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Goin' Back

Dusty Springfield
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 I THINK  I’M GOIN’ BACK, TO THE THINGS  I LEARNED SO WELL  IN MY YOU-TH.
 I THINK I’M RETURNING TO, THOSE DAYS  WHEN I WAS YOUNG  ENOUGH
 TO KNOW  THE TRU-TH.
 NOW THERE ARE  NO GAMES, TO ONLY PASS  THE TIME.
 NO MORE COLOURING  BOOKS, NO CHRISTMAS BELLS  TO CHIME.
 BUT THINKING YOUNG  AND GROWING OLDER,  IS NO SIN.
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AND I CAN PLAY THE GAME OF LIFE TO WIN.
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I  CAN RECALL THE TIME, WHEN I WASN’T  ASHAMED TO REACH  OUT TO A FRIEND.
 AND NOW I THINK I’VE GOT, A LOT  MORE THAN A SKIPPING  ROPE TO LEND.
 NOW THERE’S MORE  TO DO, THAN WATCH MY SAILBOAT  GLIDE.
 AND EVERY DAY  CAN BE, MY MAGIC CARPET  RIDE.
 AND I  CAN PLAY HIDE  AND SEEK WITH MY FEARS.
  |Brass SOLO:
 AND LIVE  MY DAYS IN-STEAD  OF COUNTING MY YEARS.
  1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
 LET EVERY-ONE  DEBATE, THE TRUE RE-ALITY.
 I’D RATHER SEE  THE WORLD, THE WAY IT USED  TO BE.
 A LITTLE  BIT OF FREEDOM’S  ALL WE LACK,
  / (Break) /
 SO CATCH  ME IF YOU CAN,  I’M GOIN’ BACK.
 The above song, not owned by me, represents my own interpretation
 and might be different from the original.
 Have fun,
 DAIRYBEAT, on:

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Readable chord sheet for Goin' Back by Dusty Springfield

[A]
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I [A]THINK I’M GOIN’ BACK, TO THE [G]THINGS I LEARNED SO [E7]WELL  IN MY [A]YOU-TH.

I THINK I’M RETURNING TO, THOSE [G]DAYS WHEN I WAS [E7]YOUNG ENOUGH

TO [A]KNOW THE TRU-TH.

NOW THERE [F#m]ARE NO GAMES,     TO ONLY [C#m]PASS THE TIME.

NO MORE [D]COLOURING BOOKS,     NO CHRISTMAS [A]BELLS TO CHIME.

BUT THINKING [D]YOUNG AND GROWING [E7]OLDER, IS NO [A]SIN.

    [D]               [E7]              [A]
AND I CAN PLAY  THE GAME OF LIFE TO WIN.
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[A]I CAN RECALL THE TIME, WHEN I [G]WASN’T ASHAMED TO [E7]REACH OUT  TO A [A]FRIEND.

AND NOW I THINK I’VE GOT,  A [G]LOT MORE THAN A [E7]SKIPPING ROPE  TO [A]LEND.

NOW THERE’S [F#m]MORE TO DO,     THAN WATCH MY [C#m]SAILBOAT GLIDE.

AND EVERY [D]DAY CAN BE,      MY MAGIC [A]CARPET RIDE.

AND [D]I CAN PLAY  [E7]HIDE AND SEEK WITH MY [A]FEARS.

                                         |Brass SOLO:
AND [D]LIVE MY DAYS  IN-S[E7]TEAD OF COUNTING MY [A]YEARS.       [G]             [E7]

      1 2 3 4                           1 2 3 4
[A]     [A]   [D] [E7] [A]            [G]     [E7]    [A]   [D] [E7] [A]

LET EVERY-[F#m]ONE DEBATE,      THE TRUE RE-[C#m]ALITY.

I’D RATHER [D]SEE THE WORLD,      THE WAY IT [A]USED TO BE.

A [D]LITTLE BIT OF [E7]FREEDOM’S ALL WE [A]LACK,

                   / (Break)                           /
SO [D]CATCH ME IF YOU [E7]CAN,       I’M GOIN’ [A]BACK.          [A]

The above song, not owned by me, represents my own interpretation
and might be different from the original.

Have fun,

DAIRYBEAT, on:

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