Chords for "Back Stabbers" - Daryl Hall & John Oates

Tempo:
123.85 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Ab

Cm

Eb

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
"Back Stabbers" - Daryl Hall & John Oates chords
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
[G] [Cm]
All right.
[Eb] Whoo.
[Bb] [Ab] [Gm]
[Fm] [G]
[Gm]
[Eb]
[Gm] Right.
[Ab] [Gm]
[Fm] [G]
So what do you [Cm] smile in your [Gm] face all the time?
Take your place.
The
[Fm] backstabbers.
[Ab] [G] Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smile in your [Gm] face.
All the time.
Want to take [Ab] your place.
[Gm] The [Fm] backstab.
[F] Backstab.
[Cm] All you fellas who have someone you [F] really care.
[Cm] All you fellas [Gm] who better [F] beware.
[Eb]
[Ab] To get your lady.
A few of your buddies that sure look [Gm] shady.
The blades are long.
[Ab] Catch but don't miss.
If it's straight in their hands.
[B] And they don't think they'll miss.
What they do.
[Cm] Smile in your [Gm] face.
All the time.
Want to take your place.
The [Fm] backstabbers.
[Gm] Backstabbers.
All [C] these visits [Bb]
from my [F] friends.
Yeah.
[Eb]
They come to my house [Bb] again [Eb] and again and again.
Again [F] and again.
Yeah.
[Eb] Oh, now, now.
You [Ab] see, my woman.
I don't even go home, but they just keep on [Eb] coming.
What can I do [Fm] to get on the [Ab] right track?
Whoo.
[Fm] I wish that they'd [Bb] take [G] so many thumbs off my [B] back.
What they [Cm] do.
Smile in your face.
[Gm] All the time.
I want to take your [Ab] place.
[Gm]
[Fm] Backstabbers.
[Eb] [Cm] Backstabbers.
All.
All.
Yeah.
[Bb] Whoo.
[Ab] [Gm] Go down [Fm] dirty.
[Bb] All right, now.
[G] [B]
What they [Cm] do.
Smile in your face.
[Bb] [Ab] [Gm] No. And [Fm] sometimes.
[Eb] Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smile in your face
[Gm] All down at it.
[Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Eb] Backstabbers.
[Cm] Down, down, down.
[Gm] Down, down, down, down, down, [Ab] down, down, down, down.
[Eb] Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smile in your face.
[Gm] [Ab] [Gm] Backstabbers.
[Ab] [F] [Cm]
[Ab] It's [Gm] stab, stab, [Ab] stab, stab, [G] stabbing me.
Stab, stab, [Cm] stab, stab, stabbing me.
Smiling in your face, [Gm] all the time it was taking [Bb] place.
[Fm] [Eb] Break it down now.
[Gm] [Cm] You think you [Bb] got your friends, [Ab] but we're [G] smiling in your face.
[Eb] The people that you [D] trust the [Gm] most, the people [Cm] that you got [Bb] to worry about the [Ab] most.
[G] Just keep on coming [Gm] down.
You never know what they do, never know what they [Ab] do, [Bb] never know what [F] they do.
[Gm] [Cm] Never know what [Gm] they do, never know what they [Ab] do.
[Gm] I feel [Ab] that sweat on me.
[Gm] [Cm] Smile in your [Gm] face.
All the cowards face.
[Ab] [Gm] Back [Ab] down.
[Eb] [Cm] Smile in your face.
[Gm] Back [Ab] [Gm]
[Fm] [Eb] down.
Smile in your [Bb] face.
All the [Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb] cowards face.
Smile in your face.
Here we [Bb] go now.
[Cm] [Bb] Ooh, [Ab] ooh, [Eb] ooh.
Lord and a daddy [Bbm] better [Ab] backstab us.
[N]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta

Let's start jamming Daryl Hall & John Oates - (Live From Daryls House) Backstabbers chords, Practice these chords sequence - Eb, Cm, Gm, Ab, Gm and Cm. Kick off your practice at a gentle 61 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 124 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Eb Major in mind.

Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _
All right. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Whoo.
_ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] Right.
[Ab] _ [Gm] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ So what do you [Cm] smile in your [Gm] face all the time?
Take your place.
The _
[Fm] backstabbers.
[Ab] _ [G] Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smile in your [Gm] face.
All the time.
Want to take [Ab] your place.
[Gm] The [Fm] backstab.
_ [F] Backstab.
[Cm] All you fellas who have someone you [F] really care. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ All you fellas [Gm] who better [F] beware. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] To get your lady.
A few of your buddies that sure look [Gm] shady.
The blades are long.
[Ab] Catch but don't miss.
If it's straight in their hands.
[B] And they don't think they'll miss.
_ What they do.
[Cm] Smile in your [Gm] face.
All the time.
Want to take your place.
The _ [Fm] _ backstabbers. _
[Gm] Backstabbers.
All [C] _ these visits [Bb]
from my [F] _ friends.
Yeah.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ They come to my house [Bb] again [Eb] and again and again.
Again [F] and again.
Yeah. _ _
_ [Eb] Oh, now, now.
You [Ab] see, my woman.
I don't even go home, but they just keep on [Eb] coming.
What can I do [Fm] to get on the [Ab] right track?
Whoo.
[Fm] I wish that they'd [Bb] take [G] so many thumbs off my [B] back.
_ What they [Cm] do.
Smile in your face.
[Gm] All the time.
I want to take your [Ab] place.
_ [Gm] _
[Fm] Backstabbers.
_ [Eb] _ [Cm] Backstabbers.
All. _
_ _ All. _ _ _ _
_ Yeah.
[Bb] Whoo.
_ [Ab] _ [Gm] Go down [Fm] dirty.
_ [Bb] All right, now.
[G] _ _ [B] _
_ _ What they [Cm] do.
Smile in your face.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] No. And [Fm] sometimes.
_ [Eb] _ Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smile in your face
[Gm] All down at it.
_ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ Backstabbers.
[Cm] Down, down, down.
[Gm] Down, down, down, down, down, [Ab] down, down, down, down.
[Eb] _ Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smile in your face.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] [Gm] Backstabbers. _
[Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] It's [Gm] stab, stab, [Ab] stab, stab, [G] stabbing me.
Stab, stab, [Cm] stab, stab, stabbing me.
Smiling in your face, [Gm] all the time it was taking [Bb] place. _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] Break it down now. _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] You think you [Bb] got your friends, [Ab] but we're [G] smiling in your face.
[Eb] The people that you [D] trust the [Gm] most, _ the people [Cm] that you got [Bb] to worry about the [Ab] most.
[G] Just keep on coming [Gm] down.
You never know what they do, never know what they [Ab] do, [Bb] never know what [F] they do.
_ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] Never know what [Gm] they do, never know what they [Ab] do.
[Gm] I feel [Ab] that sweat on me.
_ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] Smile in your [Gm] face.
All the cowards face.
[Ab] [Gm] Back [Ab] down.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] Smile in your face.
[Gm] _ _ Back [Ab] _ [Gm] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] down.
_ Smile in your [Bb] face.
_ All the [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ cowards face.
Smile in your face.
Here we [Bb] go now.
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Ooh, [Ab] ooh, [Eb] ooh.
_ _ _ Lord and a daddy _ _ _ [Bbm] better [Ab] backstab us. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

You may also like to play