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                                          Casey Derhak
                                           "Back Beat"
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Tab by Dan B.
Tuning: D# C G# D# G# D#
Capo 4th Fret
INTRO:
  C#    A    E   B(2x)
VERSE:
C#Vinyl spinning Outkast APlayalistic Cadillac
EWhole place shaking like Ba big house party
C#808 base kickAing up so loud
ECell phones swaying on top Bof this crowd
C#We've been dancing all nightA  
EThrow your hands up highB  
Chorus:
ARockin that back beat babEy
BCan you feel it coming on sC#trong
ACrankin that Deep South SEweet Sound
BEvery move you make is turC#ning me on
AWhen the needle drops and the speEakers pop
BPull me in show mC#e what you got
AWhen you hear that when Eyou feel that
BBa back ba back back beat baby
Aou wow Eoh ou wow oh
BBa back ba back back beat C#baby  (2x)
C#   A    E     B   C#
Verse 2:
C#Tell me does your Aheart skip every time the beat hits
EHearing that double kick grooving wBith the lead lick
C#Don’t the Bright lights make ya wanAna move fast
Eright to left to the front to Bthe back
C#Bodies bumping alAl night
EThrow your hands Bup high
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
A808 bass kicking uEp so loud Bou wow oh ou wow ohC#  
ACell phone swaying Eon top of this crBowd ou wow ohC#  

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Back Beat

by Casey Derhak

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Casey Derhak

"Back Beat"

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Tab by Dan B.

Tuning: D# C G# D# G# D#

Capo 4th Fret

INTRO:

C# A E B

(2x)

VERSE:

C# A

Vinyl spinning Outkast Playalistic Cadillac

E B

Whole place shaking like a big house party

C# A

808 base kicking up so loud

E B

Cell phones swaying on top of this crowd

C# A

We've been dancing all night

E B

Throw your hands up high

Chorus:

A E

Rockin that back beat baby

B C#

Can you feel it coming on strong

A E

Crankin that Deep South Sweet Sound

B C#

Every move you make is turning me on

A E

When the needle drops and the speakers pop

B C#

Pull me in show me what you got

A E

When you hear that when you feel that

Ba back ba back back beat baby

A E

ou wow oh ou wow oh

B C#

Ba back ba back back beat baby (2x)

C# A E B C#

Verse 2:

C# A

Tell me does your heart skip every time the beat hits

E B

Hearing that double kick grooving with the lead lick

C# A

Don’t the Bright lights make ya wanna move fast

E B

right to left to the front to the back

C# A

Bodies bumping all night

E B

Throw your hands up high

Repeat Chorus

Bridge:

A E B C#

808 bass kicking up so loud ou wow oh ou wow oh

A E B C#

Cell phone swaying on top of this crowd ou wow oh

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