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