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Back To The Wall

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Capo: 1st Fret
[Intro]
Am C F G
Am C F G
[Verse 1]
AmWe are living in dCesperate times
FThese are desperate Gtimes my dear
AmThere's no way Cout of here
FThere's no way Gout I fear
AmI've been holding back Call my tears
FJust so the Gpressure don't show
AmLike a time bomb Cticking away
FI might blow Gup some day
[Pre Chorus]
GDon't push, Amdon't shove
FYou better watch what you do
[Chorus]
When my Amback's to the Ewall
FI might do Ganything at all
AmWhen my back's to the Ewall
FI might take any chanEce at all
When my Amback's to the Gwall
FI might do Dmanything
E
[Verse 2]
AmYou've got the Cupper hand
FWell I've got Gnothing to lose
AmWhen I'm trapped in a Ccorner like this
FI might Glight the fuse
AmThere's no way Cout of here
FThere's no way Gout my dear
[Pre Chorus]
GDon't push, Amdon't shove
FYou better watch what you do
[Chorus]
When my Amback's to the Ewall
FI might do Ganything at all
AmWhen my back's to the Ewall
FI might take any chanGce at all
When my Amback's to the Gwall
FI might do Ganything, anything
When my Amback's to the Ewall
FI might do Ganything, anything
[Solo]
*NOTE* C & B are single note runs
Am G C B
Am E C B
Am G C B
Am E
[Pre Chorus]
GDon't push me Amtoo far
FYou better run for your life
[Chorus]
AmWhen my back's to the Ewall
FI might do Ganything at all
AmWhen my back's to the Ewall
FI might take Gany chance at all
AmWhen my back's to the Gwall
FI might do Ganything
AmWhen my back's to the Ewall
FI might do Ganything at all
AmI've got nGothing to lose
FI might light Ga fuse
AmI've got nGothing to lose
FI might liGght a fuse
AmYeah, yeaEh... FYeahG, yeah...
AmLook it outE  
FDon't come any closeGr
AmLook it outE  
FDon't come any closeGr

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Back To The Wall

by Divinyls

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo: 1st Fret

[Intro]

Am C F G

[Verse 1]

Am C

We are living in desperate times

F G

These are desperate times my dear

Am C

There's no way out of here

F G

There's no way out I fear

Am C

I've been holding back all my tears

F G

Just so the pressure don't show

Am C

Like a time bomb ticking away

F G

I might blow up some day

[Pre Chorus]

G Am

Don't push, don't shove

You better watch what you do

[Chorus]

Am E

When my back's to the wall

F G

I might do anything at all

Am E

When my back's to the wall

F E

I might take any chance at all

Am G

When my back's to the wall

F Dm

I might do anything

[Verse 2]

Am C

You've got the upper hand

F G

Well I've got nothing to lose

Am C

When I'm trapped in a corner like this

F G

I might light the fuse

Am C

There's no way out of here

F G

There's no way out my dear

[Pre Chorus]

G Am

Don't push, don't shove

You better watch what you do

[Chorus]

Am E

When my back's to the wall

F G

I might do anything at all

Am E

When my back's to the wall

F G

I might take any chance at all

Am G

When my back's to the wall

F G

I might do anything, anything

Am E

When my back's to the wall

F G

I might do anything, anything

[Solo]

*NOTE* C & B are single note runs

Am G C B

Am E C B

Am G C B

Am E

[Pre Chorus]

G Am

Don't push me too far

You better run for your life

[Chorus]

Am E

When my back's to the wall

F G

I might do anything at all

Am E

When my back's to the wall

F G

I might take any chance at all

Am G

When my back's to the wall

F G

I might do anything

Am E

When my back's to the wall

F G

I might do anything at all

Am G

I've got nothing to lose

F G

I might light a fuse

Am G

I've got nothing to lose

F G

I might light a fuse

Am E F G

Yeah, yeah... Yeah, yeah...

Am E

Look it out

F G

Don't come any closer

Am E

Look it out

F G

Don't come any closer

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