Intro:

|     A     |   Asus   |     A     |   Asus   |

            F#m        E                   A

Well, I won't       back down.

         F#m        E                 A

No, I won't      back down.

              F#m             E             D(add2)

You can stand me up      at the gates     of hell,

         F#m       E                   A

But I won't      back down.

            F#m       E                   A

Gonna stand      my ground,

               F#m         E                 A

Won't be turned      a - round.

             F#m               E             D(add2)

And I'll keep this world     from draggin'     me down

            F#m       E                  A

Gonna stand      my ground,

          F#m        E                  A

And I won't       back down.

D         E             D                                          E

Hey,    baby,       there ain't no easy way out.

D         E             D      F#m    E                    A

Hey,    I,              will   stand   my ground,

          F#m       E                  A

And I won't     back down.

            F#m       E                    A

Well, I know     what's right.

        F#m      E            A

I got just       one life

       F#m                E       D(add2)

In a world that keeps on pushin'     me around.

         F#m       E                  A

But I stand      my ground,

          F#m        E                  A

And I won't       back down.

D         E             D                                          E

Hey,    baby,       there ain't no easy way out.

D         E             D      F#m    E                    A

Hey,    I,              will   stand   my ground,

          F#m       E                  A

And I won't     back down.

       F#m       E                  A

No, I won't     back down.