Back Up Train Chords by Al Green

Tempo:
78.325 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Bbm

Fm

Eb

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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AL Green Back Up Train chords
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Back up the train, back [Ab] up, turn around, turn around, [Fm] I've got to take my baby [Ab] [Bbm] home, [Eb] wherever
I'm bound, [Ab] from into the sky, from into the sky, [Db] I'm a lonely man, [Bb] just a lonely [Ab] man,
need a helping hand, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Fm] back up the train, [Fm] back up, [Ab] ease the pain, ease
the [Bbm] pain, take me to my baby, [Eb] I'm going insane, so Mr.
[Ab] Conductor, time is straining, are you
gonna do that?
[Db] Music in my hand, I'm a [Ab] lonely man, need a helping hand, yeah, yeah, so back
this train up, that's all you gotta do now, I'll never forget the girl I left behind,
her tears, [Bbm] her kiss, her face, they on my mind, I got to make her say that she'll forgive
me, I gotta get back [Eb] to her, [Ab] baby, baby, baby, I need, I need your loving right [Ab] now, oh,
[Bbm]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
Fm
123111111
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To start learning Al Green - Back Up Train chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Db, Ab, Bbm, Eb, Ab and Ab. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 39 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 78. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Ab Major.

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_ _ _ Back up the train, back [Ab] up, _ turn around, turn around, _ _ [Fm] I've got to take my baby [Ab] _ [Bbm] home, _ _ [Eb] wherever
I'm bound, _ [Ab] from into the sky, from into the sky, _ _ [Db] I'm a lonely man, [Bb] just a lonely [Ab] man,
need a helping hand, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Fm] back up the train, [Fm] back up, [Ab] _ _ ease the pain, ease
the [Bbm] pain, take me to my baby, _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I'm going insane, so Mr.
[Ab] Conductor, time is straining, are you
gonna do that? _ _ _
_ [Db] Music in my hand, I'm a [Ab] lonely man, need a helping hand, yeah, yeah, so back
this train up, that's all you gotta do now, I'll never forget the girl I left behind,
her _ tears, [Bbm] her kiss, her face, they on my mind, I got to make her say that she'll forgive
me, I gotta get back [Eb] to her, [Ab] baby, baby, baby, _ I need, I need your loving right [Ab] now, oh,
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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