Chords for Ani DiFranco - back back back
Tempo:
113.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Dm
F
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F]
[C] [G]
[Dm] [F]
[C] [G]
[Dm] [F]
[C] [G]
[Dm] [G]
[C] [G]
Back, [D] back, back [F] in the back of your mind Are [C] you learning an angry language?
Tell [Dm] me boy, boy, boy, are you tending [G] to your joy?
Or [C] are you just letting it [G] vanquish?
[Dm] Back, back, back [Bb] in the dark of your mind Where [C] the eyes of your demons [G] are gleaming
Are [Dm] you mad, mad, [G] mad about the life you never had?
[C] Even when you [G] are dreaming?
Ah ah ah, [A] ah [Am] ah, [D] ah ah, ah ah, ah ah Ah [Dm]
[C] ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, [G] ah ah
[Am]
[G]
[Dm] Who are these, oh oh oh, [Bb] people in these nursing homes Just [C] scowling away [D] at nothing
Like big rag dolls [Bb] just cursing at the [C] wall and pulling out all of [D] their stuff
Every [Dm] day is a door leading back [F] to the boys, [C] old age will [Dm] distill you
[G] And if you're this, this, this, [Bb] full of illness now, [C] someday it will [G] just fill you
[Am] [Em]
[Dm] [F]
[C]
[G]
[Am]
[C]
[F] And when [D] you sit right down [G] in the middle of yourself, you're [G] gonna wanna have a comfortable chair
[Dm] So when I think you're sober before you get [C] too older, you're gonna think, how's [D] this gonna live here
And [D] when you're all you've got, [C] like an [F] envelope in your middle self, like [C] inside [Dm] a mirror
There's nowhere to go, he said, I'm real [C] slow, I'm ready for the [Dm] pullback, right [G] here
Woah, woah, woah, [A]
[Am] woah, woah, [G] woah, [D] woah, woah, [F] woah, woah, [C] woah, [F] woah.
[G]
[Am]
[C]
[F] Your arrogance [Dm] is gaining on [Db] you, and so is [E] eternity.
You [F] better practice [G] happiness!
You [Db] better practice [E] humility.
Yeah, [F] you took the air, [Gm] you took that time.
[Db] You were fed [E] and you were free.
[Dm] You better put [Gm] some beauty back [Db] here.
Well, you got [Bb] the energy.
[F] You better put [Gm] some beauty back [Db] here.
Well, you got [Bb] the energy.
[Dm] [Bb] [F]
[Em]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F] [G]
[Dm] [F]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [A]
Back, back, [Dm] back in the [Bb] back of your mind.
[C] Are you learning an [G] angry language?
Tell me [Dm] boy, boy, boy, are you [F] tending to your door?
[C] Are you just learning language?
Back, back, back [Bb] in the dark of your mind.
[C] When the eyes of your demons [G] are gleaming.
[Dm] Are you mad, mad, mad about the life you'll never [C] have?
I don't even, [G] even want to hear your voice.
I don't even want to hear [A] [F] your [G] voice.
[Dm] I don't even want to hear [F] your voice.
[C] I don't [F] even want to hear your voice.
I [G]
[B] don't even want to [E]
[C] hear your voice.
[Bb] Hey, hey, [G] hey.
[C] [G]
[Dm] [F]
[C] [G]
[Dm] [F]
[C] [G]
[Dm] [G]
[C] [G]
Back, [D] back, back [F] in the back of your mind Are [C] you learning an angry language?
Tell [Dm] me boy, boy, boy, are you tending [G] to your joy?
Or [C] are you just letting it [G] vanquish?
[Dm] Back, back, back [Bb] in the dark of your mind Where [C] the eyes of your demons [G] are gleaming
Are [Dm] you mad, mad, [G] mad about the life you never had?
[C] Even when you [G] are dreaming?
Ah ah ah, [A] ah [Am] ah, [D] ah ah, ah ah, ah ah Ah [Dm]
[C] ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, [G] ah ah
[Am]
[G]
[Dm] Who are these, oh oh oh, [Bb] people in these nursing homes Just [C] scowling away [D] at nothing
Like big rag dolls [Bb] just cursing at the [C] wall and pulling out all of [D] their stuff
Every [Dm] day is a door leading back [F] to the boys, [C] old age will [Dm] distill you
[G] And if you're this, this, this, [Bb] full of illness now, [C] someday it will [G] just fill you
[Am] [Em]
[Dm] [F]
[C]
[G]
[Am]
[C]
[F] And when [D] you sit right down [G] in the middle of yourself, you're [G] gonna wanna have a comfortable chair
[Dm] So when I think you're sober before you get [C] too older, you're gonna think, how's [D] this gonna live here
And [D] when you're all you've got, [C] like an [F] envelope in your middle self, like [C] inside [Dm] a mirror
There's nowhere to go, he said, I'm real [C] slow, I'm ready for the [Dm] pullback, right [G] here
Woah, woah, woah, [A]
[Am] woah, woah, [G] woah, [D] woah, woah, [F] woah, woah, [C] woah, [F] woah.
[G]
[Am]
[C]
[F] Your arrogance [Dm] is gaining on [Db] you, and so is [E] eternity.
You [F] better practice [G] happiness!
You [Db] better practice [E] humility.
Yeah, [F] you took the air, [Gm] you took that time.
[Db] You were fed [E] and you were free.
[Dm] You better put [Gm] some beauty back [Db] here.
Well, you got [Bb] the energy.
[F] You better put [Gm] some beauty back [Db] here.
Well, you got [Bb] the energy.
[Dm] [Bb] [F]
[Em]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F] [G]
[Dm] [F]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [A]
Back, back, [Dm] back in the [Bb] back of your mind.
[C] Are you learning an [G] angry language?
Tell me [Dm] boy, boy, boy, are you [F] tending to your door?
[C] Are you just learning language?
Back, back, back [Bb] in the dark of your mind.
[C] When the eyes of your demons [G] are gleaming.
[Dm] Are you mad, mad, mad about the life you'll never [C] have?
I don't even, [G] even want to hear your voice.
I don't even want to hear [A] [F] your [G] voice.
[Dm] I don't even want to hear [F] your voice.
[C] I don't [F] even want to hear your voice.
I [G]
[B] don't even want to [E]
[C] hear your voice.
[Bb] Hey, hey, [G] hey.
Key:
C
G
Dm
F
Bb
C
G
Dm
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
Back, [D] back, back [F] in the back of your mind Are [C] you learning an angry language?
Tell [Dm] me boy, boy, boy, are you tending [G] to your joy?
Or [C] are you just letting it [G] vanquish?
[Dm] Back, back, back [Bb] in the dark of your mind Where [C] the eyes of your demons [G] are gleaming
Are [Dm] you mad, mad, [G] mad about the life you never had?
[C] Even when you [G] are dreaming?
Ah ah ah, _ _ [A] ah [Am] ah, [D] ah ah, ah ah, ah ah _ Ah [Dm] _ _
[C] ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, [G] _ ah ah _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ Who are these, oh oh oh, [Bb] people in these nursing homes Just [C] scowling away [D] at nothing
Like big rag dolls [Bb] just cursing at the [C] wall and pulling out all of [D] their stuff
Every [Dm] day is a door leading back [F] to the boys, [C] old age will [Dm] distill you
[G] And if you're this, this, this, [Bb] full of illness now, [C] someday it will [G] just fill you _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ And when [D] you sit right down [G] in the middle of yourself, you're [G] gonna wanna have a comfortable chair
[Dm] So when I think you're sober before you get [C] too older, you're gonna think, how's [D] this gonna live here
And [D] when you're all you've got, [C] like an [F] envelope in your middle self, like [C] inside [Dm] a mirror
There's nowhere to go, he said, I'm real [C] slow, I'm ready for the [Dm] pullback, right [G] here
Woah, woah, woah, [A] _ _
[Am] woah, woah, [G] _ woah, [D] _ woah, woah, _ [F] woah, woah, [C] woah, _ _ [F] woah. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Your arrogance [Dm] is gaining on [Db] you, and so is [E] eternity.
You [F] better practice [G] happiness!
You [Db] better practice _ [E] humility.
Yeah, [F] you took the air, [Gm] you took that time.
[Db] You were fed [E] and you were free.
[Dm] You better put [Gm] some beauty back [Db] here.
Well, you got [Bb] the energy.
[F] You better put [Gm] some beauty back [Db] here.
Well, you got [Bb] the energy. _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Back, back, [Dm] back in the [Bb] back of your mind.
[C] Are you learning an [G] angry language?
Tell me [Dm] boy, boy, boy, are you [F] tending to your door?
[C] Are you just learning language? _
Back, back, back [Bb] in the dark of your mind.
[C] When the eyes of your demons [G] are gleaming.
[Dm] Are you mad, mad, mad about the life you'll never [C] have?
I don't even, [G] even want to hear your voice.
I don't even want to hear [A] _ [F] your [G] voice. _
[Dm] I don't even want to hear [F] your voice. _
[C] I don't [F] even want to hear your voice.
I [G] _ _ _ _ _
[B] don't even want to [E] _ _
[C] hear your voice. _ _ _
[Bb] Hey, hey, [G] hey. _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
Back, [D] back, back [F] in the back of your mind Are [C] you learning an angry language?
Tell [Dm] me boy, boy, boy, are you tending [G] to your joy?
Or [C] are you just letting it [G] vanquish?
[Dm] Back, back, back [Bb] in the dark of your mind Where [C] the eyes of your demons [G] are gleaming
Are [Dm] you mad, mad, [G] mad about the life you never had?
[C] Even when you [G] are dreaming?
Ah ah ah, _ _ [A] ah [Am] ah, [D] ah ah, ah ah, ah ah _ Ah [Dm] _ _
[C] ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, [G] _ ah ah _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ Who are these, oh oh oh, [Bb] people in these nursing homes Just [C] scowling away [D] at nothing
Like big rag dolls [Bb] just cursing at the [C] wall and pulling out all of [D] their stuff
Every [Dm] day is a door leading back [F] to the boys, [C] old age will [Dm] distill you
[G] And if you're this, this, this, [Bb] full of illness now, [C] someday it will [G] just fill you _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ And when [D] you sit right down [G] in the middle of yourself, you're [G] gonna wanna have a comfortable chair
[Dm] So when I think you're sober before you get [C] too older, you're gonna think, how's [D] this gonna live here
And [D] when you're all you've got, [C] like an [F] envelope in your middle self, like [C] inside [Dm] a mirror
There's nowhere to go, he said, I'm real [C] slow, I'm ready for the [Dm] pullback, right [G] here
Woah, woah, woah, [A] _ _
[Am] woah, woah, [G] _ woah, [D] _ woah, woah, _ [F] woah, woah, [C] woah, _ _ [F] woah. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Your arrogance [Dm] is gaining on [Db] you, and so is [E] eternity.
You [F] better practice [G] happiness!
You [Db] better practice _ [E] humility.
Yeah, [F] you took the air, [Gm] you took that time.
[Db] You were fed [E] and you were free.
[Dm] You better put [Gm] some beauty back [Db] here.
Well, you got [Bb] the energy.
[F] You better put [Gm] some beauty back [Db] here.
Well, you got [Bb] the energy. _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Back, back, [Dm] back in the [Bb] back of your mind.
[C] Are you learning an [G] angry language?
Tell me [Dm] boy, boy, boy, are you [F] tending to your door?
[C] Are you just learning language? _
Back, back, back [Bb] in the dark of your mind.
[C] When the eyes of your demons [G] are gleaming.
[Dm] Are you mad, mad, mad about the life you'll never [C] have?
I don't even, [G] even want to hear your voice.
I don't even want to hear [A] _ [F] your [G] voice. _
[Dm] I don't even want to hear [F] your voice. _
[C] I don't [F] even want to hear your voice.
I [G] _ _ _ _ _
[B] don't even want to [E] _ _
[C] hear your voice. _ _ _
[Bb] Hey, hey, [G] hey. _ _