Chords for The O'Jays - Back Stabbers (Official Audio)

Tempo:
122.7 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Ab

Cm

G

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The O'Jays - Back Stabbers (Official Audio) chords
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[Cm]
[Bb] [C] [Eb]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[Ab] [Gm]
[Fm] [G]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[Ab] [Gm] [Fm]
[G]
What they doing?
[C] They smilin' in your [Gm] face.
All the time they wanna take your [Ab] place, the [Gm] [Ab]
backstabbers.
[G] [Cm] Backstabbers.
They smilin' in your [Gm] face.
All the time they wanna take your [Ab] place, [Gm] the [Fm] backstabbers.
[B] Backstabbers.
All [Cm] you fellas [C] who have [Eb] someone and you [F] really care, yeah.
[Cm] Then it's all [C] you
[Eb] fellas who better [F] beware, yeah, yeah.
[C] [Eb] Somebody's [Ab] out to get your lady.
[Bb] A few of your buddies, they sure look [Eb] shady.
Plays all [Ab] along, clutched tight in their fist.
[Fm] Aimin' straight at your back, and [G] I don't think they'll miss.
[Cm] What they doing?
They smilin' in your face.
[Gm] All the time they wanna take your [Ab] place, the [Gm] [Ab] backstabbers.
[G] [Cm] Backstabbers.
I keep getting [C] all these visits [Eb] from [F] my friends, yeah.
What they doing to [Cm] their girls?
Again [F] and again and again and again, [C] yeah.
[Eb] So why they there [Ab] to see my woman?
I don't even be home, but they just keep [Eb] on coming.
What can I [Cm] do to get on the right [Fm] track?
I wish they'd take [G] some of these knives out my back.
[Am] What they doing?
[Cm] They smilin' in your [Gm] face.
All the time they wanna take your [Ab] place, the [Gm] [Ab] backstabbers.
[B]
[Cm] Backstabbers.
[Eb]
[Gm] I'm I'm
Looked [Ab] [Gm] down, [Fm] heard it.
[G] [Cm] What they doing?
They smilin' in your face.
[Gm] Smilin' faces.
[Ab] [Gm] Smilin' faces [Ab] sometimes.
[B]
Backstabbers.
[Cm] They smilin' in your [Gm] face.
I'm lonely.
[Ab] [Gm] Looked [Ab] down, heard [G] it. Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smilin' in your face.
[Gm] Da, da, da, [Ab] da.
[Gm] [Fm] [G] [Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Gm] [Fm] [G]
[Cm]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
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To learn The Ojays - Back Stabbers chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Ab, Gm, Ab, G, Cm and Gm in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 123. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of C Minor.

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ What they doing?
[C] They smilin' in your [Gm] face.
All the time they wanna take your [Ab] place, the [Gm] _ [Ab]
backstabbers.
[G] _ _ [Cm] Backstabbers.
They smilin' in your [Gm] face.
All the time they wanna take your [Ab] place, [Gm] the [Fm] backstabbers.
_ [B] _ Backstabbers.
All [Cm] you fellas [C] who have [Eb] someone and you [F] really care, yeah. _
_ [Cm] _ Then it's all [C] you _
[Eb] fellas who better [F] _ beware, yeah, yeah.
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ Somebody's [Ab] out to get your lady.
[Bb] A few of your buddies, they sure look [Eb] shady.
_ Plays all [Ab] along, clutched tight in their fist.
[Fm] Aimin' straight at your back, and [G] I don't think they'll miss.
[Cm] What they doing?
They smilin' in your face.
[Gm] All the time they wanna take your [Ab] place, the [Gm] _ [Ab] backstabbers.
_ [G] _ [Cm] Backstabbers.
I keep getting [C] all these visits [Eb] from [F] my friends, yeah.
What they doing to [Cm] their girls?
_ _ _ _ Again [F] and again and again and again, [C] yeah.
_ [Eb] So why they there [Ab] to see my woman?
I don't even be home, but they just keep [Eb] on coming.
What can I [Cm] do to get on the right [Fm] track?
I wish they'd take [G] some of these knives out my back.
[Am] What they doing?
[Cm] They smilin' in your [Gm] face.
All the time they wanna take your [Ab] place, the [Gm] _ [Ab] backstabbers.
[B] _ _
[Cm] Backstabbers.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ I'm_ I'm_ _
Looked [Ab] [Gm] down, [Fm] heard it. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] What they doing?
They smilin' in your face.
[Gm] Smilin' faces.
_ [Ab] [Gm] Smilin' faces [Ab] sometimes.
[B] _
Backstabbers.
[Cm] They smilin' in your [Gm] face.
I'm lonely.
_ [Ab] _ [Gm] Looked [Ab] down, heard [G] it. Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smilin' in your face.
[Gm] Da, da, da, [Ab] da.
[Gm] _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by John Whitehead, Gene McFadden and Leon Huff.

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