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 Ebtuning: (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-eb)
Chords used in this song:
    G   D2 Am7 Esus4 Cmaj7 Em
    G2     C   G5   Gsus2  Dsus4/ F#  G5/E  
eb|-3---0---0----0-----3---0---2---3---0---3----3------3------3--|
Bb|-0---7---1----0-----0---0---3---0---1---3----3------3------3--|
Gb|-0---7---0----2-----0---0---2---2---0---0----2------2------0--|
Db|-0---0---2----2-----2---2---0---0---2---0----0------0------2--|
Ab|-2---0---0----2-----3---2---x---x---3---x----x------0------x--|
Eb|-3---x---x----0-----x---0---x---3---x---3----3------2------x--|
VERSE 1:
  GYou woke the mornD2ing up
Running off my dAm7arkest night
The longest light I've seEsus4en
  GHere goes a chance I D2know
Cashing in on aAm7ll my chips
Let all my ships coEsus4me fly
PRECHORUS 1:
These dCmaj7ays, a little bit lEmonger than the Dlast
And all of these Cmaj7ways, a little bit stEmronger than the Dpast
And your Cmaj7light, found mEmy bottle in tDhe night
EmGave me second lDife, Emkept me in this fD2ight
CHORUS:
And I wG2on't back dD2own
I wG2on't turn arCound and around
And I wG2on't back dD2own
Doesn't Cmatter what comes crashing down
I'm sEmtill gonna stand my Dsolid ground
INSTRUMENTAL:
Gsus2 G Gsus2 G5
Gsus2 G Gsus2
VERSE 2:
  GYou found me once and fD2or all
I laid it down in the sAm7inking ground
The hopeless undertEsus4ow
  GSinging out the gentD2le sound
Rattling through my Am7smoking screens
My broken dreams laEsus4st night
PRECHORUS 2:
These dCmaj7ays, a little bit lEmonger than the Dlast
And all of your Cmaj7ways, a little bit stEmronger than the Dpast
And all of your Cmaj7light, found mEmy bottle in tDhe night
EmKept me in this fDight, Emgave me second lD2ife
[CHORUS]
INSTRUMENTAL:
Gsus2 G Gsus2 G5
Gsus2 G Gsus2 G5
BRIDGE:
Dsus4/  F#     G  Dsus4/           F#  G5/E  
Hallelu - jah ripped through my veins
  Dsus4/         F#  G  
I heard the hammer drop
   Dsus4/      F#  G5/E  
My blood in the rain
Dsus4/  F#     G  Dsus4/     F#  G5/E  
Hallelu - jah came like a train
     Dsus4/ F#  G  
When all is   lost
Dsus4/        F#   Em  D2  
All is left to gain
[CHORUSx2]
OUTRO:
Dsus4/  F#  G  
Dsus4/  F#  G5/E  

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Wont Back Down

by Mat Kearney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Esus4

Cmaj7

Gsus2

Dsus4

Eb Ab Db Gb Bb

tuning: (Eb-----eb)

Chords used in this song:

G D2 Am7 Esus4 Cmaj7 Em

G2 C G5 Gsus2 Dsus4 F# G5 E

/ /

eb|-3---0---0----0-----3---0---2---3---0---3----3------3------3--|

Bb|-0---7---1----0-----0---0---3---0---1---3----3------3------3--|

Gb|-0---7---0----2-----0---0---2---2---0---0----2------2------0--|

Db|-0---0---2----2-----2---2---0---0---2---0----0------0------2--|

Ab|-2---0---0----2-----3---2---x---x---3---x----x------0------x--|

Eb|-3---x---x----0-----x---0---x---3---x---3----3------2------x--|

VERSE 1:

G D2

You woke the morning up

Am7

Running off my darkest night

Esus4

The longest light I've seen

G D2

Here goes a chance I know

Am7

Cashing in on all my chips

Esus4

Let all my ships come fly

PRECHORUS 1:

Cmaj7 Em D

These days, a little bit longer than the last

Cmaj7 Em D

And all of these ways, a little bit stronger than the past

Cmaj7 Em D

And your light, found my bottle in the night

Em D Em D2

Gave me second life, kept me in this fight

CHORUS:

G2 D2

And I won't back down

G2 C

I won't turn around and around

G2 D2

And I won't back down

Doesn't matter what comes crashing down

Em D

I'm still gonna stand my solid ground

INSTRUMENTAL:

Gsus2 G Gsus2 G5

Gsus2 G Gsus2

VERSE 2:

G D2

You found me once and for all

Am7

I laid it down in the sinking ground

Esus4

The hopeless undertow

G D2

Singing out the gentle sound

Am7

Rattling through my smoking screens

Esus4

My broken dreams last night

PRECHORUS 2:

Cmaj7 Em D

These days, a little bit longer than the last

Cmaj7 Em D

And all of your ways, a little bit stronger than the past

Cmaj7 Em D

And all of your light, found my bottle in the night

Em D Em D2

Kept me in this fight, gave me second life

[CHORUS]

INSTRUMENTAL:

Gsus2 G Gsus2 G5

BRIDGE:

Dsus4 F# G Dsus4 F# G5 E

/ / /

Hallelu - jah ripped through my veins

Dsus4 F# G

I heard the hammer drop

Dsus4 F# G5 E

/ /

My blood in the rain

Dsus4 F# G Dsus4 F# G5 E

/ / /

Hallelu - jah came like a train

Dsus4 F# G

When all is lost

Dsus4 F# Em D2

All is left to gain

[CHORUSx2]

OUTRO:

Dsus4 F# G

Dsus4 F# G5 E

/ /

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