Back Of My Mind Chords by John Hiatt
Tempo:
108.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
[A]
[E] He was calling to me [B] at the time [E] And I knew even then [A] I could die for the thoughts
[E] That I kept [B] in the back of [E] my mind But I dared not to speak [A] how I felt for my
dad [E] Cause there were no words to [B]
define
[E] This ball of confusion, [A] of fears and truth [E] That I kept [B] in the back of [E] my mind
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
So I took to the highway [A] and I kept to myself [E] Just a looking and a hoping [B] to find
[E] Some solution, some answers, [A] some way to exist With [E] this stuff [B] in the back of [E] my mind
So I took me a job [A] and I took me a while [E] And I took to a bottle [B] of wine
And [E] it did not take long [A] till all I had left Was [E] this stuff [B] in the back of [E] my mind
God, [A]
that [E] rain, [F#m] a rolling [B]
train,
[G#] Sight [C] [C#m]
blind, [A] [E] stuck [B] in the back of [E] my mind
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] [A] But [E] [B] [E]
the end of the tunnel [A] just never came [E] Till I got to the end [B] of the line
[E] And I saw that the light [A] and the hope I had to see
[E] Was just a spark [B] in the back of [E] my mind And the cold wind that blew [A] through the hole
in my heart [E] Made a fire for [G#m] the very [B] first time
[E] From some branches of trust [A] and an inlet of faith
[E] And that spark in [B] the back of my [E] mind
God, [A] that [C#m] rain, [F#m] a rolling
[B] train,
[G#] Sight
[C#m] [A] blind, [E] stuck in [B] the back of [E] my mind
A [A] rolling [C#m] [F#m]
[B] train, [G#] sight [C#m] blind, [E] stuck [B] in the back of [E] my [A] mind
[E] [B]
[E] A [A] [E] rolling train, [B] sight [E] blind, [A]
[E] stuck in the [B]
[E] [A]
[E] back [B] [E]
[N] of my mind
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
[A]
[E] He was calling to me [B] at the time [E] And I knew even then [A] I could die for the thoughts
[E] That I kept [B] in the back of [E] my mind But I dared not to speak [A] how I felt for my
dad [E] Cause there were no words to [B]
define
[E] This ball of confusion, [A] of fears and truth [E] That I kept [B] in the back of [E] my mind
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
So I took to the highway [A] and I kept to myself [E] Just a looking and a hoping [B] to find
[E] Some solution, some answers, [A] some way to exist With [E] this stuff [B] in the back of [E] my mind
So I took me a job [A] and I took me a while [E] And I took to a bottle [B] of wine
And [E] it did not take long [A] till all I had left Was [E] this stuff [B] in the back of [E] my mind
God, [A]
that [E] rain, [F#m] a rolling [B]
train,
[G#] Sight [C] [C#m]
blind, [A] [E] stuck [B] in the back of [E] my mind
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] [A] But [E] [B] [E]
the end of the tunnel [A] just never came [E] Till I got to the end [B] of the line
[E] And I saw that the light [A] and the hope I had to see
[E] Was just a spark [B] in the back of [E] my mind And the cold wind that blew [A] through the hole
in my heart [E] Made a fire for [G#m] the very [B] first time
[E] From some branches of trust [A] and an inlet of faith
[E] And that spark in [B] the back of my [E] mind
God, [A] that [C#m] rain, [F#m] a rolling
[B] train,
[G#] Sight
[C#m] [A] blind, [E] stuck in [B] the back of [E] my mind
A [A] rolling [C#m] [F#m]
[B] train, [G#] sight [C#m] blind, [E] stuck [B] in the back of [E] my [A] mind
[E] [B]
[E] A [A] [E] rolling train, [B] sight [E] blind, [A]
[E] stuck in the [B]
[E] [A]
[E] back [B] [E]
[N] of my mind
Key:
E
B
A
C#m
F#m
E
B
A
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] He was calling to me [B] at the time _ [E] And I knew even then [A] I could die for the thoughts
[E] That I kept [B] in the back of [E] my _ mind But I dared not to speak [A] how I felt for my
dad [E] Cause there were no words to [B]
define
_ [E] This ball of confusion, [A] of fears and truth [E] That I kept [B] in the back of [E] my mind
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ So I took to the highway [A] and I kept to myself [E] Just a looking and a hoping [B] to find
_ [E] Some solution, some answers, [A] some way to exist With [E] this stuff [B] in the back of [E] my mind
_ So I took me a job [A] and I took me a while [E] And I took to a bottle [B] of wine
And [E] it did not take long [A] till all I had left Was [E] this stuff [B] in the back of [E] my _ mind
_ God, _ [A]
that [E] rain, [F#m] a rolling _ [B]
train,
_ _ [G#] Sight [C] _ _ [C#m]
blind, [A] _ [E] _ stuck [B] in the back of [E] my mind
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] But _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E]
the _ _ end of the tunnel [A] just never came [E] Till I got to the end [B] of the line
_ [E] And I saw that the light [A] and the hope I had to see
[E] Was just a spark [B] in the back of [E] my mind And the cold wind that blew [A] through the hole
in my heart [E] Made a fire for [G#m] the very [B] first time
[E] From some branches of trust [A] and an inlet of faith
[E] And that spark in [B] the back of my [E] _ mind
_ God, _ [A] that [C#m] rain, [F#m] a rolling _
[B] _ _ train,
[G#] _ Sight _
[C#m] _ [A] blind, [E] stuck in [B] the back of [E] my mind
_ _ A _ [A] rolling _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] train, _ _ _ [G#] sight _ [C#m] blind, _ [E] stuck _ [B] in the back of [E] my [A] mind
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] A [A] _ [E] rolling train, [B] sight [E] blind, _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] stuck in the _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] back _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] of my mind
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] He was calling to me [B] at the time _ [E] And I knew even then [A] I could die for the thoughts
[E] That I kept [B] in the back of [E] my _ mind But I dared not to speak [A] how I felt for my
dad [E] Cause there were no words to [B]
define
_ [E] This ball of confusion, [A] of fears and truth [E] That I kept [B] in the back of [E] my mind
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ So I took to the highway [A] and I kept to myself [E] Just a looking and a hoping [B] to find
_ [E] Some solution, some answers, [A] some way to exist With [E] this stuff [B] in the back of [E] my mind
_ So I took me a job [A] and I took me a while [E] And I took to a bottle [B] of wine
And [E] it did not take long [A] till all I had left Was [E] this stuff [B] in the back of [E] my _ mind
_ God, _ [A]
that [E] rain, [F#m] a rolling _ [B]
train,
_ _ [G#] Sight [C] _ _ [C#m]
blind, [A] _ [E] _ stuck [B] in the back of [E] my mind
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] But _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E]
the _ _ end of the tunnel [A] just never came [E] Till I got to the end [B] of the line
_ [E] And I saw that the light [A] and the hope I had to see
[E] Was just a spark [B] in the back of [E] my mind And the cold wind that blew [A] through the hole
in my heart [E] Made a fire for [G#m] the very [B] first time
[E] From some branches of trust [A] and an inlet of faith
[E] And that spark in [B] the back of my [E] _ mind
_ God, _ [A] that [C#m] rain, [F#m] a rolling _
[B] _ _ train,
[G#] _ Sight _
[C#m] _ [A] blind, [E] stuck in [B] the back of [E] my mind
_ _ A _ [A] rolling _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] train, _ _ _ [G#] sight _ [C#m] blind, _ [E] stuck _ [B] in the back of [E] my [A] mind
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] A [A] _ [E] rolling train, [B] sight [E] blind, _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] stuck in the _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] back _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] of my mind