Tom Petty: I Won’t Back Down

♩= 112 bpm, G Major

Intro (4 Takte):
|Em D | G |Em D | G | (G auf 4+)

Verse 1 (8 Takte):
|Em D | G |Em D | G | (G auf 4+)
|Em D | C |Em D | G |
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

Verse 2 (10 Takte):

|Em D | G |Em D | G | (G auf 4+)
|Em D | C |Em D | G |
|Em D | G CG|
No, I'll 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
I won't back… (down)

Chorus (10 Takte):

|C G|D G | (C und D auf 4+)
|C G|D G|
|C G|D |
|Em D|G | (G auf 4+)
|Em D|G |
Hey, baby, there ain't no easy way out, I won't back (down)
Hey, I… will stand my ground
And I won't back down

Verse 3 (10 Takte):

|Em D | G |Em D | G | (G auf 4+)
|Em D | C |Em D | G |
|Em D | G CG|
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
I won't back… (down)

Chorus (10 Takte):

|C G|D G| (C und D auf 4+)
|C G|D G|
|C G|D |
|Em D|G | (G auf 4+)
|Em D |G |
Hey, baby, there ain't no easy way out, I won't back (down)
Hey, I will stand my ground
And I won't back down

Solo (10 Takte):

|Em D | G |Em D | G |
|Em D | C |Em D | G |
|Em D | G CG|
I won't back… (down)

Chorus (8 Takte):
|C G|D G| (C und D auf 4+)
|C G|D G|
|C G|D |
|Em D | G CG| (G auf 4+)
Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out, I won't back (down)
Hey, I… won't back down,
I won't back (down)

Chorus (10 Takte):

|C G|D G | (C und D auf 4+)
|C G|D G|
|C G|D |
|Em D|G |
|Em D|G |
Hey, baby, there ain't no easy way out, I won't back (down)
Hey, I… will stand my ground
And I won't back down

Coda (2 Takte):
|Em D|G____| (G auf 4+, ausklingen lassen)
No, I won't back down