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i wont back down chords by
Kris Kristofferson
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Verse 1
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Well, I woke up
C
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Sunday morning with no way to hold
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my head and it didn't hurt.
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And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad,
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so I had one more for dessert.
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C
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Then I fumbled through my closet for my clothes
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and found my cleanest dirty shirt
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And I shaved my face and combed my hair and
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stumbled down the stairs to meet the day
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I'd smoked my brain the night before on
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cigarettes and songs that I'd been pickin'

But I lit my first and watched a small kid
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cussin' at a can that he was kickin'
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Then I crossed the empty

street and caught the
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Sunday smell of someone
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frying chicken
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And it took me back to something that I'd
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lost somehow somewhere along the way

On the
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Sunday morning sidewalk, wishing
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Lord that I was stoned

Cause there's something in a
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Sunday that makes a body feel alone
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And there's nothing short of dyin'
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Half as lonesome as the sound
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All asleep in the city sidewalks
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Sunday morning, comin' down
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In the park I saw a daddy with a laughing
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little girl who he was swinging

And I stopped beside a
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Sunday school and listened to the
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song that they were singing
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Then I headed back for home and somewhere
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far away a lonely bell was ringing
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And it echoed through the canyons like the
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disappearing dreams of yesterday
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On the
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Sunday morning sight horse

Wishing
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Lord that I was stoned

Cause there's something in a
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Sunday
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That makes a body feel alone
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And there's nothing short of dying,
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half as lonesome as the sound
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On the sleeping city side walls,
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G
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D
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Sunday morning coming down
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • D

  • Am

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of i wont back down by Kris Kristofferson is A major.

The primary chords used in i wont back down are A, D, F#m, E, Bm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, F#m, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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