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I Won't Back Down

Johnny Cash
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D-DU-UDU
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---------------------|
  Well I won't  back  down,  no I won't  back  down
  You can stand  me up  at the gates  of hell
  But I won't  back  down
  Gonna stand my  ground,  won't be turned around
  And I'll keep  this world  from draggin'  me down
  Gonna stand my  ground  and I won't  back  down
  Hey  baby,  there ain't no easy way out
  Hey, I  will stand my  ground  and I won't  back  down
  Well I know what's right I got just one life
  In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
  But I'll stand my ground and I won't back down
  Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
  Hey, I will stand my ground and I won't back down
  And I won't back down
  A --- END DEAD ON THIS CHORD
  No I won't back down
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Readable chord sheet for I Won't Back Down by Johnny Cash

[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---------------------|

    Well I [F#m]won't b[E]ack d[A]own, no I [F#m]won't b[E]ack d[A]own
    You can s[F#m]tand me [E]up at the g[D]ates of hell
    But I [F#m]won't b[E]ack d[A]own

    Gonna s[F#m]tand [E]my g[A]round, won't be t[F#m]urned [E]arou[A]nd
    And I'll [F#m]keep this w[E]orld from dr[D]aggin' me down
    Gonna s[F#m]tand [E]my g[A]round and I [F#m]won't b[E]ack d[A]own

    H[D]ey b[E]aby,[D] there ain't no easy way o[E]ut
    H[D]ey, [E]I will s[F#m]tand [E]my gr[A]ound and I [F#m]won't b[E]ack d[A]own

    Well I know what's right I got just one life
    In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
    But I'll stand my ground and I won't back down

    Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
    Hey, I will stand my ground and I won't back down
    And I won't back down
                     A --- END DEAD ON THIS CHORD
    No I won't back down

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                           [E]                           [A]
                         [C] [C] [C]
                       D[E]   [E]O  [E] N

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