Chords for Boney M. - Going Back West (Official Video)
Tempo:
118.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
Ab
C
Eb
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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I was born and raised in the ghetto.
with me and you'll know.
wasn't satisfied with living on the side.
started looking around for a possibility.
Listen to [G] my story [D] of what became of [G] me.
a businessman.
some friends back in.
don't you come along?
with me and you'll know.
wasn't satisfied with living on the side.
started looking around for a possibility.
Listen to [G] my story [D] of what became of [G] me.
a businessman.
some friends back in.
don't you come along?
100% ➙ 119BPM
G
Ab
C
Eb
D
G
Ab
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I was born and raised in the ghetto.
_ _ Talk with me and you'll know.
_ _ _ [G] I wasn't satisfied _ _ with living on the side.
_ _ I started looking around for a possibility.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
Listen to [G] my story _ _ [D] of what became of [G] me.
I _ _ met a businessman.
_ _ _ He said he had some friends back in.
_ _ _ [C] I said, why don't you come along?
_ _ _ Well, we can help you with [G] these.
_ _ We'll make you into a best cop _ by playing your [C] guitar.
_ _ _ But the joke was on [G] me.
_ _ [D] They let me fly to the [G] seas. _ _ _ _ _
Going [D] back, _ yes I [C] know. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Going [D] back, _ _ _ [C] _
laying [G] on down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Going [D] back, _ yes I [C] know.
I made it out [G] on. _ _ _ _ _
Going [D] back, _ where am [C] I? _
Laying [G] on down. _ _ _ _ _
Going [C] back, laying.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I struggled for _ recognition, _ _ _ identity, and respect.
_ _ _ [C] I got a lot of promises.
_ _ They told me [G] not to fret.
_ _ Said, here we stand by you. _ _ _
Get the going [C] and strong.
_ _ But when I started [G] thinking, _ _ [D] it didn't even [G] flow.
_ _ _ [Ab] _
But we must come and go.
_ You left me standing here.
_ _ [Db] _
Even how it could be.
_ I still, I ain't [Ab] nowhere.
_ _ They surely took me for a ride. _ _
Trampled on my, [Db] _ _ _ _ _
but I pulled my [Ab] head apart.
_ _ [Eb] Got no more tears [Ab] to cry. _ _ _ _
Going [Eb] back, yes _ [Ab] I know.
I will make out all right. _ _ _ _
Going [Eb] back, _ where [Db] my music's playing [Ab] all night. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Going [Eb] back, _ yes [Db] I know.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
Going back, [Eb] _ yes [Bb] I know.
Going back, yes I [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ know.
Going [Eb] back, _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ yes I know.
Going back, [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
yes I know.
Going [Eb] back, yes _ _ [Db] _
I know.
[Ab] Laying on down. _ _ _ _
Going back, yes I know.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I was born and raised in the ghetto.
_ _ Talk with me and you'll know.
_ _ _ [G] I wasn't satisfied _ _ with living on the side.
_ _ I started looking around for a possibility.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
Listen to [G] my story _ _ [D] of what became of [G] me.
I _ _ met a businessman.
_ _ _ He said he had some friends back in.
_ _ _ [C] I said, why don't you come along?
_ _ _ Well, we can help you with [G] these.
_ _ We'll make you into a best cop _ by playing your [C] guitar.
_ _ _ But the joke was on [G] me.
_ _ [D] They let me fly to the [G] seas. _ _ _ _ _
Going [D] back, _ yes I [C] know. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Going [D] back, _ _ _ [C] _
laying [G] on down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Going [D] back, _ yes I [C] know.
I made it out [G] on. _ _ _ _ _
Going [D] back, _ where am [C] I? _
Laying [G] on down. _ _ _ _ _
Going [C] back, laying.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I struggled for _ recognition, _ _ _ identity, and respect.
_ _ _ [C] I got a lot of promises.
_ _ They told me [G] not to fret.
_ _ Said, here we stand by you. _ _ _
Get the going [C] and strong.
_ _ But when I started [G] thinking, _ _ [D] it didn't even [G] flow.
_ _ _ [Ab] _
But we must come and go.
_ You left me standing here.
_ _ [Db] _
Even how it could be.
_ I still, I ain't [Ab] nowhere.
_ _ They surely took me for a ride. _ _
Trampled on my, [Db] _ _ _ _ _
but I pulled my [Ab] head apart.
_ _ [Eb] Got no more tears [Ab] to cry. _ _ _ _
Going [Eb] back, yes _ [Ab] I know.
I will make out all right. _ _ _ _
Going [Eb] back, _ where [Db] my music's playing [Ab] all night. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Going [Eb] back, _ yes [Db] I know.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
Going back, [Eb] _ yes [Bb] I know.
Going back, yes I [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ know.
Going [Eb] back, _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ yes I know.
Going back, [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
yes I know.
Going [Eb] back, yes _ _ [Db] _
I know.
[Ab] Laying on down. _ _ _ _
Going back, yes I know.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _