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I Won’t Back Down Chords by Johnny Cash

I Won’t Back Down chords by Johnny Cash

Guitar chords with lyrics

Contributed by DON CZARSKI

Tuning: Standard tuning
Difficulty: Beginner 👶

SONG:   I WON`T BACK DOWN
ARTIST: JOHNNY CASH
ALBUM:  AMERICAN RECORDING III - SOLITARY MAN
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
E-MAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM

                      I WON`T BACK DOWN
                         JOHNNY CASH


INTRO:
                   (A)                           (A)
   E -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
   B ---------------2-0-2-0-2/3---|---------------2-0-2-0-2/3---|
   G -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
   A ---------3~-0----------------|---------3~-0----------------|
   E ----0--3---------------------|----0--3---------------------|


VERSE:
       F#m    E    A         F#m    E    A
Well I won`t back down, no I won`t back down
         F#m     E          D
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
      F#m    E    A
But I won`t back down


VERSE:
       F#m  E   A                F#m   E   A
Gonna stand my ground, won`t be turned around
         F#m        E           D
And I`ll keep this world from draggin` me down
       F#m  E   A           F#m    E    A
Gonna stand my ground and I won`t back down


CHORUS:
 D   E   D                         E
Hey baby, there ain`t no easy way out
 D   E       F#m  E    A          F#m    E    A
Hey, I will stand my ground and I won`t back down


VERSE:
       F#m  E   A                F#m   E   A
Well I know what`s right I got just one life
         F#m        E           D
In a world that keeps on pushin` me around
       F#m  E   A           F#m    E    A
But I`ll stand my ground and I won`t back down


CHORUS:
 D   E   D                         E
Hey baby, there ain`t no easy way out
 D   E       F#m  E    A          F#m    E    A
Hey, I will stand my ground and I won`t back down
      F#m    E    A --- END DEAD ON THIS CHORD
No I won`t back down.


      ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS E-MAIL ME AT:
                    guitarzan7@hotmail.com

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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