Eric Clapton - I Ain’t Gonna Stand for It: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Ain’t Gonna Stand for It" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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A                                         C#m7
Don't wanna believe what they're telling me;
D                                    E7sus4 E
Somebody's been pickin' in my cherry tree.
A                                 C#m7
Don't wanna mistrust nobody by mistake,
D
But I hear tell someone's been diggin' round
      E7sus4 C#7
in my cake.

Chorus:
      F#m         C#+            F#m7 B7
And I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
  F#m         C#+            F#m7 B7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
  F#m         C#+           F#m7 B7   D6  C#7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby, nah-ah.
      F#m         C#+           F#m7 B7
And I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
  F#m         C#+            F#m7 B7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
  F#m         C#+            F#m7 B7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
    D6        E6  E7sus4
Nah-ah... nah-ah.

I don't want to believe what somebody said
Somebody said somebody's shoe was under my bed
I don't want to cause nobody no bodily harm
Somebody's been rubbing on my good luck charm

Chorus

Oh, my my my my my my

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B7

Guitar chord B7

C#+

Guitar chord C#+

C#7

Guitar chord C#7

C#m7

Guitar chord C#m7

D

Guitar chord D

D6

Guitar chord D6

E

Guitar chord E

E6

Guitar chord E6

E7sus4

Guitar chord E7sus4

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Ain’t Gonna Stand for It" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Ain’t Gonna Stand for It" by Eric Clapton.

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