Shania Twain - I Ain’t Goin’ Down guitar chord

Shania Twain – I Ain’t Goin’ Down

Album : Up

Writers : Shania Twain / Robert John “Mutt” Lange

Listen to CD for timing .... it's kind of different.

*Intro is a play on B string 1st fret*

Chorus:

C F C C G

I’m gonna hold on ‘cause what I believe in is so strong

F C F

No matter how long no one can tell me I’m wrong

C G G C

I ain’t goin’ down

Verse:

C F

I had a baby at 15 Daddy never did forgive me

C G

I never heard from the guy again

C F

I had to drop out of high school Everybody treated me so cruel

C G C

But I didn’t give in and give her away

Chorus:

C F C C G

I’m gonna hold on ‘cause what I believe in is so strong

F C F

No matter how long no one can tell me I’m wrong

C G G C

I ain’t goin’ down

Am Em F

Her smile got me through the day

C G

And every night I’d pray I could give her enough

Am Em F C

At night I'd lie awake and cry hoping we'd get

by

G

‘Cause you can’t live on love

Verse:

D

I worked night and day to keep us goin’

Bm

Through the sweat and the tears without her knowin’

G A

It was worth it just to watch her grow

D G

At least I was able to hold her whenever she needed my shoulder

D A D

I’m so glad I never let her go

Chorus:

D G D D A

I’m gonna hold on ‘cause what I believe in is so strong

G D G

No matter how long no one can tell me I’m wrong

D A D

I ain’t goin’ down

Bm F#m G

Her smile got me through the years

D A

Dried away the tears, and filled me with hope

Bm F#m G D

At night I’d lie awake and cry pray we would get by

A

And for the courage to cope

Break:

|D | | G - D | | A | | Bm | | D A D |

….repeats chorus