Not Backing Down chords by Blanca

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: E

Intro:

C#m A E B
C#m A E B

Verse 1:
C#m           A
I walked the line
E               B
I stay out the way, yeah
C#m             A
Never speak my mind
E                 B
Livin' in a shade of grey
        C#m
But the more I got to know me
A

The more you start to show me
    E                        B
This isn't how it's meant to be
    C#m
So I'll just keep on walking
A
And you can keep on talking
E                 B              A
I'ma have to make a scene, yeah

Chorus:
  F#m           C#m        E                  A
I played it safe, been afraid my whole life
    F#m             C#m
Now things have changed
           B                 A
Won't stay silent this time
                        F#m
No I'm not backing down
                      C#m
No you can't count me out
                  E                  A
Nothin' in this world gonna stop me now
                    B
No I'm not backing down
                    C#m             B    C#m     A
No I'm not backing down, down, down
                    C#m
No I'm not backing
                   C#m      A
No I'm not backing down

Verse 2:
C#m                   A
I've watched the game
        E             B
I've stood on the side line
C#m           A
That same old same
E               B
But now it's my time, yeah
C#m
Cause if you don't stand for nothin'
      A
You always fall for somethin'
       E                     B
This isn't how it's meant to be

    C#m
So I'll just keep on walking
A
And let'em do the talking
E                 B              A
I'ma have to make a scene, yeah

Chorus:
  F#m           C#m        E                  A
I played it safe, been afraid my whole life
    F#m             C#m
Now things have changed
           B                 A
Won't stay silent this time
                        F#m
No I'm not backing down
                      C#m
No you can't count me out
                  E                  A
Nothin' in this world gonna stop me now
                    B
No I'm not backing down
                    C#m             B
No I'm not backing down, down, down


Bridge:
        C#m
Yeah, I been there, did that
C#m
Afraid to be me, so I hid that
C#m
Gripped with the fear, so I disappeared
       A
Then dropped to the ground like a missed catch
N.C.        C#m
But I, I'm done with that
C#m
You can tell 'em all that I'm done with that
C#m
No more backing down into the background
        B
That’s now, cause I put them old habits down
C#m        A
I follow da leader
                  A
And where he may take me may make me a leader
    E                                        B
It’s wrote on the wall all you need do is read it
                                                      C#m
Can’t be a lame duck and try to soar with the eagles, whoo
                        A
So I'm crossin' the line
              A
Tell 'em all dog that I lost too much time
E                                             B
Ain't stayin' in this place cause I gotta win the race
B
And I'm runnin' for the crown
                        A
Ain't backin' down now

Chorus:

  F#m           C#m        E                  A
I played it safe, been afraid my whole life
    F#m             C#m
Now things have changed
           B                 A
Won't stay silent this time
                        F#m
No I'm not backing down
                      C#m
No you can't count me out
                  E                  A
Nothin' in this world gonna stop me now
                    B
No I'm not backing down
                    C#m             B
No I'm not backing down, down, down