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[Intro]
|    E     D|     A/C#| x4
[Verse]
EBack in black
DI hit the sack
A/C#I've been too long I'm glad to be back
Yes, I'm Elet loose
DFrom the noose
A/C#That's kept me hanging about
I've been l-Eooking at the sky
'Cause it's Dgettin' me high
A/C#Forget the hearse 'cause I never die
I got Enine lives
DCat's eyes
A/C#Abusin' every one of them and running wild
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm backA  E  B  A  B  
Yes, I'm backA  E  B  A  B  
Well, I'm backG  D  A  G  A  
Yes, I'm backG  D  A  G  A  
Well, I'm Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck, Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck
(Well) I'm b-Gack in black
Yes, I'm  ba-Dck in black
[Verse]
EBack in the back
Of a Dcadillac
Number A/C#one with a bullet, Im a power pack
Yes, I'm Ein a bang
  DWith a gang
A/C#Theyve got to catch me if they want me to hang
Cause Im b-Eack on the track
And I-Dm beatin the flack
No-A/C#bodys gonna get me on another rap
So l-Eook at me now
Im jus-Dt makin my play
Dont A/C#try to push your luck, just get out of my way
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm backA  E  B  A  B  
Yes, I'm backA  E  B  A  B  
Well, I'm backG  D  A  G  A  
Yes, I'm backG  D  A  G  A  
Well, I'm back, backA  E  B  A  B  
(Well) I'm back in blackA  E  B  A  B  
GYes, I'm  Dback in black
[Lead]
E D A/C#
[Chorus]
A'C-Eause BI'm Abac-Bk
Yes, I'm backA  E  B  A  B  
Well, I'm backG  D  A  G  A  
Yes, I'm backG  D  A  G  A  
Well, I'm Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck, Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck
(Well) I'm b-Gack in black
Yes, I'm  ba-Dck in black
[Riffs]
A E  B  A  B A
A E  B  A  B A
hooo yeahA  E  B  A  B  A  
Ohh yeahA  E  B  A  B  
Yes I amG  D  A  G  A  
Oh yeahG  D  A  G  A  
A E  B  A  B A
A E  B  A  B A
[Outro]
Well, I'm Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck, Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck
B-Ga-Da-Aa-Gac-Ak, b-Ga-Da-Aa-Gac-Ak
Yes I'm Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck, Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck
Yes.  I'm Gback in black
Yes, I'm  ba-Dck in black
C  B
Outta the sack!
|    E     D|     A/C#|
(repeat to end)

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Back In Black

by AC/DC

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A/C#

[Intro]

E D A/C#

| | | x4

[Verse]

Back in black

I hit the sack

A/C#

I've been too long I'm glad to be back

Yes, I'm let loose

From the noose

A/C#

That's kept me hanging about

I've been l-ooking at the sky

'Cause it's gettin' me high

A/C#

Forget the hearse 'cause I never die

I got nine lives

Cat's eyes

A/C#

Abusin' every one of them and running wild

[Chorus]

A E B A B

'Cause I'm back

A E B A B

Yes, I'm back

G D A G A

Well, I'm back

G D A G A

Yes, I'm back

A E B A B A E B A B

Well, I'm ba--a--a--a-ck, ba--a--a--a-ck

(Well) I'm b-ack in black

Yes, I'm ba-ck in black

[Verse]

Back in the back

Of a cadillac

A/C#

Number one with a bullet, Im a power pack

Yes, I'm in a bang

With a gang

A/C#

Theyve got to catch me if they want me to hang

Cause Im b-ack on the track

And I-m beatin the flack

A/C#

No-bodys gonna get me on another rap

So l-ook at me now

Im jus-t makin my play

A/C#

Dont try to push your luck, just get out of my way

[Chorus]

A E B A B

'Cause I'm back

A E B A B

Yes, I'm back

G D A G A

Well, I'm back

G D A G A

Yes, I'm back

A E B A B

Well, I'm back, back

A E B A B

(Well) I'm back in black

G D

Yes, I'm back in black

[Lead]

E D A/C#

[Chorus]

A E B A B

'C-ause I'm bac-k

A E B A B

Yes, I'm back

G D A G A

Well, I'm back

G D A G A

Yes, I'm back

A E B A B A E B A B

Well, I'm ba--a--a--a-ck, ba--a--a--a-ck

(Well) I'm b-ack in black

Yes, I'm ba-ck in black

[Riffs]

A E B A B A

hooo yeah

A E B A B

Ohh yeah

G D A G A

Yes I am

G D A G A

Oh yeah

A E B A B A

[Outro]

A E B A B A E B A B

Well, I'm ba--a--a--a-ck, ba--a--a--a-ck

G D A G A G D A G A

B-a-a-a-ac-k, b-a-a-a-ac-k

A E B A B A E B A B

Yes I'm ba--a--a--a-ck, ba--a--a--a-ck

Yes. I'm back in black

Yes, I'm ba-ck in black

C B

Outta the sack!

E D A/C#

| | |

(repeat to end)

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