{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1050622,"song":"My Back Pages","artist":"The Byrds","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11232276-my-back-pages-chords-by-the-byrds/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1050622?type=chord","rating":4.68944,"votes":306,"content":"My Back Pages ver. 1 chords *\r\n\r\nCapo II\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus4[/ch]   x4\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nCrimson flames tied through my ears,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nrollin' high and mighty traps[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nCountless fire on flaming roads,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nusing ideas as my maps[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n\"We'll meet on edges, soon,\" said I,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nproud 'neath heated brow.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAh, but I was so much older then,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dsus4[/ch]\r\nI'm younger than that now.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nHalf-wracked prejudice leaped forth,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"rip down all hate,\" I screamed[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nLies that life is black and white,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nspoke from my skull, I dreamed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nRomantic facts of musketeers,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nfoundationed deep, somehow.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAh, but I was so much older then,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dsus4[/ch]\r\nI'm younger than that now.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nIn a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nat the mongrel dogs who teach[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nFearing not that I'd become my enemy,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nin the instant that I preach[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nMy pathway led by confusion boats,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nmutiny from stern to bow.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAh, but I was so much older then,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm younger than that now.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dsus4[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAh, but I was so much older then,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm younger than that now.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nYes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\ntoo noble to neglect[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nDeceived me into thinking,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI had something to protect[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nGood and bad, I define these terms,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nquite clear, no doubt, somehow?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAh, but I was so much older then,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm younger than that now.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus4[/ch]   x4\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]     = [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]    = [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]   = [ch]Abm[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     = [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]     = [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]Dsus4[/ch] = [ch]Esus4[/ch]\r\nCapo IV\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]     = [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]    = [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]   = [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     = [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]     = [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Dsus4[/ch] = [ch]Csus4[/ch]\r\n\r\nOpen (These chords are not in the original key)\r\n[ch]D[/ch]     = [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]    = [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]   = [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     = [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]     = [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]Dsus4[/ch] = [ch]Asus4[/ch]\r\nMy Back Pages ver. 2 chords\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch]   x4\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nCrimson flames tied through my ears,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]Esus4[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nrollin' high and mighty traps[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#m[/ch]     [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nCountless fire on flaming roads,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nusing ideas as my maps[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\n\"We'll meet on edges, soon,\" said I,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nproud 'neath heated brow.[/tab]\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAh, but I was so much older then,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]Esus4[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Esus4[/ch]\r\nI'm younger than that now.[/tab]\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nHalf-wracked prejudice leaped forth,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]Esus4[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\"rip down all hate,\" I screamed[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#m[/ch]     [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nLies that life is black and white,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]B[/ch]\r\nspoke from my skull, I dreamed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]               [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nRomantic facts of musketeers,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nfoundationed deep, somehow.[/tab]\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAh, but I was so much older then,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]Esus4[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Esus4[/ch]\r\nI'm younger than that now.[/tab]\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nIn a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nat the mongrel dogs who teach[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C#m[/ch]           [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nFearing not that I'd become my enemy,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nin the instant that I preach[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#m[/ch]               [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nMy pathway led by confusion boats,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nmutiny from stern to bow.[/tab]\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAh, but I was so much older then,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Esus4[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Esus4[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm younger than that now.[/tab]\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAh, but I was so much older then,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Esus4[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Esus4[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm younger than that now.[/tab]\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nYes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\ntoo noble to neglect[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nDeceived me into thinking,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI had something to protect[/tab]\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nGood and bad, I define these terms,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nquite clear, no doubt, somehow?[/tab]\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAh, but I was so much older then,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm younger than that now.[/tab]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch]   x4\r","plain_text":"My Back Pages ver. 1 chords *\n\nCapo II\n\n[Intro]\n\nD Dsus4   x4\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nD  Bm  F#m   G  A  D  Dsus4\nD  Bm  F#m   G  A\nBm  F#m   G  A\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\nD Dsus4   x4\n\nD     = E\nBm    = C#m\nF#m   = Abm\nG     = A\nA     = B\nDsus4 = Esus4\nCapo IV\n\nD     = C\nBm    = Am\nF#m   = Em\nG     = F\nA     = G\nDsus4 = Csus4\n\nOpen (These chords are not in the original key)\nD     = A\nBm    = F#m\nF#m   = C#m\nG     = D\nA     = E\nDsus4 = Asus4\nMy Back Pages ver. 2 chords\n[Intro]\nE Esus4   x4\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nE C#m G#m A B E Esus4\nE C#m G#m A B\nC#m G#m A B\n[Chorus]\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nE Esus4   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