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Backwards Traveller

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Tuning: Standard
CHORDS
        E-A-D-G-B-e
E/G#    4-x-2-1-0-0
Fsus4   1-3-3-3-1-1
Csus4   x-3-5-5-6-3
Gsus4   3-5-5-5-3-3
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[Verse]
CHey, did you Fknow that EmI'm 
AmAlways going back in Emtime
FRhyming Slang, EAuld E/G#Lang AmSyne, my dears
FThrough the yea--Fmears
[Chorus]
CI am the backwards traveller
GmAncient wool unraveller
Fsus4Sai---Fling songs, Csus4wai---Cmling on the Gmmoon
[Chorus]
CI am the backwards traveller
GmAncient wool unraveller
Fsus4Sai---Fling songs, Csus4wai---Cmling on the Gmmoon
[Coda]
Wailing on the Cmoon
And we were Gsus4sai---Gmling songs
  DmWailing on the Ammoon
                   | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4   + | 1
Yeah, wailing on the DmmoonDm  C  Dm  

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Backwards Traveller

by Wings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/G#

Fsus4

Csus4

Gsus4

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Tuning: Standard

CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

E/G# 4-x-2-1-0-0

Fsus4 1-3-3-3-1-1

Csus4 x-3-5-5-6-3

Gsus4 3-5-5-5-3-3

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[Verse]

C F Em

Hey, did you know that I'm

Am Em

Always going back in time

F E E/G# Am

Rhyming Slang, Auld Lang Syne, my dears

F Fm

Through the yea--ears

[Chorus]

I am the backwards traveller

Ancient wool unraveller

Fsus4 F Csus4 Cm Gm

Sai---ling songs, wai---ling on the moon

[Chorus]

I am the backwards traveller

Ancient wool unraveller

Fsus4 F Csus4 Cm Gm

Sai---ling songs, wai---ling on the moon

[Coda]

Wailing on the moon

Gsus4 Gm

And we were sai---ling songs

Dm Am

Wailing on the moon

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1

Dm Dm C Dm

Yeah, wailing on the moon

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