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BACKBITER by THE RUTS (from The Crack LP 1979)
BASS & DRUM INTRO:
E  -----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------   a few times
VERSE:
  E-----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ x2                        A       A   E  E  
Don’t grow my insight you talk about fiction
The words you say are gushing by you talk about friction 
I don’t wanna hear about the troubles that you found
Don’t wanna know the way that you’ve been messed around
CHORUS:
BBackbiter you’re a Eloser      ABackbiter you’re a Euser
BBackbiter you’re a Eloser      ABackbiter you’re a EuserE  
VERSE:
  E-----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ x2                            A       A   E  E  
You stitch up your friends you think you’ve got it sown up
But that was a true lie, we know that you suck
I don’t wanna know about what happened to your life
Don’t wanna know the reasons why you’re still alive
CHORUS:
BBackbiter you’re a Eloser      ABackbiter you’re a Euser
BBackbiter you’re a Eloser      ABackbiter you’re a Euser
BREAK:        B       B       D     Dx4
LEAD PLAYS:  
D------------1---2---0------4---7--------------
A-----2h---2---2---2------5---5---5slide2------   x4
DRUM BREAK:
BASS RETURNS WITH MAIN BASS RIFF
VERSE:
  E-----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ x2                        A       A   E  E  
Don’t grow my insight you talk about fiction
The words you say are gushing by you talk about friction 
I don’t wanna hear about the troubles that you found
Don’t wanna know the way that you’ve been messed aroundA  A  E  E  A  A  E  E  
CHORUS:
BBackbiter you’re a Eloser      ABackbiter you’re a Euser
BBackbiter you’re a Eloser      ABackbiter you’re a Euser
BBackbiter you’re a Eloser      ABackbiter you’re a Euser
BBackbiter you’re a Eloser      ABackbiter you’re a EuserE  

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Backbiter

by Ruts

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BACKBITER by THE RUTS (from The Crack LP 1979)

BASS & DRUM INTRO:

E -----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ a few times

VERSE:

E A A E E

-----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ x2

Don’t grow my insight you talk about fiction

The words you say are gushing by you talk about friction

I don’t wanna hear about the troubles that you found

Don’t wanna know the way that you’ve been messed around

CHORUS:

B E A E

Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user

B E A E E

Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user

VERSE:

E A A E E

-----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ x2

You stitch up your friends you think you’ve got it sown up

But that was a true lie, we know that you suck

I don’t wanna know about what happened to your life

Don’t wanna know the reasons why you’re still alive

CHORUS:

B E A E

Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user

B E A E

Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user

B B D D

BREAK: x4

LEAD PLAYS:

D------------1---2---0------4---7--------------

A-----2h---2---2---2------5---5---5slide2------ x4

DRUM BREAK:

BASS RETURNS WITH MAIN BASS RIFF

VERSE:

E A A E E

-----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ x2

Don’t grow my insight you talk about fiction

The words you say are gushing by you talk about friction

I don’t wanna hear about the troubles that you found

A A E E A A E E

Don’t wanna know the way that you’ve been messed around

CHORUS:

B E A E

Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user

B E A E

Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user

B E A E

Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user

B E A E E

Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user

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