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