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I Won't Back Down by Lucinda Williams

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
| Am G | C | Am G | C |
| Am G | C | Am G | C |


Verse 1:
        Am    G    C
Well, I won't back down,
      Am    G    C
No, I won't back down,
        Am       G         F
You can stand me up at the gates of hell,
      Am    G    C
But I won't back down

Verse 2:
      Am    G  C
No, I stand my ground
         Am  G   C
Won't be turned around
      Am        G          F
And I keep this world from draggin' me down
      Am    G  C
Gonna stand my ground
      Am    G    C
And I won't back down

Chorus:
F C  F   C G    C  F                C  G
     Hey,  baby,   there ain't no easy way out
G C  F   C G      Am    G  C
     Hey,  I will stand my ground,
      Am    G    C
And I won't back down

Verse 3:
        Am   G      C
Well, I know what's right
          Am   G   C
And I got just one life
     Am         G        F
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
      Am    G  C
But I stand my ground
      Am    G    C
And I won't back down

Chorus:
F C  F   C G    C  F                 C      G
     Hey,  baby,    there ain't no easy way out
G C  F   C G       Am    G  C
     Hey,  I, will stand my ground,
      Am    G    C
And I won't back down

Guitar Solo:
| Am G | C | Am G | C |
| Am G | F | Am G | C |
| Am G | C | Am G | C |

Chorus:
F C  F   C G    C  F                C      G
     Hey,  baby,   there ain't no easy way out
G C  F   C G  Am    G    C
     Hey,  I  won't back down
F C  F   C G    C  F                 C      G
     Hey,  baby,   there ain't no easy way out
G C  F     C  G      Am    G  C
     Hey now, I will stand my ground
      Am    G    C
And I won't back down
      Am    G    C
No, I won't back down