Backwater Chords by Status Quo

Tempo:
141.85 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

D

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [F#m] [E] [Bm]
[F#m]
[E] [Bm] [F#m]
[E] [Bm]
[G] [A]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm]
[A]
[B]
[E] [B]
I
[E] was walking down the hall, leading somewhere to go.
[D] [E]
[Bm] [B] Lady, lady sent me, and she invited me home.
I was walking down the hall, leading somewhere to go.
She [A] led me for a drive in the homestead, [E] down the backwater [B] road.
In a house on the corner, looking over the track,
I woke up with a fever, and a pain in my back.
[E] She was flying there beside me, my fever started to grow.
[Bm] [B]
I had a funny feeling, what the lady said no.
[A]
The woman is a doctor, [E] down the [D] backwater road.
[B]
[A] [D] [B]
[A] [D] [B]
What you looking for, what you looking for?
[E] Lady, please know [B] what you looking for.
Was I wrong to break her love?
[D] Lady, [E] was I right, oh lady, [B] was I wrong?
[A] [C#]
[D] [E]
[A] [C#]
[D] [E]
[A] [C#]
[D] [E]
[A] [C#]
[D] [E]
[A] [C#]
[D]
[A] [E]
[D] [A]
[B] So I had a ball of thunder, without me breathing in time.
It's the 30th of the morning, and I'm feeling alright.
[E] I reached back to my lady, but I wanted to know.
[Bm] [E]
[B] Lady left this morning, and she's back on her own.
[A] I was cold when she left [E] me, down the backwater [B] road.
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
D
1321
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To start learning Status Quo - Backwater chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F#m, E, A, C#, D, Bm, F#m, E, B and A in sequence. For best results, commence at 70 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 142. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Minor.

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[F] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _
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[E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
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[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ I _
_ _ [E] was walking down the hall, _ leading somewhere to go.
[D] _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [B] _ Lady, lady sent me, and she invited me home. _ _ _
_ I was walking down the hall, leading somewhere to go.
She [A] led me for a drive in the homestead, [E] _ down the backwater [B] _ road. _
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_ _ _ _ _ In a house on the corner, looking over the track,
_ _ _ _ _ I woke up with a fever, _ and a pain in my back.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] She was flying there beside me, my fever started to grow.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [B]
I had a funny feeling, what the lady said no.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
The woman is a doctor, [E] _ down the [D] backwater _ road. _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
What you looking for, what you looking for?
[E] Lady, please know [B] what you looking for.
Was I wrong to break her love?
[D] Lady, [E] was I right, oh lady, [B] was I wrong?
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] So I had a ball of thunder, without me breathing in time. _ _ _ _
_ It's the 30th of the morning, and I'm feeling alright. _ _ _ _
_ [E] I reached back to my lady, but I wanted to know.
[Bm] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] Lady left this morning, and she's back on her own. _ _ _
_ _ [A] I was cold when she left [E] me, down the backwater [B] road. _ _ _