I Won't Back Down

Tom Petty

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Intro: | Em D | G | Em D | G |

       Em    D     G         Em    D     G
Well, I won't back down, no I won't back down
          Em       D         C                  Em    D     G
You could stand me up at the gates of hell but I won't back down
        Em    D   G               Em     D G
No, I'll stand my ground, won't be turned around
         Em        D          C
And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down
     Em    D   G           Em    D     G
Gonna stand my ground and I won't back down

C G C  G D    G  C                 G      D
    Hey  baby,    there ain't no easy way out
G C  G D      Em    D  G            Em    D    G
  Hey, I will stand my ground and I won't back down

       Em   D       G           Em   D    G
Well, I know what's right, I got just one life
     Em         D        C
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
        Em    D   G           Em    D     G
But I'll stand my ground and I won't back down

C G C  G D    G  C                 G      D
    Hey  baby,    there ain't no easy way out
G C  G D      Em    D  G            Em    D    G
  Hey, I will stand my ground and I won't back down

Guitar solo:
Em D | G | Em D | G | Em D | C | Em D | G | Em D | G

C G C  G D    G  C                 G      D
    Hey  baby,    there ain't no easy way out
G C  G D Em    D    G
  Hey, I won't back down
C G C  G D    G  C                 G      D
    Hey  baby,    there ain't no easy way out
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