Chords for Back Door Man
Tempo:
109.7 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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I am [G]
the back door man.
[Gm] am [G] the back door man.
men don't know, [C] but the [D] little girls, they [G] understand.
When everybody is [Gm] trying to sleep, I'm [G] somewhere making my midnight creep.
And every morning when the rooster calls, he's telling me that it's [Bbm] the time to go.
[Gm] I am the back door man.
[G] I am the back door [Bb] man.
the back door man.
[Gm] am [G] the back door man.
men don't know, [C] but the [D] little girls, they [G] understand.
When everybody is [Gm] trying to sleep, I'm [G] somewhere making my midnight creep.
And every morning when the rooster calls, he's telling me that it's [Bbm] the time to go.
[Gm] I am the back door man.
[G] I am the back door [Bb] man.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ am _ _ [G] _ _
the back door man.
_ _ I [Gm] am _ _ _ _ _ [G] the back door man.
_ _ [D] Well, the men don't know, [C] but the [D] little girls, they [G] understand. _ _ _ _ _ _
When everybody is [Gm] trying to sleep, I'm [G] somewhere _ making my midnight creep.
And every morning when the rooster calls, he's telling me that it's [Bbm] the time to go.
[Gm] I am the _ _ back door man. _ _ _ _ _
[G] I am _ the _ _ back door [Bb] man.
[G] _ _ _ Well, the [D] men don't [C] know, but the little [Gm] girls, they understand.
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[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Well, they [Gm] took me to the doctor's shop [G] full of holes.
[Gm] And as she cried, she [Em] said, so.
[G] I was killed in the murder in first degree.
The judge's wife cried, let the man go free.
I am [Gm] the _ _ back door man.
[G] I _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ am [G] _ _ _ the [Gm] back door man.
_ [G] _ _ _ Well, the [D] men don't know, but [C] the little girls, [Gm] they understand.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ I am _ the _
_ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ back door _ man.
Well, _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [A] the men _ _ [G] _
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_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ don't [G] know, [Am] but the little girls, they understand.
I [Gm] _ _ [G] _ was killed in the murder in first degree.
The judge's wife cried, let the man go free.
[Gm] The cop's wife cried, [G] don't take him down.
I'd rather be in six feet of ground.
I [Gm] am _ _ _ _ [G] the back door man.
_ _ _ _ I _ am _ the _ back [Am] door man.
[G] _ _ _ Well, [D] the men don't know, [C] but the little [F] girls, they [G] understand. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Bbm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ I [Bb] am _ _ [G] _ _ the back door man.
I _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ am the back door man.
_ _ _ [B] Well, the [D] men [Bm] don't know, [C] but the little [G] girls, they understand. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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I _ _ am the _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ back _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ door _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
man.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ am _ _ [G] _ _
the back door man.
_ _ I [Gm] am _ _ _ _ _ [G] the back door man.
_ _ [D] Well, the men don't know, [C] but the [D] little girls, they [G] understand. _ _ _ _ _ _
When everybody is [Gm] trying to sleep, I'm [G] somewhere _ making my midnight creep.
And every morning when the rooster calls, he's telling me that it's [Bbm] the time to go.
[Gm] I am the _ _ back door man. _ _ _ _ _
[G] I am _ the _ _ back door [Bb] man.
[G] _ _ _ Well, the [D] men don't [C] know, but the little [Gm] girls, they understand.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Well, they [Gm] took me to the doctor's shop [G] full of holes.
[Gm] And as she cried, she [Em] said, so.
[G] I was killed in the murder in first degree.
The judge's wife cried, let the man go free.
I am [Gm] the _ _ back door man.
[G] I _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ am [G] _ _ _ the [Gm] back door man.
_ [G] _ _ _ Well, the [D] men don't know, but [C] the little girls, [Gm] they understand.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ I am _ the _
_ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ back door _ man.
Well, _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [A] the men _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ don't [G] know, [Am] but the little girls, they understand.
I [Gm] _ _ [G] _ was killed in the murder in first degree.
The judge's wife cried, let the man go free.
[Gm] The cop's wife cried, [G] don't take him down.
I'd rather be in six feet of ground.
I [Gm] am _ _ _ _ [G] the back door man.
_ _ _ _ I _ am _ the _ back [Am] door man.
[G] _ _ _ Well, [D] the men don't know, [C] but the little [F] girls, they [G] understand. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ I [Bb] am _ _ [G] _ _ the back door man.
I _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ am the back door man.
_ _ _ [B] Well, the [D] men [Bm] don't know, [C] but the little [G] girls, they understand. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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I _ _ am the _
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_ _ back _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ door _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
man.
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