Intro
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[Verse 1]
F Dm C F
Well I, won't back down.
Dm C F
No I, won't back down.
Dm C A#
You can stand me up at the gates of hell.
Dm C F
But I, won't back down.
[Verse 2]
Dm C F
I'm gonna, stand my ground.
Dm C F
Won't be, turned around.
Dm C
In this world that keeps on pushin' me around.
Dm C F
Gonna, stand my ground.
Dm C F
And I, won't back down.
[Chorus]
A# C A# C
Hey, baby, there ain't no easy way out.
A# C Dm C F
Hey I, I'm gonna stand my ground.
Dm C F
And I, won't back down.
[Verse 3]
Dm C F
Well I, know what's right.
Dm C F
I've got, just one life.
Dm C A#
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around.
Dm C F
Gonna, stand my ground.
Dm C F
And I, won't back down.
[Chorus]
A# C A# C
Hey, baby, there ain't no easy way out.
A# C Dm C F
Hey I, I'm gonna stand my ground.
Dm C F
And I, won't back down.
[Break]
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| Dm C | F | Dm C | F |
| Dm C | F |
(lap steel)
[Outro]
A# C A# C
Hey, baby, there ain't no easy way out.
A# C Dm C F
Hey I, I'm gonna stand my ground.
A# C A# C
Hey, baby, there ain't no easy way out.
A# C Dm C F
Hey I, I'm gonna stand my ground.
Dm C F
And I, won't back down.
Dm C F
No I, won't back down.