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Emajor

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E: 022100
E2: 088700
E3: 079900
E4: 779900
C#m: x46654
C#9: x46644
F#: 244322
G#: 466544
A: 577655
Bb: 466544
E3/D: 059900
Standard Tuning, optional Capo 1(chords relative to capo)
E       E2       E        E2
EI dream of family on E2the old great plains.
EPeyton swears that she E2knows my name
E3I’ll go to hell aE4nd back
E3Hell and back for sEure
E       E2       E        E2
E3The locals tell me turn around go homE4e
E3No one’s safe here how do you not kE4now? YE3ou’ll go to hell E4and back
E3Hell and back for sureE  
C#mI think of her when I’m out here alone
I think of C#9how she don’t know me
F#How she don’t know me at aAll — G#allF#  
E       E2       E        E2
E3Now I’ve got some people saying boy calm dE4own
E3Soon you’ll have nothing with no way to get oE4ut 
E3but I’ve been to hell and back
E4Hell and back for E3sureE  
E       E2       E        E2
E3The bobbies stop me every seventeen E4miles
E3Got nothing on me but stilE3/D#l clean E3/Dme out they’ve beE3en to hell and back
E4Hell and E3back for sureE  
C#mI think of her when I’m out here alone
I think of C#9how she don’t know me
F#How she don’t know me at Aall — aG#llF#  

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Hell & Back

by Greg Holden

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

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

C#9

E3/D#

E3/D

E: 022100

E2: 088700

E3: 079900

E4: 779900

C#m: x46654

C#9: x46644

F#: 244322

G#: 466544

A: 577655

Bb: 466544

E3/D: 059900

Standard Tuning, optional Capo 1(chords relative to capo)

E E2 E E2

E E2

I dream of family on the old great plains.

E E2

Peyton swears that she knows my name

E3 E4

I’ll go to hell and back

E3 E

Hell and back for sure

E E2 E E2

E3 E4

The locals tell me turn around go home

E3 E4 E3 E4

No one’s safe here how do you not know? You’ll go to hell and back

E3 E

Hell and back for sure

C#m

I think of her when I’m out here alone

C#9

I think of how she don’t know me

F# A G# F#

How she don’t know me at all — all

E E2 E E2

E3 E4

Now I’ve got some people saying boy calm down

E3 E4

Soon you’ll have nothing with no way to get out

but I’ve been to hell and back

E4 E3 E

Hell and back for sure

E E2 E E2

E3 E4

The bobbies stop me every seventeen miles

E3 E3/D# E3/D E3

Got nothing on me but still clean me out they’ve been to hell and back

E4 E3 E

Hell and back for sure

C#m

I think of her when I’m out here alone

C#9

I think of how she don’t know me

F# A G# F#

How she don’t know me at all — all

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