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Were Not Gonna Take It

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Dee Snider – We’re not gonna take it
[Intro]
E E E E
[Verse]
EWe’ve got the riBght to choose it
EThere ain't no waAy we'll lose it
EThis is our liBfe, this is our Asong
EWe’ll fight the pBowers that be just
EDon’t pick our dAestiny 'cause
EYou don't know uBs, you don’t belEong
[Chorus]
EWe're not gonna takBe it
ENo, we ain't gonna tAake it
EWe're not gonna takBe it anymorEe
[Verse]
EOh you're so Bcondescending
EYour gall is Anever ending
EWe don't want Bnothin', not a thing from Ayou
EYour life is Btrite and jaded
EBoring and Aconfiscated
EIf that's youBr best, your best won't Ado
[Bridge]
DOh.....C#.oh..B.oh...........
DOh.....C#.oh..B.oh...........
We’re Eright
We’re Ffree
We’ll F#fight
You’ll Bsee
[Chorus]
EWe're not gonna takBe it
ENo, we ain't gonna tAake it
EWe're not gonna takBe it anymorEe
EWe're not gonna takBe it
ENo, we ain't gonna tAake it
EWe're not gonna takBe it anymorEe 
[Bridge]
DOh.....C#.oh..B.oh...........
DOh.....C#.oh..B.oh...........
We’re Eright
We’re Ffree
We’ll F#fight
You’ll Bsee, oh
[Chorus]
EWe're not gonna takBe it
ENo, we ain't gonna tAake it
EWe're not gonna takBe it anymorEe
EWe're not gonna takBe it
ENo, we ain't gonna tAake it
EWe're not gonna takBe it anymorEe
EWe're not gonna takBe it
ENo, we ain't gonna tAake it
EWe're not gonna takBe it anymorEe

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Were Not Gonna Take It

by Dee Snider

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Dee Snider – We’re not gonna take it

[Intro]

E E E E

[Verse]

E B

We’ve got the right to choose it

E A

There ain't no way we'll lose it

E B A

This is our life, this is our song

E B

We’ll fight the powers that be just

E A

Don’t pick our destiny 'cause

E B E

You don't know us, you don’t belong

[Chorus]

E B

We're not gonna take it

E A

No, we ain't gonna take it

E B E

We're not gonna take it anymore

[Verse]

E B

Oh you're so condescending

E A

Your gall is never ending

E B A

We don't want nothin', not a thing from you

E B

Your life is trite and jaded

E A

Boring and confiscated

E B A

If that's your best, your best won't do

[Bridge]

D C# B

Oh......oh...oh...........

D C# B

Oh......oh...oh...........

We’re right

We’re free

We’ll fight

You’ll see

[Chorus]

E B

We're not gonna take it

E A

No, we ain't gonna take it

E B E

We're not gonna take it anymore

E B

We're not gonna take it

E A

No, we ain't gonna take it

E B E

We're not gonna take it anymore

[Bridge]

D C# B

Oh......oh...oh...........

D C# B

Oh......oh...oh...........

We’re right

We’re free

We’ll fight

You’ll see, oh

[Chorus]

E B

We're not gonna take it

E A

No, we ain't gonna take it

E B E

We're not gonna take it anymore

E B

We're not gonna take it

E A

No, we ain't gonna take it

E B E

We're not gonna take it anymore

E B

We're not gonna take it

E A

No, we ain't gonna take it

E B E

We're not gonna take it anymore

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