My Back Pages Chords by The Byrds

Tempo:
122.8 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

B

Dbm

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Byrds - My Back Pages chords
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[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E]
[Dbm] Crimson flames [Abm] tied through my years, [A] blowing [B] high in mighty [E] traps
[Dbm] Countless [Abm] fire and flame enrobed, [A] using ideas as [B] my maps
[Dbm] We'll meet on Edgerton [Abm] soon, said I, [A] proudly Peter [B] Crow
[E]
Ah, but I was so [A] much older [E] then, I'm younger than that now
[Dbm] [Abm]
Prejudice leapfrogged, [A] ripped [B] down all hate I [E] screamed
[Dbm] Lies that [Abm] laugh in black and white, [A] spoke from my [B] skull I dreamed
[Dbm] Romantic flanks [Abm] of musketeers, [A] foundation beat
[B] somehow
[E] Ah, but I was so [A] much older [E] then, I'm younger than that now
[A] [D]
[E] Hear the [Dbm] soldiers' [Abm] stance, I aid my hand, [A] at the mongrel [B] dogs [E] who teach
Fearing not I'd [Dbm] become [Abm] my enemy, [A] in the instant that [B] I preach
[Dbm] Sisters fled the [Abm] confusion boats, [A] mutiny from [B] stern to bow
[E] Ah, but I was so [A] much older [E] then, [A] I'm younger [B] than [E] that now
[Dbm]
[Abm] [A] [B]
[E] [Dbm] [Abm]
[Ab] [A]
[E] [B] [Dbm]
[Abm] [A]
[B] [E] Ah, but I was so [A] much older [E] then, I'm younger than that now
My [Dbm] guard stood hard, [Abm] when abstract threats, [A] too [B] noble to [E] neglect
Deceived [Dbm] me into [Abm] thinking, [A] I had something to [B] protect
[Dbm] Good and bad, [Abm] I defined these terms, [A] quite clear, no [B] doubt, somehow
[E] Ah, but I was so [A] much [E] older then, I'm younger than that now
[A] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
Dbm
13421114
Abm
123111114
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
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To learn The Byrds - My Back Pages chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: A, B, E, Dbm, Abm, A, B, Dbm, E and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 61 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 123. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Major.

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[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] Crimson flames [Abm] tied through my years, [A] blowing [B] high in mighty [E] traps _ _
_ [Dbm] Countless [Abm] fire and flame enrobed, [A] using ideas as [B] my maps _
[Dbm] We'll meet on Edgerton [Abm] soon, said I, [A] _ proudly Peter [B] Crow
_ [E]
Ah, but I was so [A] much older [E] then, I'm younger than that now _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ [Abm] _
Prejudice leapfrogged, [A] ripped [B] down all hate I [E] screamed
_ _ [Dbm] Lies that [Abm] laugh in black and white, [A] spoke from my [B] skull I dreamed
_ _ [Dbm] Romantic flanks [Abm] of musketeers, _ [A] foundation beat _
[B] _ somehow
[E] Ah, but I was so [A] much older [E] then, I'm younger than that now
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [D]
[E] Hear the [Dbm] soldiers' [Abm] stance, I aid my hand, [A] at the mongrel [B] dogs [E] who teach _
Fearing not I'd [Dbm] become [Abm] my enemy, _ [A] in the instant that [B] I preach _ _
[Dbm] _ Sisters fled the [Abm] confusion boats, [A] mutiny from [B] stern to bow
[E] Ah, but I was so [A] much older [E] then, [A] I'm younger [B] than [E] that now _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ [Abm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] Ah, but I was so [A] much older [E] then, I'm younger than that _ now _ _ _ _
My [Dbm] guard stood hard, [Abm] when abstract threats, [A] too [B] noble to [E] neglect _ _
Deceived [Dbm] me into [Abm] thinking, _ [A] I had something to [B] protect _ _
[Dbm] Good and bad, [Abm] I defined these terms, [A] quite clear, no [B] doubt, somehow
[E] Ah, but I was so [A] much [E] older then, I'm younger than that now _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was written by Bob Dylan.

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