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Fire On My Back

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Dminor

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1/9

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Verse 1]
FBorn un-invisible
FJust metaphysical
FFacts all the visitors
FTo shit says it is-able
Cand Pop culture quizzical
C/BDown with the mystical
C/BbFailed on my testicles A7slapped em with a battery
and Dmburn just a part of me
Dm7/Chard men have hallowed me
Dm6/Bcats curiosity
G7skinned them in the gallery
[Chorus]
CI know that time is C/Bhard to spend
C/BbSo waste it so waste it on winA7e
CI know the farm is hC/Bard to tend to
C/CbSo taste it It tasted
Like fA7ire on my back it is a
[Bridge]
APop called me A/BbmiseraAble
AShe, got my beA/Bblly fuAll
AThree, like an A/BbanimaAl
                             A   C\\\  
E|----------------------------7--|
B|----------------------------7--|
G|----------------------------9--|
D|----------------------------10-|
A|----------------------------10-|
E|--5--4---5--6--7---5--6--7--8--|  
    Fi re on my back it is a
[Lead Break]
F
C C/B C/Bb A7
Dm Dm/C Dm/B G7
[Chorus]
CI know that time is C/Bhard to spend
C/BbSo waste it so waste it on winA7e
CI know the farm is hC/Bard to tend to
C/CbSo taste it It tasted
Like fA7ire on my back it is a
(Strum)
F(FFinger) 
A|-3\2/3\2-|
(Strum)
F(FFinger)
A|-3\2/3\2-|
[Chorus]
CI know that time is C/Bhard to spend
C/BbSo waste it so waste it on winA7e
CI know the farm is hC/Bard to tend to
C/CbSo taste it It tasted
Like fA7ire on my back it is a

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Fire On My Back

by Dr. Dog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

C/Bb

Dm7/C

Dm6/B

C/Cb

A/Bb

Dm/C

Dm/B

[Verse 1]

Born un-invisible

Just metaphysical

Facts all the visitors

To shit says it is-able

and Pop culture quizzical

C/B

Down with the mystical

C/Bb A7

Failed on my testicles slapped em with a battery

and burn just a part of me

Dm7/C

hard men have hallowed me

Dm6/B

cats curiosity

skinned them in the gallery

[Chorus]

C C/B

I know that time is hard to spend

C/Bb A7

So waste it so waste it on wine

C C/B

I know the farm is hard to tend to

C/Cb

So taste it It tasted

Like fire on my back it is a

[Bridge]

A A/Bb A

Pop called me miserable

A A/Bb A

She, got my belly full

A A/Bb A

Three, like an animal

A C

\\\

E|----------------------------7--|

B|----------------------------7--|

G|----------------------------9--|

D|----------------------------10-|

A|----------------------------10-|

E|--5--4---5--6--7---5--6--7--8--|

Fi re on my back it is a

[Lead Break]

C C/B C/Bb A7

Dm Dm/C Dm/B G7

[Chorus]

C C/B

I know that time is hard to spend

C/Bb A7

So waste it so waste it on wine

C C/B

I know the farm is hard to tend to

C/Cb

So taste it It tasted

Like fire on my back it is a

(Strum)

F F

(Finger)

A|-3\2/3\2-|

(Strum)

F F

(Finger)

A|-3\2/3\2-|

[Chorus]

C C/B

I know that time is hard to spend

C/Bb A7

So waste it so waste it on wine

C C/B

I know the farm is hard to tend to

C/Cb

So taste it It tasted

Like fire on my back it is a

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