I Won't Back Down

Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne/Tom Petty: Full Moon Ever (1989); Johnny Cash: American III (2000)

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Well I	won't	back	down, no I	won't	back	down.

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You can	stand me	up at the	gates of hell,

	Em	D	G
But I	won't	back	down.

	Em	D	G	Em	D	G
I'm gonna	stand	my	ground, won't be	turned	a-	round.

	Em	D	C
And I'll	keep this w	orld from	draggin' me down,

	Em	D	G	Em	D	G
Gonna	stand	my	ground, and I	won't	back	down.

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Well I	know	what's	right, and I got	just	one	life.

	Em	D	C
In a	world that	keeps on	pushin' me around,

	Em	D	G	Em	D	G
But I'll	stand	my	ground, and I	won't	back	down.

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	Em	D	G
No, I	won't	back	down.