Intro]
 
E               B
We're not gonna take it
E                  A
No, we ain't gonna take it
E               B          E   D#5  C#m7  B
We're not gonna take it anymore
 
E   D#5  C#m7  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 the powers that be, just
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   D#5  C#m7  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   D#5  C#m7  B
  If that's your best, your best won't do
 
 
[Bridge]
 
D         C#m  Bm
  oh......oh...oh...........
D         C#m  Bm
  oh......oh...oh...........
      E
we're right/yeah
      F
we're free/yeah
      F#
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   D#5  C#m7  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  D#  C#  B
 
 
[Bridge]
 
D         C#m  Bm
  oh......oh...oh...........
D         C#m  Bm
  oh......oh...oh...........
      E
we're right/yeah
      F
we're free/yeah
      F#
we'll fight/yeah
       B
you'll see/yeah
 
 
[Chorus]
 
N.C.
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)