Intro
C# E B C# x3
Verse 1
C# E
Let me tell ya a little story 'bout how I was raised,
B C#
Every day work, every day pray
C# E
God, family, friends yeah everybody sins,
B C#
a winner never quits, and a quitter never wins,
C# E
help folks in need, don't fall for greed,
B C#
a jealous man is weak, so think before you speak,
C# E
If you love 'em let 'em know, if you hate let it go,
B C#
fast can be fun, but sometimes you need slow,
C# E
God is all good, the devil is so real,
B
So listen up y'all cuz this is how I feel
[Chorus]
C# E
I won't back up, I don't back down
B C#
I've been raised up to stand my ground
C# E
take my job, but not my guns
B C#
tax my check 'till I ain't got none,
C# E (Hold)
except for the good Lord up above,
I answer to no one,
Verse 2
C# E
See I'm a flag flyin' bible totin' son of a gun
B C#
Yeah I'm hell on the heart just a rebel on the run
C# E
Scared don't know it, fear don't feel it
B C#
The truth is the light, sometimes you gotta fight
C# E
Good beats bad, right beats wrong
B C#
I'm a bar room preacher and this is my song
C# E
I'm climbing for the top, representin' for the country
B C#
I'm the people's champ right out the deer camp
C# E
Shotgun toter, republican voter
B C#
Hank Junior supporter, let's protect our border
C# E
To hell with anyone who don't believe in the USA
B
'Cause this is what I say
[Chorus]
C# E
I won't back up, I don't back down
B C#
I've been raised up to stand my ground
C# E
take my job, but not my guns
B C#
tax my check 'till I ain't got none,
C# E
except for the good Lord up above,
I answer to no one,
[Fiddle Solo]
C# E B C# x2
[Bridge]
C#
Give me my right to vote
E B
My right to tote the weapon of my choice
C#
Don't censor my voice
C# E
Hate me if you want or love me if you can
B C#
If the truth is what you want then you found your man
C# E
I ain't backin' down, I ain't backin' up
B C#
If you think like I think, man crank it on up
[Chorus/Outro]
C# E
I won't back up, I don't back down
B C#
I've been raised up to stand my ground
C# E
Take my job but not my guns
B C#
Tax my check till I ain't got none
C# E
Except for the good Lord up above
C# E B C#
I answer to no one
C# E B C#
I answer to no one
C# E B C# x3 (Silence the C# at the end)