| C#m | B | E | C#m | B | E | |
| Well I | won't | back | down, no I | won't | back | down |
| C#m | B | A | |
| You can | stand me | up at the | gates of hell |
| C#m | B | E | |
| But I w | on't | back | down |
| C#m | B | E | C#m | B | E | |
| Gonna | stand | my | ground, won't be | turne | d ar | ound |
| C#m | B | A | |
| And I'll | keep this | world from | draggin' me down |
| C#m | B | E | C#m | B | E | A | E | |
| Gonna | stand | my | ground and I | won't | back | down |
| A | E | B | E | A | E | B | E | |
| He | y | baby | , | there ain't no eas | y way | out |
| A | E | B | C#m | B | E | C#m | B | E | |
| he | y | I will | stand | my | ground and I | won't | back | down |
| C#m | B | E | C#m | B | E | |
| Well I | know | what's | right I got | just | one | life |
| C#m | B | A | |
| In a | world that | keeps on | pushin' me around |
| C#m | B | E | C#m | B | E | A | E | |
| But I'll | stand | my | ground and I | won't | back | down |
| A | E | B | E | A | E | B | E | |
| He | y | baby | , | there ain't no eas | y way | out |
| A | E | B | C#m | B | E | C#m | B | E | A | E | |
| he | y | I will | stand | my | ground and I | won't | back | down |
| A | E | B | E | A | E | B | E | |
| He | y | baby | , | there ain't no eas | y way | out |
| A | E | B | C#m | B | E | C#m | B | E | |
| he | y | I will | stand | my | ground and I | won't | back | down |
| C#m | B | E | |
| and I | won't | back | down |
| C#m | B | E | |
| no I | won't | back | down |