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Back For Good

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Capo 3rd fret
To really get the right 'feel' for the strumming pattern, try delaying the down-strum 
which gives an arpeggio effect - like done in the original.
Chords:
      Dx00232
  Dsus4xx0233
    Em7022033
      G320033
     Bmx24432
   Bm/Ax04432
     A7x02020
 A7sus4x04030
   Em/Gx05050
[Intro]
|     D   Dsus4|     G    D    A|
|     D   Dsus4|     G    D    A|(A)       |
[Verse 1]
DI guesEm7s now it's GtiAme for me to give DupEm7  
I feel it's GtimeA7  A7sus4  Em/G  
Got a pDicture of you besEm7ide me
Got your lGipstick mark still Aon
Your coffee cDupEm7  
Oh yGeahD  A  
Got a fDist of pure emEm7otion
Got a hGead of shattered drAeams
Gotta lBmeave it, gotta lBm/Aeave it
All behGind nowD/F#  A  
[Chorus]
WhatDever I said, whatEm7ever I did
I didnG't mean it
I just wAant you back for gDood
Want you back, Em7want you back, Gwant you back for gAood
WhenDever I'm wrong just Em7tell me
The song and I'll Gsing it
You'll be rAight and understDood
Want you back, Em7want you back, GI want you back for gAood
[Verse 2]
DUnaware Em7but underliGnedA  
I figured out the stoDry (no, noEm7)
It wasn't gooGd (no, no)A7  A7sus4  Em/G  
But in the cDorner of my mEm7indG  
 AI celebrated gloDryEm7  
But that wGas not to beA  
In the twDist of separEm7ation
You exGcelled at being freAe
Can't you fBmind, (can't you find)
A little rBm/Aoom inside for GmeD/F#  A  
[Chorus]
WhatDever I said, whatEm7ever I did
I didnG't mean it
I just wAant you back for gDood
Want you back, Em7want you back, Gwant you back for gAood
WhatDever I'm wrong just Em7tell me
The song and I'll Gsing it
You'll be rAight and understDood
Want you back, Em7want you back, GI want you back for gAood
[Bridge]
 Gmaj7And we'll be toD/F#gether,   Gmaj7this time is forD/F#ever
 Gmaj7We'll be fighting and forD/F#ever we will be
 So compBmlete in our Bm/Alove
 We will Gmaj7never be unDcovered aAgainA7  
[Chorus]
WhatDever I said, whatEm7ever I did
I didnG't mean it
I just wAant you back for gDood
Want you back, Em7want you back, Gwant you back for gAood
Whatever I'm Dwrong just tell meEm7  
The song and I'll Gsing it
You'll be rAight and understDood
Want you back, Em7want you back, GI want you back for gAood
[Outro]
DI guesEm7s now it's Gtime that you came Aback for Dgood

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Back For Good

by Take That

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Em7

Bm/A

A7sus4

Em/G

D/F#

Gmaj7

Capo 3rd fret

To really get the right 'feel' for the strumming pattern, try delaying the down-strum

which gives an arpeggio effect - like done in the original.

Chords:

x00232

Dsus4

xx0233

Em7

022033

320033

x24432

Bm/A

x04432

x02020

A7sus4

x04030

Em/G

x05050

[Intro]

D Dsus4 G D A

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D Dsus4 G D A A

| | |() |

[Verse 1]

D Em7 G A D Em7

I guess now it's time for me to give up

G A7 A7sus4 Em/G

I feel it's time

D Em7

Got a picture of you beside me

G A

Got your lipstick mark still on

D Em7

Your coffee cup

G D A

Oh yeah

D Em7

Got a fist of pure emotion

G A

Got a head of shattered dreams

Bm Bm/A

Gotta leave it, gotta leave it

G D/F# A

All behind now

[Chorus]

D Em7

Whatever I said, whatever I did

I didn't mean it

A D

I just want you back for good

Em7 G A

Want you back, want you back, want you back for good

D Em7

Whenever I'm wrong just tell me

The song and I'll sing it

A D

You'll be right and understood

Em7 G A

Want you back, want you back, I want you back for good

[Verse 2]

D Em7 G A

Unaware but underlined

D Em7

I figured out the story (no, no)

G A7 A7sus4 Em/G

It wasn't good (no, no)

D Em7 G

But in the corner of my mind

A D Em7

I celebrated glory

G A

But that was not to be

D Em7

In the twist of separation

G A

You excelled at being free

Can't you find, (can't you find)

Bm/A G D/F# A

A little room inside for me

[Chorus]

D Em7

Whatever I said, whatever I did

I didn't mean it

A D

I just want you back for good

Em7 G A

Want you back, want you back, want you back for good

D Em7

Whatever I'm wrong just tell me

The song and I'll sing it

A D

You'll be right and understood

Em7 G A

Want you back, want you back, I want you back for good

[Bridge]

Gmaj7 D/F# Gmaj7 D/F#

And we'll be together, this time is forever

Gmaj7 D/F#

We'll be fighting and forever we will be

Bm Bm/A

So complete in our love

Gmaj7 D A A7

We will never be uncovered again

[Chorus]

D Em7

Whatever I said, whatever I did

I didn't mean it

A D

I just want you back for good

Em7 G A

Want you back, want you back, want you back for good

D Em7

Whatever I'm wrong just tell me

The song and I'll sing it

A D

You'll be right and understood

Em7 G A

Want you back, want you back, I want you back for good

[Outro]

D Em7 G A D

I guess now it's time that you came back for good

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