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I Won't Back Down

Tom Petty

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

George Harrison

George Harrison

Background Vocals

Howie Epstein

Background Vocals

Mike Campbell

Guitar

Phil Jones

Percussion

Tom Petty

Lead Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jeff Lynne

Songwriter

Tom Petty

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Jeff Lynne

Producer

Mike Campbell

Producer

Alan Weidel

Assistant Engineer

Bill Bottrell

Engineer

Don M. Smith

Engineer

Steve Hall

Mastering Engineer

Tom Petty

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Well, I won't back down

No, I won't back down

You can stand me up at the gates of Hell

But I won't back down

[Verse 2]

No, I'll stand my ground

Won't be turned around

And I'll keep this world from dragging me down

Gonna stand my ground

And I won't back down

[Chorus]

I won't back down (Hey, baby)

There ain't no easy way out

I won't back down (Hey, I)

Will stand my ground

And I won't back down

[Verse 3]

Well, I know what's right

I got just one life

In a world that keeps on pushing me around

But I'll stand my ground

And I won't back down

[Chorus]

I won't back down (Hey, baby)

There ain't no easy way out

I won't back down (Hey, I)

Will stand my ground

I won't back down (And I won't back down)

[Chorus]

I won't back down (Hey, baby)

There ain't no easy way out

I won't back down (Hey, I)

Won't back down

[Outro]

I won't back down (Hey, baby)

There ain't no easy way out

I won't back down (Hey, I)

Will stand my ground

I won't back down (And I won't back down)

I won't back down (No, I won't back down)

Written by: Jeffrey Lynne, Thomas Earl Petty

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