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No Capo
The entire song is pretty much the same chord progressions
 G-  D-  Bm-     Aand
 G-  D-  A- A  
GI saw you tDhere
And looked you Bmstraight between the Aeyes
And said I'm leGavingD  A  A  
GAnd I don't cDare
And I don't Bmknow if they were Alies
But I don't nGeed themD  A  A  
Cause standing Gstill    Disn't Bmeasy
When the Aworld's moving backwardsG  
DThe world's moving backwBmardsA  
So get your GfillD  
But please belieBmve me
That the Aworld's moving backwardsG  
DThe world's moving backwBmardsA  
G  D  Bm  A
G  D  A   A
And so GI sayD  
So Bmwhat if they're just Astories
What if I Gneed themD  A  A  
So I GprayD  
That you'll give me Bmgrace if you can Ahear meG  D  
That you'll give me Agrace if you can Ahear
Cause standing Gstill    Disn't Bmeasy
When the Aworld's moving backwardsG  
DThe world's moving backwBmardsA  
So get your GfillD  
But please belieBmve me
That the Aworld's moving backwardsG  
DThe world's moving backwBmardsA  
So I GprayD  
That you'll give me Bmgrace if you can Ahear meG  D  
That you'll give me Bmgrace if you can Ahear me
And I Gpray Dthat you'll give us Bmgrace if you can Ahear me
You'll give us Ggrace
You'll give us Dgrace
You'll give us AgraceA  
Cause standing Gstill    Disn't Bmeasy
When the Aworld's moving backwardsG  
DThe world's moving backwBmardsA  
So get your GfillD  
But please belieBmve me
That the Aworld's moving backwardsG  
DThe world's moving backwBmardsA  
The Gworld's Dmoving
The Bmworld's Amoving
The Gworld's Dmoving
The Bmworld's Amoving
End on G

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Moving Backwards

by Ben Rector

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

No Capo

The entire song is pretty much the same chord progressions

G D Bm A

- - - and

G D A A

- - -

G D

I saw you there

Bm A

And looked you straight between the eyes

G D A A

And said I'm leaving

G D

And I don't care

Bm A

And I don't know if they were lies

G D A A

But I don't need them

G D Bm

Cause standing still isn't easy

A G

When the world's moving backwards

D Bm A

The world's moving backwards

G D

So get your fill

But please believe me

A G

That the world's moving backwards

D Bm A

The world's moving backwards

G D Bm A

G D A A

G D

And so I say

Bm A

So what if they're just stories

G D A A

What if I need them

G D

So I pray

Bm A G D

That you'll give me grace if you can hear me

A A

That you'll give me grace if you can hear

G D Bm

Cause standing still isn't easy

A G

When the world's moving backwards

D Bm A

The world's moving backwards

G D

So get your fill

But please believe me

A G

That the world's moving backwards

D Bm A

The world's moving backwards

G D

So I pray

Bm A G D

That you'll give me grace if you can hear me

Bm A

That you'll give me grace if you can hear me

G D Bm A

And I pray that you'll give us grace if you can hear me

You'll give us grace

A A

You'll give us grace

G D Bm

Cause standing still isn't easy

A G

When the world's moving backwards

D Bm A

The world's moving backwards

G D

So get your fill

But please believe me

A G

That the world's moving backwards

D Bm A

The world's moving backwards

G D

The world's moving

Bm A

The world's moving

G D

The world's moving

Bm A

The world's moving

End on G

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