I Wont Back Down Tab

by Tom Petty
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Key: G
Capo: no capo
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(Moderately fast)
 
Intro
 
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ....
E |----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|  (x2)
D |9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |--------------3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
  P.M.----------------------------- (i.e. palm muting)
 
 
 
Verse
 
 
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |--------------3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--------------3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
  P.M.-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |7-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |----------------|----------------|--------------3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
P.M.-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
Play through the above 8 bars twice then..
 
 
 
Chorus
 
 
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|--------5-----5-|--5-5-5-5-----7-|--7-7-7-7-----5-|
D |9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5---5-|--5-5-5-5-5---7-|--7-7-7-7-5---5-|
A |7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-3-5---3-|--3-3-3-3-5---5-|--5-5-5-5-5---3-|
E |--------------3-|3-3-3-3---3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----|
 
  P.M.------------------| ^ ^ ^
 
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |--5-5-5-5-----7-|--7-7-7-7-----5-|--5-5-5-5-----7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D |--5-5-5-5-5---7-|--7-7-7-7-5---5-|--5-5-5-5-5---7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A |--3-3-3-3-5---5-|--5-5-5-5-5---3-|--3-3-3-3-5---5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |----------3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----|----------------|
 
 
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |--------------3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--------------3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
  P.M.-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
Chorus 2 (the repeated one just before the Outro)
 
 
This is basically just the first 8 bars of the chorus repeated twice.
 
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|--------5-----5-|--5-5-5-5-----7-|--7-7-7-7-----5-|
D |9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5---5-|--5-5-5-5-5---7-|--7-7-7-7-5---5-|
A |7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-3-5---3-|--3-3-3-3-5---5-|--5-5-5-5-5---3-|
E |--------------3-|3-3-3-3---3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----|
 
  P.M.------------------| ^ ^ ^
 
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |--5-5-5-5-----7-|--7-7-7-7-----5-|--5-5-5-5-----7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D |--5-5-5-5-5---7-|--7-7-7-7-5---5-|--5-5-5-5-5---7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A |--3-3-3-3-5---5-|--5-5-5-5-5---3-|--3-3-3-3-5---5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |----------3-----|----------3-----|----------3-----|----------------|
 
Play the above 8 bars through twice.
 
 
Outro
 
 
Play the intro riff then..
 
E |----------------|
B |----------------|
G |----------------|
D |9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-|
A |7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
E |--------------3-|
 
  P.M.----------|^ (let ring)
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