Not Gonna Take Me

E A E
E A E A
E A E
E A E A    x2


[Verse 1]

E                                    A
She was dressed in a fit of illusion
E                                A
Indigo sun skirt, jet black hair
E                                   A
She was alive with the devil inside
E                                              A
Just burnin' and bruised with a cataract stare
E                                                A
She was on all about the time down in Mexico City
E                                                         A
When the devil took her down to make make her look pretty
E
I'd give you the world if you'd just give me your skin
    A           E
And I'll, I'll take you places that you've never been


[Chorus]

           A                 B
She said, "I was born down, left to wander
A                       E
I'm just trying to get free
A                   B
You took my mother, you took my father
A                             E  A E
Oh, but you're not gonna take me
E A E           E A E
No, no, you're not"

E A E


[Verse 2]

E                                  A
Backpack tied, full of loose ends
E                                 A
She was sinkin' down, overflowin'
E                                              A
And tuggin' and tearin' just to keep it all in
   E                                           A
But the seams come undone to the fate you stole
           E                                   A
She said, "Get me a drink and make it a double
E                                                 A
Gonna need some miracle to knock out this trouble
E                                               A
"You're not gonna win", she screamed to the sky
            E
And said, "I'll keep on runnin' 'til the day I die, yeah"


[Chorus]

A                 B
I was born down, left to wander
A                      E
I'm just trying to get free
A                   B
You took my mother, you took my father
A                             E A E E A E
Oh, but you're not gonna take me, no, no, no


[Post-Chorus]

E
No, you're not
E
No, you're not gonna take
E
No, you're not
E
No, you're not gonna take
A
No, you're not
A
No, you're not gonna take

E


[Bridge]

          E
I've got hounds on my heels
          C#m
Trying to crawl into my flesh and trying to tell me how to feel
          E            A
I've got hounds on my heels
 E
Sleepless hounds just follow me like I'm their only meal
           C#m
I've been primed for the kill
E
Boots on my wheels
E            C#m   A
Hounds on my heels


[Verse 3]

E                                      A
Constantly strayed, the renegade arose
E                                           A
But the devil-hot stones under fiery throws
          E                                                A
He said, "There's nothin' I can do to hang up the demon, but
 E
I'll lock you up if you keep on screamin'"


[Chorus]

A                B
I was born down, left to wander
A                      E
I'm just trying to get free
A                   B
You took my mother, you took my father
A                             E A E E A E
Oh, but you're not gonna take me


[Outro]

E
No, you're not
E
No, you're not gonna take
E
No, you're not
E
No, you're not gonna take
A
No, you're not
A
No, you're not gonna take
E
No, you're not
N.C.
No, you're not gonna take