Chords for Back up Against the Wall
Tempo:
145.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
F#
D
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#] [E]
[D]
[B] [B]
[E]
[B]
I was feeling up and down the highway till they caught me with a [E] heavy load.
[F#] They sentenced me to hard labor [E] working on the side [B] of the road.
Now I don't deny I was guilty and I know I [E] broke the law.
[F#] I was hungry and broke and couldn't see no hope [E] and my back was up [B] against the wall.
Now I'm right outside of the window, honey open up and let [E] me in.
[F#] I broke out of jail this morning and [E] I ain't never going back [B] again.
I just had to stop by for a minute and I can't stay [E] long at all.
[F#] Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun [E] and my back is up [B] against the wall.
[F#] [E]
[D]
[F#] [B]
I
[E]
[F#]
[B]
[F#]
[E]
[B]
was shot with you a three time loser, a man named [E] Jefferson.
[F#] One night we got to talking and [E] I asked him what [B] he'd done.
He said a man fell over my razor in the middle of a [E] ballroom ball.
[F#] Don't you see it was him or me and [E] my back was up against [B] the wall.
Now I'm right outside of the window, honey open up and let [E] me in.
[F#] I broke out of jail this morning and I ain't never going back [B] again.
I [B] just had to stop by for a minute and I can't stay [E] long at all.
[F#] Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun [E] and my back is up [B] against the wall.
[E]
[D] Now I'm [B] right outside of the window, honey open up and let [C#m] me in.
[E] I [F#] broke out of jail this morning [E] and I ain't never going back [F#] again.
[B] I just had to stop by for a minute and I can't stay [E] long at all.
Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun and my back is up [B] against the wall.
[F#] I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun [N] and my back is up against the wall.
[D]
[B] [B]
[E]
[B]
I was feeling up and down the highway till they caught me with a [E] heavy load.
[F#] They sentenced me to hard labor [E] working on the side [B] of the road.
Now I don't deny I was guilty and I know I [E] broke the law.
[F#] I was hungry and broke and couldn't see no hope [E] and my back was up [B] against the wall.
Now I'm right outside of the window, honey open up and let [E] me in.
[F#] I broke out of jail this morning and [E] I ain't never going back [B] again.
I just had to stop by for a minute and I can't stay [E] long at all.
[F#] Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun [E] and my back is up [B] against the wall.
[F#] [E]
[D]
[F#] [B]
I
[E]
[F#]
[B]
[F#]
[E]
[B]
was shot with you a three time loser, a man named [E] Jefferson.
[F#] One night we got to talking and [E] I asked him what [B] he'd done.
He said a man fell over my razor in the middle of a [E] ballroom ball.
[F#] Don't you see it was him or me and [E] my back was up against [B] the wall.
Now I'm right outside of the window, honey open up and let [E] me in.
[F#] I broke out of jail this morning and I ain't never going back [B] again.
I [B] just had to stop by for a minute and I can't stay [E] long at all.
[F#] Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun [E] and my back is up [B] against the wall.
[E]
[D] Now I'm [B] right outside of the window, honey open up and let [C#m] me in.
[E] I [F#] broke out of jail this morning [E] and I ain't never going back [F#] again.
[B] I just had to stop by for a minute and I can't stay [E] long at all.
Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun and my back is up [B] against the wall.
[F#] I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun [N] and my back is up against the wall.
Key:
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C#m
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I was feeling up and down the highway till they caught me with a [E] heavy load. _
[F#] They sentenced me to hard labor _ [E] working on the side [B] of the road. _ _ _
_ Now I don't deny I was guilty _ and I know I [E] broke the law. _
[F#] I was hungry and broke and couldn't see no hope [E] and my back was up [B] against the wall. _ _ _
Now I'm right outside of the window, honey open up and let [E] me in. _
[F#] I broke out of jail this morning and [E] I ain't never going back [B] again.
_ I just had to stop by for a minute _ and I can't stay [E] long at all.
_ [F#] Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun [E] and my back is up [B] against the wall. _
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_ was shot with you a three time loser, _ a man named [E] Jefferson. _ _ _
[F#] One night we got to talking and [E] I asked him what [B] he'd done.
_ He said a man fell over my razor in the middle of a [E] ballroom ball. _ _
[F#] Don't you see it was him or me and [E] my back was up against [B] the wall. _ _ _ _
Now I'm right outside of the window, honey open up and let [E] me in.
[F#] I broke out of jail this morning and I ain't never going back [B] again.
I [B] just had to stop by for a minute _ and I can't stay [E] long at all.
_ [F#] Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun [E] and my back is up [B] against the wall. _
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_ _ [D] _ _ Now I'm [B] right outside of the window, honey open up and let [C#m] me in.
_ [E] I [F#] broke out of jail this morning [E] and I ain't never going back [F#] again.
[B] I just had to stop by for a minute _ and I can't stay [E] long at all.
Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun and my back is up [B] against the wall. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun [N] and my back is up against the wall.
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I was feeling up and down the highway till they caught me with a [E] heavy load. _
[F#] They sentenced me to hard labor _ [E] working on the side [B] of the road. _ _ _
_ Now I don't deny I was guilty _ and I know I [E] broke the law. _
[F#] I was hungry and broke and couldn't see no hope [E] and my back was up [B] against the wall. _ _ _
Now I'm right outside of the window, honey open up and let [E] me in. _
[F#] I broke out of jail this morning and [E] I ain't never going back [B] again.
_ I just had to stop by for a minute _ and I can't stay [E] long at all.
_ [F#] Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun [E] and my back is up [B] against the wall. _
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_ was shot with you a three time loser, _ a man named [E] Jefferson. _ _ _
[F#] One night we got to talking and [E] I asked him what [B] he'd done.
_ He said a man fell over my razor in the middle of a [E] ballroom ball. _ _
[F#] Don't you see it was him or me and [E] my back was up against [B] the wall. _ _ _ _
Now I'm right outside of the window, honey open up and let [E] me in.
[F#] I broke out of jail this morning and I ain't never going back [B] again.
I [B] just had to stop by for a minute _ and I can't stay [E] long at all.
_ [F#] Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun [E] and my back is up [B] against the wall. _
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_ _ [D] _ _ Now I'm [B] right outside of the window, honey open up and let [C#m] me in.
_ [E] I [F#] broke out of jail this morning [E] and I ain't never going back [F#] again.
[B] I just had to stop by for a minute _ and I can't stay [E] long at all.
Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun and my back is up [B] against the wall. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun [N] and my back is up against the wall.
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