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Like many Husker Du songs, keep fingers pinned on 3rd fret of B and E.
G:      320033
A7sus4: x02233
Cadd9:  x32033
[Intro]
 G   G   A7sus4    Cadd9x4
[Verse 1]
GNow, you look like you just got A7sus4back from Cadd9somewhere
GSomewhere, yeah, you A7sus4know that it's Cadd9true
GTogether we went A7sus4nearly to Cadd9nowhere
GNowhere really worth A7sus4going tCadd9o
[Chorus]
EmStanding at the CCity Center
EmIn the middle Dof the winter
EmI was waiting for Cyou and you were DdueDsus4  
[Verse 2]
GWhen I got back, you A7sus4said you were Cadd9leaving
GLeaving, you A7sus4said right Cadd9away
GAnd coming back for the A7sus4sake of reCadd9trieving
GThings you'd forgotten A7sus4on that Cadd9day
[Chorus]
EmStill now my eyCes are burning
EmWith the sight Dof your returning
EmEverywhere I loCok, I'm finding DyouDsus4  
I remember Gyou
[Solo]
  G    G    A7sus4    Cadd9x4
 Em   C      Em    Dx2
D  D D     D
[Verse 3]
GFamiliar places that we A7sus4turned into Cadd9gardens
GSomewhere, yeah, you A7sus4know that it's Cadd9true
GI'm begging you now a A7sus4thousand Cadd9pardons
GFor all of the wastelands A7sus4we've been Cadd9through
[Chorus]
EmI remember Casking whether
EmOr where we could Cbe together
EmYou smiled at Cme, and you said "DSoon"

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Back From Somewhere

by Hüsker Dü

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus4

Cadd9

Dsus4

Like many Husker Du songs, keep fingers pinned on 3rd fret of B and E.

G: 320033

A7sus4: x02233

Cadd9: x32033

[Intro]

G G A7sus4 Cadd9

[Verse 1]

G A7sus4 Cadd9

Now, you look like you just got back from somewhere

G A7sus4 Cadd9

Somewhere, yeah, you know that it's true

G A7sus4 Cadd9

Together we went nearly to nowhere

G A7sus4 Cadd9

Nowhere really worth going to

[Chorus]

Em C

Standing at the City Center

Em D

In the middle of the winter

Em C D Dsus4

I was waiting for you and you were due

[Verse 2]

G A7sus4 Cadd9

When I got back, you said you were leaving

G A7sus4 Cadd9

Leaving, you said right away

G A7sus4 Cadd9

And coming back for the sake of retrieving

G A7sus4 Cadd9

Things you'd forgotten on that day

[Chorus]

Em C

Still now my eyes are burning

Em D

With the sight of your returning

Em C D Dsus4

Everywhere I look, I'm finding you

I remember you

[Solo]

G G A7sus4 Cadd9

Em C Em D

D D D D

[Verse 3]

G A7sus4 Cadd9

Familiar places that we turned into gardens

G A7sus4 Cadd9

Somewhere, yeah, you know that it's true

G A7sus4 Cadd9

I'm begging you now a thousand pardons

G A7sus4 Cadd9

For all of the wastelands we've been through

[Chorus]

Em C

I remember asking whether

Em C

Or where we could be together

Em C D

You smiled at me, and you said "Soon"

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