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I'll Back You Up Chords
Dave Matthews Band
Chords Used
A E/G# F#m E* F G
e|---x---| e|---0---| e|---x---| e|---x---| e|---x---| e|---x---|
B|---2---| B|---0---| B|---x---| B|---x---| B|---x---| B|---x---|
G|---2---| G|---1---| G|---x---| G|---x---| G|---2---| G|---2---|
D|---2---| D|---2---| D|---4---| D|---4---| D|---x---| D|---x---|
A|---x---| A|---2---| A|---4---| A|---2---| A|---x---| A|---x---|
E|---x---| E|---4---| E|---2---| E|---x---| E|---1---| E|---3---|
e|---E0---|
B|---0---|
G|---1---|
D|---2---|
A|---2---|
E|---x---|
AI remember thinkE/G#ing
F#m E*
I'll go on forever only knowing I'll see you again.
But I kAnow
the touch of you is hard to remE/G#ember.
F#m E*
But like that touch I know no other.
And for sAure
we have danced in the risk of each E/G#other.
F#m E*
Would you like to dance around the world with me?
AI'll beE/G#
F#m E*
falling all about my own thing.
And I knAow
you're the heaviest weighE/G#t.
F#mWhen you're not here
E*
that's hung around my head.
AAnd your lips burn wild
Fthrown from the face of a chGild
and in your eyes a scene of the Egreatest view hey.
ADo what you will always
Fwalk where ya like your stepsG
Do as you please.
I'lEl Back You Up.
AI remember thinkE/G#ing
F#m E*
Sometimes we walk, sometimes we run away.
But I kAnow
no matter how fast we are ruE/G#nning.
F#m E*
Somehow we keep, somehow we keep up with each other.
AI'll beE/G#
F#m E*
falling all about my own thing.
And I knAow
you're the heaviest weigE/G#ht.
F#mWhen you're not here
E*
that's hung around my head.
AAnd your lips burn wild
Fthrown from the face of a chGild
and in your eyes a scene of the Egreatest view hey.
ADo what you will always
Fwalk where ya like your stepsG
Do as you please.
I'll EBack You Up.
[Solo]
A E/G# F#m E* x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7--7-7h9/11-11--9h11---7-7h9/11-11-11-9---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------12-12-12--|
B|-----------------------------12-9--9/10---10-10-----------|
G|--------------------11-9--9-------------------------------|
D|-----------9-9---9----------------------------------------|
A|--9-9h11-12-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------12/14-14/16--12--14-16-17-17-16--14-14-------|
B|--10-10-----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|--12/7--------------------------12/7----4/2-------------|
B|--------9/7---------------------------------5-2-----5---|
G|-------------9-6-----9--------------------------1/2-----|
D|------------------6/7------or---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
AI'll beE/G#
F#m E*
falling all about my own thing.
And I knAow
you're the heaviest weighE/G#t.
F#mWhen you're not here
E*
that's hung around my head.
AAnd your lips burn wild
Fthrown from the face of a chGild
and in your eyes a scene of the Egreatest view hey.
ADo what you will always
Fwalk where ya like your stepsG
Do as you please.
I'll EBack You Up.
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
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Ill Back You Up
by Dave Matthews Band
Chords in this song · guitar
A
E/G#
F#m
E
F
G
I'll Back You Up Chords
Dave Matthews Band
Chords Used
A E/G# F#m E F G
*
e|---x---| e|---0---| e|---x---| e|---x---| e|---x---| e|---x---|
B|---2---| B|---0---| B|---x---| B|---x---| B|---x---| B|---x---|
G|---2---| G|---1---| G|---x---| G|---x---| G|---2---| G|---2---|
D|---2---| D|---2---| D|---4---| D|---4---| D|---x---| D|---x---|
A|---x---| A|---2---| A|---4---| A|---2---| A|---x---| A|---x---|
E|---x---| E|---4---| E|---2---| E|---x---| E|---1---| E|---3---|
E
e|---0---|
B|---0---|
G|---1---|
D|---2---|
A|---2---|
E|---x---|
A E/G#
I remember thinking
F#m E
*
I'll go on forever only knowing I'll see you again.
A
But I know
E/G#
the touch of you is hard to remember.
F#m E
*
But like that touch I know no other.
A
And for sure
E/G#
we have danced in the risk of each other.
F#m E
*
Would you like to dance around the world with me?
A E/G#
I'll be
F#m E
*
falling all about my own thing.
A
And I know
E/G#
you're the heaviest weight.
F#m
When you're not here
E
*
that's hung around my head.
A
And your lips burn wild
F G
thrown from the face of a child
E
and in your eyes a scene of the greatest view hey.
A
Do what you will always
F G
walk where ya like your steps
Do as you please.
E
I'll Back You Up.
A E/G#
I remember thinking
F#m E
*
Sometimes we walk, sometimes we run away.
A
But I know
E/G#
no matter how fast we are running.
F#m E
*
Somehow we keep, somehow we keep up with each other.
A E/G#
I'll be
F#m E
*
falling all about my own thing.
A
And I know
E/G#
you're the heaviest weight.
F#m
When you're not here
E
*
that's hung around my head.
A
And your lips burn wild
F G
thrown from the face of a child
E
and in your eyes a scene of the greatest view hey.
A
Do what you will always
F G
walk where ya like your steps
Do as you please.
E
I'll Back You Up.
[Solo]
A E/G# F#m E
* x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7--7-7h9/11-11--9h11---7-7h9/11-11-11-9---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------12-12-12--|
B|-----------------------------12-9--9/10---10-10-----------|
G|--------------------11-9--9-------------------------------|
D|-----------9-9---9----------------------------------------|
A|--9-9h11-12-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------12/14-14/16--12--14-16-17-17-16--14-14-------|
B|--10-10-----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|--12/7--------------------------12/7----4/2-------------|
B|--------9/7---------------------------------5-2-----5---|
G|-------------9-6-----9--------------------------1/2-----|
D|------------------6/7------or---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
A E/G#
I'll be
F#m E
*
falling all about my own thing.
A
And I know
E/G#
you're the heaviest weight.
F#m
When you're not here
E
*
that's hung around my head.
A
And your lips burn wild
F G
thrown from the face of a child
E
and in your eyes a scene of the greatest view hey.
A
Do what you will always
F G
walk where ya like your steps
Do as you please.
E
I'll Back You Up.
************************************
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
************************************
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