How to Play I Won't Back Down on Ukulele?

Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down can be played in the key of Em using the Em, D, G, C chords. For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open. For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open. For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play I Won't Back Down with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Tom Petty - I Won’t Back Down Ukulele Chords

Chord reference Em, D, G, C

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em] [D] [G] [Em] [D] [G] Well, I [Em]won’t [D]back [G]down, no, I [Em]won’t [D]back [G]down, You can [Em]stand me [D]up at the [C]gates of hell, but I [Em]won’t [D]back [G]down

No, I [Em]stand [D]my [G]ground, won’t be [Em]turned [D] [G]around And I [Em]keep this [D]world from [C]dragging me down Gonna [Em]stand [D]my [G]ground, and I [Em]won’t [D]back [G]down

[C] [G] [C]Hey, [G] [D]baby, [G] [C]there ain’t no [G]easy way [D]out [D] [G] [C]Hey, [G] [D]I, will [Em]stand [D]my [G]ground, And I [Em]won’t [D]back [G]down

Well, I [Em]know [D]what’s [G]right, and I got [Em]just [D]one [G]life In a [Em]world that [D]keeps on [C]pushing me around But I [Em]stand [D]my [G]ground, and I [Em]won’t [D]back [G]down

[C] [G] [C]Hey, [G] [D]baby, [G] [C]there ain’t no [G]easy way [D]out [D] [G] [C]Hey, [G] [D]I, will [Em]stand [D]my [G]ground, And I [Em]won’t [D]back [G]down

[Em] [D] [G] [Em] [D] [G] [Em] [D] [C] [Em] [D] [G] [Em] [D] [G] [C] [G] [C]Hey, [G] [D]baby, [G] [C]there ain’t no [G]easy way [D]out [D] [G] [C]Hey, [G] [D] I, [Em]won’t [D]back [G]down

[C] [G] [C]Hey, [G] [D]baby, [G] [C]there ain’t no [G]easy way [D]out [D] [G] [C]Hey, [G] [D]I, will [Em]stand [D]my [G]ground, And I [Em]won’t [D]back [G]down, no, I [Em]won’t [D]back [G]down

Artist Tom Petty

Album Full Moon Fever

Genres Pop, Rock

Year 1989

Key Em

Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down can be played in the key of Em using the Em, D, G, C chords.

For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.
For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play I Won't Back Down with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.