Intro:
E               B
We're not gonna take it
E                  A
No, we ain't gonna take it
E               B          E   Eb5  Dbm7  B
We're not gonna take it anymore
 
Interlude: E   Eb5  Dbm7  B
 
Verse 1:
E               B
  We've got the right to choose and
E                A
  There ain't no way we'll lose it
E             B                 E    B
  This is our life, this is our song
 

E               B
  We'll fight a thousand legions
E                A
  Don't pick our destiny 'cause
E                B               E    B
  You don't know us, you don't belong
 
Chorus:
E               B
We're not gonna take it
E                  A
No, we ain't gonna take it
E               B          E   Eb5  Dbm7  B
We're not gonna take it anymore
 
Verse 2:
E              B
  Oh you're so condescending
E              A
  Your gall is never ending
E               B                         E    B
  We don't want nothin', not a thing from you
 

E              B
  Your life is trite and jaded
E            A
  Boring and confiscated
E                B                     E   Eb5  Dbm7  B
  If that's your best, your best won't do
 
Bridge:
D         Dbm  Bm
  oh......oh...oh...........
D         Dbm  Bm
  oh......oh...oh...........
      E
we're right/yeah
      F
we're free/yeah
      Gb
we'll fight/yeah
       B
you'll see/yeah
 
Chorus:
E               B
We're not gonna take it
E                  A
No, we ain't gonna take it
E               B          E    B
We're not gonna take it anymore
 

E               B
We're not gonna take it
E                  A
No, we ain't gonna take it
E               B          E   Eb5  Dbm7  B
We're not gonna take it anymore
 
No way!
 
Solo:
E  B  E  A
E  B  E  B
E  B  E  A
E  B
E  Eb  Db  B
 
Bridge:
D         Dbm  Bm
  oh......oh...oh...........
D         Dbm  Bm
  oh......oh...oh...........
      E
we're right/yeah
      F
we're free/yeah
      Gb
we'll fight/yeah
       B
you'll see/yeah
 
Chorus:
(nc)
We're not gonna take it
 
No, we ain't gonna take it
                                B
We're not gonna take it anymore
E               B
We're not gonna take it
E                  A
No, we ain't gonna take it
E               B          E    B
We're not gonna take it anymore
 
(Repeat and fade)
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