Intro: C   Am/F#   F   Ab   G 

C      Am/F#        F
I will not go quietly 
      Ab    G       C
I will not accept your rules 
C   Am/F#        F
Gonna live with myself 
      Ab      G
Before I live with any of you 

C   Am/F#   F   Ab   G 

C      Am/F#        F
I will not go quietly  
       Ab   G    C
I will not behave myself 
C            Am/F#         F
Its not for the sake of fighting 
         Ab    G       E
Its not for you or anyone else 

Bridge: 
 
E      Am                F
I was the best, you all knew it 
F        C     C/B
On the days I cared at all 
E       Am
You can all say I blew it 
       F              C  Bb  F
Youll be talkin bout me for years 

Chorus: 
 
Am      F   Dm           C    C/B
I was my own man, can y'all say that? (all say that) 
Am        F  Dm          C    C/B
I was my own man, can y'all say that? (all say that) 
Am        F
I was my own man 
            C F C F
Yeah I was the shit 

C  Am/F#    F Ab G
do do do... 

C        Am/F#      F
I don't believe in Bondi 
        Ab     G     C
I don't believe in rugby league 
C        Am/F#   F        Ab     G      Ab
I believe in Yoko, John Lennon, lost weekends and me 

Guitar solo: 
 
Ab   Am   Bb   Am 
Bm   C    Dm   E

Bridge: 
 
E      Am              F
I was the best, you all knew it 
F        C     C/B
On the days I cared at all 
E       Am
You can all say I blew it 
       F              C  Bb   F
You'll be talkin bout me for years 
 
Chorus: 
 
Am      F   Dm           C    C/B
I was my own man, can y'all say that? (all say that) 
Am        F  Dm          C    C/B
I was my own man, can y'all say that? (all say that) 
Am        F
I was my own man 
            C F C F
Yeah I was the shit 
 
C  Am/F#    F Ab G
do do do... 
 
Same chords to end: C   Am/F#   F   Ab   G 

I will not go quietly x 2 
I will not accept your rules 
 
I don't believe in bondi 
Don't believe in rugby league 
I will not go quietly, 
I will not behave myself 
I will not go quietly, 
I will not behave myself 
I will not go quietly