Chords for Jeff Buckley- Back in N Y C

Tempo:
93.8 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

Dm

G

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jeff Buckley- Back in N Y C chords
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[Em]
[D]
[C]
[D] [C] [D]
I'm a tough kid,
[G] that's what you [C] [G] heard.
Well [D] I'd like to see some action get sent to my [C]
[D] floor.
I let me out when I was 17.
I had to get it.
[C] Love [D] me if you know what I mean, [G]
[D] what I mean.
I [Bbm] [D] [Dm]
[D] [Bb]
[D] [Dm] [D]
[Bbm] [D]
be crazy, [C]
cause I don't [G] care who I hit, who I hit.
[D] Cause I'm lost, me is hidden out.
And [G]
I'm [C] not [G] full of shit.
[D]
You [G] can tell I'm as well ground as being, [D] as being.
[Bbm] [D]
[G] As [Dm] I killed the [A] porcupine, [Dm] he said [D] I had [A] not to blame.
[Dm] Let me hurt my [D] [A] teeth in a head, [Dm] time to shave, [E] [Am] shave it off, [Dm] you know.
[E] [Dm] No time for romantic escape when [Bb] you're, [D] flipping on [G] his baby.
[Am] [Dm]
[A] [G] [Dm] No time for [Am] romantic escape [D] when you're, [D]
deep.
Off we go, [E] off we [D] go, [A] [D] off we go.
Listen to me, you're a dumb fuck, you don't even mean [C] [G]
[G] that I do.
[D] You're a progressive hypocrite, and I'm their trash.
[C]
[G] Best place to sew up on it, to [A] lash.
[D] I've taken all the strongest meats, and laid them down in colored [C] sheets.
Married [G] them down, in colored [D] sheets.
Who needs to lose their love and [B] affection, [C] when you're out walking in the streets.
It's [Bm] your main [G] line, connection, [D] connection.
[Bbm] [D]
As I killed the [A]
[D] porcupine, he said I [C] had not [A] to blame.
[D] Let me [A] [D] [Dm] hurt my [D] teeth [A]
in [D] a head, [E] time [Dm] to [C] shave, shave [A] it off, [D] you [A] know.
[D] [D] No time for [E]
[Am] romantic [Gm] escape when you're, [Am] flipping on his baby.
[E] [D] No [Dm] time [Am] for romantic [G] escape when you're, [Am] flipping on his baby.
[Dm]
[A] [D] No time for romantic [A] [D] escape when [G] you're, [D] flipping on his baby.
No time [C] for [A] romantic [Bm] [Gb] [C] escape
[G] when you're, [Eb] [Bm] flipping on [Bb] his baby.
No
[D] [Bb]
[Gm] [A]
[N] [D]
[A] [Dm] [Db] [B]
[Dm] [D] [B] time [Dm] [Eb]
[Dm]
[Eb] [D] [Am]
[D] [F] [D] [Am]
[F] [D] [A] [D] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] for romantic escape when you're, flipping on his baby.
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A]
[Dm] [E] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
Dm
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
A
1231
Dm
2311
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Let's start jamming Jeff Buckley - Back In N.Y.C chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - D, A, D, D, C and G in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 46 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 94. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Eb Major in mind.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm a tough kid, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ that's what you _ [C] [G] heard. _
_ _ _ Well [D] I'd like to see some action _ _ _ _ _ _ _ get sent to my _ [C] _
[D] floor.
I _ _ _ _ _ let me out _ when I was _ 17.
_ I had to get it.
[C] Love [D] me if you know what I mean, [G]
[D] what I mean.
I _ [Bbm] _ [D] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _
[D] _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
be crazy, _ _ _ [C] _ _
cause I don't [G] care who I hit, who I hit.
[D] Cause I'm lost, me is hidden _ out.
_ _ _ _ And [G]
I'm _ [C] not [G] full of shit. _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You [G] can tell _ _ I'm as well ground _ as being, _ [D] as being. _
_ [Bbm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] As [Dm] I killed the [A] porcupine, [Dm] he said [D] I had [A] not to blame.
[Dm] Let me _ hurt my [D] _ [A] teeth in a head, [Dm] time to shave, [E] [Am] shave it off, [Dm] you know.
[E] _ [Dm] _ No time for romantic escape when [Bb] you're, [D] flipping on [G] his baby.
[Am] _ [Dm] _ _
[A] _ [G] _ [Dm] No time for [Am] romantic escape [D] when you're, _ _ [D] _ _ _
deep.
Off we go, _ _ _ [E] off we [D] go, _ _ [A] _ [D] off we go. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Listen to me, you're a dumb fuck, you don't even mean _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [G] that I do.
_ [D] _ You're a progressive hypocrite, _ and I'm their trash.
_ _ [C] _
_ [G] Best place to sew up on it, to [A] lash.
_ [D] I've taken all the strongest meats, and laid them down in colored [C] sheets.
_ _ _ Married [G] them down, in colored [D] sheets.
Who needs to lose their love and [B] affection, [C] when you're out walking in the streets.
It's [Bm] your main [G] line, connection, _ [D] connection.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ As I killed the [A] _
[D] porcupine, he said I [C] had not [A] to blame.
[D] Let me [A] _ _ [D] [Dm] hurt my [D] teeth [A]
in [D] a head, [E] time [Dm] to [C] shave, shave [A] it off, [D] you [A] know.
[D] _ _ [D] No time for [E]
[Am] romantic [Gm] escape when you're, [Am] flipping on his baby. _
[E] _ [D] No _ [Dm] time [Am] for romantic [G] escape when you're, [Am] flipping on his baby.
[Dm] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] No time for romantic [A] [D] escape when [G] you're, [D] flipping on his baby. _
_ _ _ No time [C] for [A] romantic [Bm] _ _ [Gb] [C] escape _ _ _
[G] _ when you're, [Eb] [Bm] flipping on [Bb] his baby.
_ _ _ No
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Db] _ [B] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] [B] time [Dm] _ [Eb] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [F] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[D] for romantic escape when you're, flipping on his baby.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ [Dm] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _

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