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