E    D#      C#      B
E    D#      C#      B

E             B
we've got the right to choose and
E             A
there ain't no way we'll lose it
E           B                E      B
this is our life, this is our song
E              B
we'll fight the powers that be just
E              A
don't pick our destiny 'cause
E              B                E      B
you don't know us, you don't  be long

Estribillo:

E                  B
oh we're not gonna take it
E                  A
no, we ain't gonna take it
E                  B           E
oh we're not gonna take it any more    [D#]      [C#]      [B]

oh you're so condescending
your gall is never ending
we don't want nothin', not a thing from you
your life is trite and jaded
boring and confiscated
if that's your best, your best won't do


we're not gonna take it
no, we ain't gonna take it
we're not gonna take it anymore
we're not gonna take it, no!
no, we ain't gonna take it
we're not gonna take it anymore

just you try and make us
    we're not gonna take it
come on
    no, we ain't gonna take it
you're all worthless and weak
    we're not gonna take it anymore
now drop and give me twenty
    we're not gonna take it
oh crinch pin
    no, we ain't gonna take it
oh you and your uniform
    we're not gonna take it anymore