{"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":1481754,"song":"Backsliding Fearlessly","artist":"Mott The Hoople","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11269224-backsliding-fearlessly-chords-by-mott-the-hoople/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1481754?type=chord","rating":4.58787,"votes":4,"content":"MOTT THE HOOPLE\r\nBACKSLIDING FEARLESSLY\r\nMOTT THE HOOPLE (1969)\r\nWritten by Ian Hunter\r\n\r\n(intro):\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n \r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI dreamt of being horses in shackles of gold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd the men that were young then are now terribly old[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe graveyard was creaking with too many bones[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch] \r\nWhile the bishop was praying his cassock was sold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThree cheers for the innocent though he is perverse[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch] \r\nThree screams for the hangman as he cries for the hearse[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI weep for the rebels conventional ways[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch] \r\nFor he loses his mind while the devious stay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] \r\nBy the way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nIf the world saluted you[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\nWell what would you do if you could be there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell would you still take me[/tab]\r\nWould you take me anywhere\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]      \r\nIf the world saluted you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWell what would you say when things were down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] \r\nWould you still want me[/tab]\r\nWould you want me around\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch] \r\nSo come all ye faithful and slaughter your lambs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]  \r\nYour minds have been whipped by experienced hands[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch] \r\nI wish we were children I'd welcome the change[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch] \r\nAnd the mind of an old man you can't rearrange[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAin't it strange[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nIf the world saluted you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\nWell what would you do if you could be there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWould you still[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch] \r\nWould you still take me anywhere[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nIf the world saluted you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]         \r\nWhat would you say when things were down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWould you still want me[/tab]\r\nWould you still want me around\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]  \r\nOOooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!![/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n(fade out) [/tab]","plain_text":"MOTT THE HOOPLE\nBACKSLIDING FEARLESSLY\nMOTT THE HOOPLE (1969)\nWritten by Ian Hunter\n\n(intro):\nC  F  Em  Dm\n \nC  F  Em  Dm\n\nC    F  C\n\nC    F  C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWould you take me anywhere\n\n\n\nWould you want me around\n\nC F Em Dm C\nC   F C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWould you still want me around\n\n\n\nC   F   Em   Dm \nC   F   Em   Dm","chords":["C","F","Em","Dm","Am","Bb","G","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}