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I Wont Back Down by Tom Petty - Guitar Chords

Artist Tom Petty How to play the guitar chord Em.jpg How to play the guitar chord D.jpg How to play the guitar chord G.jpg How to play the guitar chord C.jpg

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            Tabbed by: Madison Taylor
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Tuning:Standard

Intro:

       Guitar #1 playing palm muted Em D G
       Guitar #2 playing tab

e|------------------------------------------|
B|----10\12~~~-----------10-8~~~------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|


[Verse]

(Palm muted chords)
       Em      D   G
Well I won’t back down
       Em     D    G
No I, won’t back down
          Em      D          C
You can stand me up at the gates of Hell
        Em    D    G
But I won’t back down

           Em   D   G
No I’ll, stand my ground
           Em   D  G
Won’t be turned around
           Em        D           C
And I’ll keep this world from draggin’ me down
        Em   D   G
Gonna stand my ground
      Em      D    G       C* G*
And I won’t back down                      *|play chord just one quick strum
                                            |(they functions as almost CHORUS:
                                            | walkdowns/walkups)
[Chorus]

  C  G* D  G* C                  
G*  D   G* |listen to CD for exact timing
Heeey baby, there ain't no easy way out
 C  G*D       Em     D    G
Heeey I, will stand my ground
      Em     D    G
And I won't back down


[Verse]
        Em    D      G
Well I know what's right
       Em   D    G
I got just one life
       Em         D        C
In a world that keeps on pushing me around
           Em  D    G
But I'll stand my ground
       Em    D     G   C G*
And I won't back down


[Chorus]

  C  G* D  G* C                  
G*  D   G*  
Heeey baby, there ain't no easy way out
 C  G*D       Em     D    G
Heeey I, will stand my ground
      Em     D    G
And I won't back down


[Solo]

      Guitar #1 plays the progression from the verses
      Guitar #2 plays tab
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15/17~~~-----------------------------12--15-12~~-------------------------|
G|-------------14-12~~~--7/4\9~~\12~~-----------------2\4-7-4-2--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------5------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------3---------|


[Chorus]x2

  C  G* D  G* C                  
G*  D   G* 
Heeey baby, there ain't no easy way out
 C  G*D       Em     D    G
Heeey I, will stand my ground
      Em     D    G
And I won't back down

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