Simple Plan - I Refuse: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Refuse" 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D#
Stop being such a
freak Nobody wants
        G#
you here
That's
what they said to
  D#
me
There's something
wrong with you Why
               G#
don't you disappear?
That's what they
said to me

Cm
Why should we all
be stereotypes?
A#
Why don't we all
just stand up and
       G#
fight? In my blood
In my veins In my
heart I know what’s
          G#
right for me

Chorus:
       D#
So I refuse
To apologize
for who I am
        A#
And I refuse
To ever let
somebody say I
          Cm
can't I refuse
             D#/G
I refuse I refuse
    G#
I refuse I refuse
I refuse So I
  D#
refuse To let
the words you
say get to
           A#
me And I refuse
To keep on
suffering
            Cm
quietly I refuse
             D#/G
I refuse I refuse
    G#
I refuse I refuse
I refuse So
    D#  D#/G G#
I refuse
       D#  D#/G G#
So I refuse

You'll never make it far
You're just a hopeless case
(That's what they said to me)
How can I make it clear?
You're just a big mistake
(That's what they said to me)

You don't control me, this is my life
When will you wake up and open your eyes?
In my blood
In my veins
In my heart
I know what’s right for me

Chorus

   A#
No matter what
you think You
won’t decide my
G#   A#
fate I can do
anything No
matter what you
G#        G#
say Cause In my
blood In my
veins In my
heart I know
what’s right
for me

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 Refuse" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Refuse" by Simple Plan.