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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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - I Won't Back Down (from "America" A Tribute to Heroes") chords
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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.
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
E
2311
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
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To start learning Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - (Live) I Wont Back Down chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: E, D, G, Em, D, G, D, G and C. Set your pace at 56 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 113. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G Major.

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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. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne who authored this song.

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