Chords for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - I Won't Back Down (from "America" A Tribute to Heroes")
Tempo:
113.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Dm] [G]
[D] [G] [Em]
[G] [C] [Em]
[D] [G] Well, [D] I won't [G] back down, no [Em] I [D] won't [G] back down.
You [D] can [A] stand [D] me up at [C] the gates of [Em] hell, but I [D] won't [G] back down.
I'm gonna [E] [D] stand [G] my ground, [Em] won't be [D] turned [G] around,
[Em] and I'll keep [D] this world [C] from dragging me down.
[E] Gonna [D] stand [G] my ground, [E] and I [D] won't [G] back down.
[C]
Hey, [G] [D] believe it, [G] [C]
there ain't [G] no easy [D] way out,
[G] [C]
[G] hey, [D] I [Em] will [D] stand my [G] ground, [Em] and I [D] won't [G] back down.
[Em] Well, I [D] know [G] what's right, [Em] I got [D] just [G] one life,
[Em] and a [D] world that [C] keeps on pushing me around, [Em] but I [D] stand my [G] ground.
And I [Em] [D] won't [G] back down.
[C]
Hey, [G] [D] believe it, [G] [C]
there ain't [G] no easy [D] way out,
[G] [C]
hey, [G] [D] I [Em] will [D] stand my [G] ground, [Em] and I [D] won't [G] back down.
[E]
[D] [G] [Em]
[D] [G] [E]
[D] [C] [E]
[D] [G] [E]
[D] [G] [C]
Hey, [G] [D] believe it, [G] [C]
there [G] ain't no easy [D] way out, [G] [C]
hey, [G] [D] I [Em]
won't [D] back [G] down.
[C]
Hey, [G] [D] believe it, [G] [C]
there [G] ain't no [D] easy way out, [G] [C]
hey, [G] [D] I [Em]
will [D] stand [G] my ground, [Em] and I [D] won't back [G] down.
[Em]
[Bm] [G] [Em]
[Bm] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[Gm] [G] [Em]
[G] [Em]
[G] Yeah, [Em] I will [D] stand my [G] ground, [Em] and I [D] won't back [Gm] down.
[G] [Em] No, I won't [D] [G] back down.
[Dm] [G]
[D] [G] [Em]
[G] [C] [Em]
[D] [G] Well, [D] I won't [G] back down, no [Em] I [D] won't [G] back down.
You [D] can [A] stand [D] me up at [C] the gates of [Em] hell, but I [D] won't [G] back down.
I'm gonna [E] [D] stand [G] my ground, [Em] won't be [D] turned [G] around,
[Em] and I'll keep [D] this world [C] from dragging me down.
[E] Gonna [D] stand [G] my ground, [E] and I [D] won't [G] back down.
[C]
Hey, [G] [D] believe it, [G] [C]
there ain't [G] no easy [D] way out,
[G] [C]
[G] hey, [D] I [Em] will [D] stand my [G] ground, [Em] and I [D] won't [G] back down.
[Em] Well, I [D] know [G] what's right, [Em] I got [D] just [G] one life,
[Em] and a [D] world that [C] keeps on pushing me around, [Em] but I [D] stand my [G] ground.
And I [Em] [D] won't [G] back down.
[C]
Hey, [G] [D] believe it, [G] [C]
there ain't [G] no easy [D] way out,
[G] [C]
hey, [G] [D] I [Em] will [D] stand my [G] ground, [Em] and I [D] won't [G] back down.
[E]
[D] [G] [Em]
[D] [G] [E]
[D] [C] [E]
[D] [G] [E]
[D] [G] [C]
Hey, [G] [D] believe it, [G] [C]
there [G] ain't no easy [D] way out, [G] [C]
hey, [G] [D] I [Em]
won't [D] back [G] down.
[C]
Hey, [G] [D] believe it, [G] [C]
there [G] ain't no [D] easy way out, [G] [C]
hey, [G] [D] I [Em]
will [D] stand [G] my ground, [Em] and I [D] won't back [G] down.
[Em]
[Bm] [G] [Em]
[Bm] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[Gm] [G] [Em]
[G] [Em]
[G] Yeah, [Em] I will [D] stand my [G] ground, [Em] and I [D] won't back [Gm] down.
[G] [Em] No, I won't [D] [G] back down.
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ Well, [D] I won't [G] back down, no [Em] I [D] won't [G] back down.
_ You [D] can [A] stand [D] me up at [C] the gates of [Em] hell, but I [D] won't [G] back down.
I'm gonna [E] _ [D] stand [G] my ground, [Em] won't be [D] turned [G] around,
_ [Em] and I'll keep [D] this world [C] from dragging me down.
[E] Gonna _ [D] stand [G] my ground, _ [E] and I _ [D] won't [G] back down.
_ [C]
Hey, _ [G] _ [D] believe it, [G] _ [C] _
there ain't [G] no easy [D] way out,
_ [G] _ [C] _
_ [G] hey, [D] _ I [Em] will [D] stand my [G] ground, _ [Em] and I [D] won't [G] back down.
[Em] Well, I [D] know [G] what's right, _ [Em] I got [D] just [G] one life,
[Em] and a [D] world that [C] keeps on pushing me around, [Em] but I [D] stand my [G] ground.
_ And I [Em] _ [D] won't [G] back down.
_ [C]
Hey, _ [G] _ [D] believe it, [G] _ [C] _
there ain't [G] no easy [D] way out,
[G] _ [C] _
hey, [G] _ [D] I _ [Em] will [D] stand my [G] ground, _ [Em] and I [D] won't [G] back down.
_ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Hey, [G] _ [D] believe it, [G] _ [C]
there [G] ain't no easy [D] way out, [G] _ _ [C]
hey, _ [G] _ [D] I _ _ [Em]
won't [D] back [G] down.
_ _ [C]
Hey, [G] _ [D] _ believe it, [G] _ [C] _
there [G] ain't no [D] easy way out, _ [G] _ [C]
hey, [G] _ _ [D] I _ _ [Em]
will [D] stand [G] my ground, _ [Em] and I [D] won't back [G] down.
_ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Yeah, [Em] I will [D] stand my [G] ground, _ [Em] and I [D] won't back [Gm] down.
[G] _ [Em] No, I won't [D] [G] back down. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ Well, [D] I won't [G] back down, no [Em] I [D] won't [G] back down.
_ You [D] can [A] stand [D] me up at [C] the gates of [Em] hell, but I [D] won't [G] back down.
I'm gonna [E] _ [D] stand [G] my ground, [Em] won't be [D] turned [G] around,
_ [Em] and I'll keep [D] this world [C] from dragging me down.
[E] Gonna _ [D] stand [G] my ground, _ [E] and I _ [D] won't [G] back down.
_ [C]
Hey, _ [G] _ [D] believe it, [G] _ [C] _
there ain't [G] no easy [D] way out,
_ [G] _ [C] _
_ [G] hey, [D] _ I [Em] will [D] stand my [G] ground, _ [Em] and I [D] won't [G] back down.
[Em] Well, I [D] know [G] what's right, _ [Em] I got [D] just [G] one life,
[Em] and a [D] world that [C] keeps on pushing me around, [Em] but I [D] stand my [G] ground.
_ And I [Em] _ [D] won't [G] back down.
_ [C]
Hey, _ [G] _ [D] believe it, [G] _ [C] _
there ain't [G] no easy [D] way out,
[G] _ [C] _
hey, [G] _ [D] I _ [Em] will [D] stand my [G] ground, _ [Em] and I [D] won't [G] back down.
_ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Hey, [G] _ [D] believe it, [G] _ [C]
there [G] ain't no easy [D] way out, [G] _ _ [C]
hey, _ [G] _ [D] I _ _ [Em]
won't [D] back [G] down.
_ _ [C]
Hey, [G] _ [D] _ believe it, [G] _ [C] _
there [G] ain't no [D] easy way out, _ [G] _ [C]
hey, [G] _ _ [D] I _ _ [Em]
will [D] stand [G] my ground, _ [Em] and I [D] won't back [G] down.
_ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Yeah, [Em] I will [D] stand my [G] ground, _ [Em] and I [D] won't back [Gm] down.
[G] _ [Em] No, I won't [D] [G] back down. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _