I Won't Back Down Chords
by Arley Bastos
I Won't Back Down by Arley Bastos is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, A5, D9, F#m, E and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A A5 D9
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------2---2--3------|---------------2---2--3------|
G|---------------2-2-2--2------|---------------2-2-2--2------|
D|---------------2-2-2---------||--------------2-2-2---------|
A|---------3~-0----------------|---------3~-0----------------|
E|----0--3---------------------|----0--3---------------------|
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---------------------|
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
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
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 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
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
And I won't back down