[Intro]

                 (A)                           (A)
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
No I won't back down