hey,  I, will stand my ground
      Em    D    G
and I won't back down
      Em    D    G
No, I won't back down

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I Wont Back Down – Tom Petty
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