Backing Out
John Wesley HardingVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Been living in the city too long now
Even my lungs have started to groan
Everybody is singing their own song
Sometimes I want to sing alone
Never been a prima donna
I never seem to want to be the one to complain
Enough's too much and now I'm a goner
Stop the madness scene before it drives me insane
Take me where the sun won't shine on me
Take me where my conscience won't go now
Take me where the sun won't shine - on me
Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know
Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know
Everyone around this town is so angry now
Blaring horns and swearing; shaking fists
If everybody in the world was a hit man
We'd wipe each other off each other's hit lists
Who wants to stand and be counted
Or anger every man until there's lines on your face, now
I don't want to be the one to start the shouting
I'm part of this society and I know my place
Take me where the sun won't shine on me
Take me where my conscience won't go now
Take me where the sun won't shine - on me
Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know
Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know
Everything around this town is so boring
Well nothing changes; Nothing doesn't stay the same
Ten years when we had high ideals
We couldn't wait to play the protest game
But now we have our thing together
Our brand new leathers, three bank accounts
Who cares about the starving millions
We're just happy that our cheques don't bounce
Take me where the sun won't shine on me
Take me where my conscience won't go now
Take me where the sun won't shine - on me
Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know
Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to ...
No, Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know
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Notes
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1. I'm not too sure about the lyrics (thanks to Alan Pulliam for supplying
them, BTW). I had completely the wrong idea originally in a few places
and I've listened carefully and made one or two minor changes to them,
but I'm still unsure of a few bits:
Stop the madness scene before it drives me insane
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Or anger every man until there's lines on your face, now
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^especially this bit^
Our brand new leathers, three bank accounts
^^^^^^^^
Here, Alan reckons it's probably `Lotus'
4. The licks in this song are pretty easy, so I haven't included them in
the CRD.
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Readable chord sheet for Backing Out by John Wesley Harding
[A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [B7] [E]
[A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [B7] [E]
[A] [E] Been living in the c[A]ity too[E] long n[A]ow
[E] Even my lungs have s[B7]tarted to[E] groan
[A] [E] Everybody is s[A]inging their[E] own son[A]g
[E] Sometimes I want[B7] to sing al[E]one
[E] [A] Never been a p[E]rima donna
I n[A]ever seem to want to be the o[E]ne to compl[B7]ain
[B7] [E] Enough's too much and n[A]ow I'm a goner
[C#m]Stop the madness sc[A]ene before it d[B7]rives me ins[E]ane
[A] Take me where the [E]sun won't shine on me
[A] Take me where my c[E]onscience won't [B7]go now
[E] Take me where the s[A]un won't shine - on me
[C#m]Don't tell me I'm b[A]acking out 'cause [B7]I don't want to k[E]now
[C#m]Don't tell me I'm b[A]acking out 'cause [B7]I don't want to k[E]now
[A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [B7] [E]
[A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [B7] [E]
[A] [E] Everyone around this t[A]own is so [E]angry now[A]
[E] Blaring horns and swearing; s[B7]haking[E] fists
[A] [E] If everybody in the w[A]orld was a h[E]it man[A]
[E] We'd wipe each other off each [B7]other's hit[E] lists
[E] [A] Who wants to stan[E]d and be counted
Or [A]anger every man until there's l[E]ines on your f[B7]ace, n[B7]ow
[E] I don't want to be the o[A]ne to start the shouting
I'm [C#m]part of this soc[A]iety and [B7]I know my p[E]lace
[A] Take me where the [E]sun won't shine on me
[A] Take me where my c[E]onscience won't [B7]go now
[E] Take me where the s[A]un won't shine - on me
[C#m]Don't tell me I'm b[A]acking out 'cause [B7]I don't want to k[E]now
[C#m]Don't tell me I'm b[A]acking out 'cause [B7]I don't want to k[E]now
[A] [E] Everything around this town is so boring
Well nothing changes; Nothing doesn't stay the same
[A] [E] Ten years when we had high ideals
We couldn't wait to play the protest game
[E] [A] But now we have our th[E]ing together
[E] [A] Our brand new leathers, three b[E]ank acc[B7]ounts
[E] Who cares about the s[A]tarving millions
W[C#m]e're just h[A]appy that our ch[B7]eques don't b[E]ounce
[A] Take me where the [E]sun won't shine on me
[A] Take me where my c[E]onscience won't [B7]go now
[E] Take me where the s[A]un won't shine - on me
[C#m]Don't tell me I'm b[A]acking out 'cause [B7]I don't want to k[E]now
[C#m]Don't tell me I'm b[A]acking out 'cause [B7]I don't want to .[E]..
No, [C#m]Don't tell me I'm b[A]acking out 'cause [B7]I don't want to k[E]now
[A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [B7] [E]
[A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [B7] [E]
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Notes
~~~~~
1. I'm not too sure about the lyrics (thanks to Alan Pulliam for supplying
them, BTW). I had completely the wrong idea originally in a few places
and I've listened carefully and made one or two minor changes to them,
but I'm still unsure of a few bits:
Stop the madness scene before it drives me insane
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Or anger every man until there's lines on your face, now
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^especially this bit^
Our brand new leathers, three bank accounts
^^^^^^^^
Here, Alan reckons it's probably `Lotus'
4. The licks in this song are pretty easy, so I haven't included them in
the CRD.