Chords for The O'Jays - "Backstabbers"
Tempo:
123.5 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Cm
Gm
B
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Eb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Fm]
[G]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Fm]
[G]
What [Cm] they do?
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
All the time they want to take [Ab] your place, the [Eb] backstabbers.
[B] [Cm] Backstabbers.
Smiling in your face.
[Gm]
All the time they want to take [Ab] your place, the [Bb] backstabbers.
[B] Backstabbers.
[Cm] All you fellas who have someone and you [F] really care, yeah,
[Cm] yeah.
Then it's all about some [F] therapy when, yeah.
[Eb] Somebody's out [Ab] to get your lady.
[Eb] A few of your buddies, they sure look shady.
Blame the law, [Ab] what's right in their fist.
[Fm] They make straight talk about it.
[G]
What they [Eb] do?
[Cm]
Smiling in your [Bb] face.
All the time they want to take your [Ab] place, [Gm] the backstabbers.
[B] Backstabbers.
[Cm]
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
All the time they want to take your [Ab] place, the backstabbers.
[B] Backstabbers.
I [Cm] keep getting all these visits from my [F]
friends, yeah.
What they doing [Cm] to me?
Because again [F] and again and again and again, yeah.
[Eb]
So are they [Ab] there to see my woman?
[Bb] I don't even be home, but they just keep on [Eb] coming.
What can I [Ab] do to get on the right [Fm] track?
I wish they'd take some [G] of these guys out.
What they do?
[Cm] Smiling in your face.
[Bb] All the time they want to take your [Ab] place, the [Gm] [Ab] backstabbers.
[B]
Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smiling in your face.
[Gm] All the time they want to take [Ab] your [Gm] place, the [Bb] backstabbers.
[B] Backstabbers.
[Cm]
[Bb]
Look [Ab] down.
[Gm] [Fm]
[G]
What [Cm] they do?
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
Smiling faces.
[Ab] [Gm] Smiling faces [Ab] [B]
sometimes.
Sometimes.
[Cm] Smiling in your [Gm] face.
I know [Ab] me.
Look down, [B] dirty laugh.
[Cm] Backstabbers.
Smiling in your [Bb] face.
Down, down, down.
[Ab] [Gm] Down, down, [Ab] down, [B] down, down.
Smiling in your face.
[Cm] Might be your neighbor.
[Bb]
[Ab] Your next door neighbor, yeah.
[B] Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smiling in your [Bb] face.
Dirty.
[Ab] Dirty, dirty, dirty.
[B] Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smiling in your [Bb] face.
Smiling [Ab] behind my back, [Bb] telling lies.
[Cm] Smiling in your [Bb] face.
Down, down, down, [Ab]
[B] [Cm] down, down.
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
The dark [Ab] whoosh.
[B] Smiling [Cm] in your face.
Dirty, dirty, [Ab] dirty.
[Gm]
[B] [Cm] Backstabbers.
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
I'm smiling in your [Ab] face
I'm smiling in your face
[B] Smash that hammer
[Cm] Smiling in your face
[N]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Fm]
[G]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Fm]
[G]
What [Cm] they do?
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
All the time they want to take [Ab] your place, the [Eb] backstabbers.
[B] [Cm] Backstabbers.
Smiling in your face.
[Gm]
All the time they want to take [Ab] your place, the [Bb] backstabbers.
[B] Backstabbers.
[Cm] All you fellas who have someone and you [F] really care, yeah,
[Cm] yeah.
Then it's all about some [F] therapy when, yeah.
[Eb] Somebody's out [Ab] to get your lady.
[Eb] A few of your buddies, they sure look shady.
Blame the law, [Ab] what's right in their fist.
[Fm] They make straight talk about it.
[G]
What they [Eb] do?
[Cm]
Smiling in your [Bb] face.
All the time they want to take your [Ab] place, [Gm] the backstabbers.
[B] Backstabbers.
[Cm]
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
All the time they want to take your [Ab] place, the backstabbers.
[B] Backstabbers.
I [Cm] keep getting all these visits from my [F]
friends, yeah.
What they doing [Cm] to me?
Because again [F] and again and again and again, yeah.
[Eb]
So are they [Ab] there to see my woman?
[Bb] I don't even be home, but they just keep on [Eb] coming.
What can I [Ab] do to get on the right [Fm] track?
I wish they'd take some [G] of these guys out.
What they do?
[Cm] Smiling in your face.
[Bb] All the time they want to take your [Ab] place, the [Gm] [Ab] backstabbers.
[B]
Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smiling in your face.
[Gm] All the time they want to take [Ab] your [Gm] place, the [Bb] backstabbers.
[B] Backstabbers.
[Cm]
[Bb]
Look [Ab] down.
[Gm] [Fm]
[G]
What [Cm] they do?
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
Smiling faces.
[Ab] [Gm] Smiling faces [Ab] [B]
sometimes.
Sometimes.
[Cm] Smiling in your [Gm] face.
I know [Ab] me.
Look down, [B] dirty laugh.
[Cm] Backstabbers.
Smiling in your [Bb] face.
Down, down, down.
[Ab] [Gm] Down, down, [Ab] down, [B] down, down.
Smiling in your face.
[Cm] Might be your neighbor.
[Bb]
[Ab] Your next door neighbor, yeah.
[B] Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smiling in your [Bb] face.
Dirty.
[Ab] Dirty, dirty, dirty.
[B] Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smiling in your [Bb] face.
Smiling [Ab] behind my back, [Bb] telling lies.
[Cm] Smiling in your [Bb] face.
Down, down, down, [Ab]
[B] [Cm] down, down.
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
The dark [Ab] whoosh.
[B] Smiling [Cm] in your face.
Dirty, dirty, [Ab] dirty.
[Gm]
[B] [Cm] Backstabbers.
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
I'm smiling in your [Ab] face
I'm smiling in your face
[B] Smash that hammer
[Cm] Smiling in your face
[N]
Key:
Ab
Cm
Gm
B
Bb
Ab
Cm
Gm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
What [Cm] they do?
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
All the time they want to take [Ab] your place, the _ [Eb] backstabbers.
_ [B] _ [Cm] Backstabbers.
Smiling in your face.
[Gm]
All the time they want to take [Ab] your place, the _ [Bb] backstabbers.
[B] _ Backstabbers.
[Cm] All you fellas who have someone and you [F] really care, yeah, _
[Cm] yeah.
Then it's all about _ some [F] therapy when, _ yeah.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ Somebody's out [Ab] to get your lady.
[Eb] A few of your buddies, they sure look shady.
_ Blame the law, [Ab] what's right in their fist.
[Fm] They make straight talk about it.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ What they [Eb] do?
[Cm]
Smiling in your [Bb] face.
All the time they want to take your [Ab] place, [Gm] the backstabbers.
_ [B] _ Backstabbers.
[Cm]
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
All the time they want to take your [Ab] place, the backstabbers.
_ [B] _ Backstabbers.
I [Cm] keep getting all these visits from my [F]
friends, yeah.
What they doing [Cm] to me?
Because _ _ _ _ again [F] and again and again and again, yeah.
_ [Eb] _
So are they [Ab] there to see my woman?
[Bb] I don't even be home, but they just keep on [Eb] coming.
What can I [Ab] do to get on the right [Fm] track?
I wish they'd take some [G] of these guys out. _
What they do?
_ [Cm] Smiling in your face.
[Bb] All the time they want to take your [Ab] place, the [Gm] _ [Ab] backstabbers.
[B] _
_ Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smiling in your face.
[Gm] All the time they want to take [Ab] your [Gm] place, the _ [Bb] backstabbers.
[B] _ Backstabbers.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
Look [Ab] down.
[Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
What [Cm] they do?
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
Smiling faces.
_ [Ab] [Gm] Smiling faces [Ab] _ [B]
sometimes.
Sometimes.
_ [Cm] Smiling in your [Gm] face.
I know [Ab] me.
Look down, [B] dirty laugh.
[Cm] Backstabbers.
Smiling in your [Bb] face.
Down, down, down.
[Ab] [Gm] Down, down, [Ab] down, [B] down, down.
Smiling in your face.
_ [Cm] Might be your neighbor.
[Bb] _
_ _ [Ab] Your next door neighbor, yeah. _
[B] Backstabbers.
_ [Cm] _ Smiling in your [Bb] face.
Dirty.
_ _ [Ab] Dirty, dirty, dirty.
[B] _ Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smiling in your [Bb] face.
_ Smiling [Ab] behind my back, [Bb] telling lies.
_ [Cm] Smiling in your [Bb] face.
Down, down, down, [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Cm] down, down.
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
The dark _ [Ab] _ _ whoosh. _
[B] Smiling _ [Cm] _ in your face.
Dirty, dirty, [Ab] dirty.
_ [Gm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Cm] Backstabbers.
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
I'm smiling in your [Ab] face
I'm smiling in your face
[B] Smash that hammer
[Cm] Smiling in your face
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
What [Cm] they do?
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
All the time they want to take [Ab] your place, the _ [Eb] backstabbers.
_ [B] _ [Cm] Backstabbers.
Smiling in your face.
[Gm]
All the time they want to take [Ab] your place, the _ [Bb] backstabbers.
[B] _ Backstabbers.
[Cm] All you fellas who have someone and you [F] really care, yeah, _
[Cm] yeah.
Then it's all about _ some [F] therapy when, _ yeah.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ Somebody's out [Ab] to get your lady.
[Eb] A few of your buddies, they sure look shady.
_ Blame the law, [Ab] what's right in their fist.
[Fm] They make straight talk about it.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ What they [Eb] do?
[Cm]
Smiling in your [Bb] face.
All the time they want to take your [Ab] place, [Gm] the backstabbers.
_ [B] _ Backstabbers.
[Cm]
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
All the time they want to take your [Ab] place, the backstabbers.
_ [B] _ Backstabbers.
I [Cm] keep getting all these visits from my [F]
friends, yeah.
What they doing [Cm] to me?
Because _ _ _ _ again [F] and again and again and again, yeah.
_ [Eb] _
So are they [Ab] there to see my woman?
[Bb] I don't even be home, but they just keep on [Eb] coming.
What can I [Ab] do to get on the right [Fm] track?
I wish they'd take some [G] of these guys out. _
What they do?
_ [Cm] Smiling in your face.
[Bb] All the time they want to take your [Ab] place, the [Gm] _ [Ab] backstabbers.
[B] _
_ Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smiling in your face.
[Gm] All the time they want to take [Ab] your [Gm] place, the _ [Bb] backstabbers.
[B] _ Backstabbers.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
Look [Ab] down.
[Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
What [Cm] they do?
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
Smiling faces.
_ [Ab] [Gm] Smiling faces [Ab] _ [B]
sometimes.
Sometimes.
_ [Cm] Smiling in your [Gm] face.
I know [Ab] me.
Look down, [B] dirty laugh.
[Cm] Backstabbers.
Smiling in your [Bb] face.
Down, down, down.
[Ab] [Gm] Down, down, [Ab] down, [B] down, down.
Smiling in your face.
_ [Cm] Might be your neighbor.
[Bb] _
_ _ [Ab] Your next door neighbor, yeah. _
[B] Backstabbers.
_ [Cm] _ Smiling in your [Bb] face.
Dirty.
_ _ [Ab] Dirty, dirty, dirty.
[B] _ Backstabbers.
[Cm] Smiling in your [Bb] face.
_ Smiling [Ab] behind my back, [Bb] telling lies.
_ [Cm] Smiling in your [Bb] face.
Down, down, down, [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Cm] down, down.
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
The dark _ [Ab] _ _ whoosh. _
[B] Smiling _ [Cm] _ in your face.
Dirty, dirty, [Ab] dirty.
_ [Gm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Cm] Backstabbers.
Smiling in your [Gm] face.
I'm smiling in your [Ab] face
I'm smiling in your face
[B] Smash that hammer
[Cm] Smiling in your face
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _