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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Beginning riff
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----7---7-6---2-|---2-----12---11---|-----7---7-6---2-|---2-2-2-2-------|
D|-----9---9-7---4-|---4-----14---12---|-----9---9-7---4-|---2-2-2-2-------|
A|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0----0----0-|-0-----0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
ORDER: I C INT1 V1 C INT1 V2 C INT2 B GS V3 FC1 FC2 O
[INTRO]
 A| | | |
 A| | | |
(full band)
 A| | | |
 A| | | |
[CHORUS]
I'm Bmback F#ma - Egain
Yes, I'm F#mback Ea - Dgain
BmWhat Bm/F#did you seEe?
Where have you Abeen?
[INTERLUDE 1]
(  A) | | | |
[VERSE 1]
Well, Aout on highway number 41
Where the land gets dryD  
And Anothin but rocks and a long hot road,
Under hazy blue skiesD  
Well there's a Aplace I know where time goes slow
People don't stop there no moreD  
And you can Asit right down and watch the world
Go rolling by Eyour door.A  
[CHORUS]
I'm Bmback F#ma - Egain
Yes, I'm F#mback Ea - Dgain
BmWhat F#mdid you Esee?
Where have you Abeen?
[INTERLUDE 1]
(  A) | | | |
[VERSE 2]
I Aworked on the land way out west
I've dug for diamonds and goldD  
In a Afishing boat, down along the coast
But I couldn't get used to the coldD  
I've Abeen to and from that old town
Ever since I was tenD  
But Aevery place that I've found
Makes me Awanna go back Eagain A(and I'm back)
[CHORUS]
I'm Bmback F#ma - Egain
Yes, I'm F#mback Ea - Dgain
BmWhat Bm/F#did you seEe?
Where have you Abeen?
[INTERLUDE 2] (half-time)
(  A)
     Where have I been?
     Where Ahave you been?
  A| | | |
[BRIDGE]
AYeah, I'm back
Yeah, I'm back again
AYeah, I'm back
Yeah, I'm back again
[GUITAR SOLO]
 A| | | |
  | | | |
(back to full-time)
   E| |   D   A| |
 F#m|  Bm|  E| |
 Bm   F#m   E| |  F#m   E   D| |
 Bm   F#m   E| |
(half-time)
 A| |
[VERSE 3]
AThere was a time when I thought
there was nothing I couldn't takeD  
So I Apacked my bags never to return
Gonna be the final breakD  
I was Adoin O.K. but then one day
I came across a great north Dwind
Well, it Apicked me up and turned me around
And blew me back Eagain.A  
[FINAL CHORUS 1]
I'm Bmback F#ma - Egain
Yes, I'm F#mback Ea - Dgain
BmWhat Bm/F#did you seEe?
Where have you been? A(I guess I'm back)
[FINAL CHORUS 2]
I'm Bmback F#ma - Egain
Yes, I'm F#mback Ea - Dgain
BmWhat Bm/F#did you seEe?
Where have you been?A  
[OUTRO]
(  A)
     Where have you been?
    A(Why don't you tell me where?)
     What did you see?
    (AWhere, where, where?)
     It's been a long timeA  A  

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Back Again

by Stars (Australia)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Bm/F#

Beginning riff

e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----7---7-6---2-|---2-----12---11---|-----7---7-6---2-|---2-2-2-2-------|

D|-----9---9-7---4-|---4-----14---12---|-----9---9-7---4-|---2-2-2-2-------|

A|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0----0----0-|-0-----0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-------|

E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

ORDER: I C INT1 V1 C INT1 V2 C INT2 B GS V3 FC1 FC2 O

[INTRO]

| | | |

(full band)

| | | |

[CHORUS]

Bm F#m E

I'm back a - gain

F#m E D

Yes, I'm back a - gain

Bm Bm/F# E

What did you see?

Where have you been?

[INTERLUDE 1]

( ) | | | |

[VERSE 1]

Well, out on highway number 41

Where the land gets dry

And nothin but rocks and a long hot road,

Under hazy blue skies

Well there's a place I know where time goes slow

People don't stop there no more

And you can sit right down and watch the world

E A

Go rolling by your door.

[CHORUS]

Bm F#m E

I'm back a - gain

F#m E D

Yes, I'm back a - gain

Bm F#m E

What did you see?

Where have you been?

[INTERLUDE 1]

( ) | | | |

[VERSE 2]

I worked on the land way out west

I've dug for diamonds and gold

In a fishing boat, down along the coast

But I couldn't get used to the cold

I've been to and from that old town

Ever since I was ten

But every place that I've found

A E A

Makes me wanna go back again (and I'm back)

[CHORUS]

Bm F#m E

I'm back a - gain

F#m E D

Yes, I'm back a - gain

Bm Bm/F# E

What did you see?

Where have you been?

[INTERLUDE 2] (half-time)

( )

Where have I been?

Where have you been?

| | | |

[BRIDGE]

Yeah, I'm back

Yeah, I'm back again

Yeah, I'm back

Yeah, I'm back again

[GUITAR SOLO]

| | | |

(back to full-time)

E D A

| | | |

F#m Bm E

| | | |

Bm F#m E F#m E D

| | | |

Bm F#m E

| |

(half-time)

| |

[VERSE 3]

There was a time when I thought

there was nothing I couldn't take

So I packed my bags never to return

Gonna be the final break

I was doin O.K. but then one day

I came across a great north wind

Well, it picked me up and turned me around

E A

And blew me back again.

[FINAL CHORUS 1]

Bm F#m E

I'm back a - gain

F#m E D

Yes, I'm back a - gain

Bm Bm/F# E

What did you see?

Where have you been? (I guess I'm back)

[FINAL CHORUS 2]

Bm F#m E

I'm back a - gain

F#m E D

Yes, I'm back a - gain

Bm Bm/F# E

What did you see?

Where have you been?

[OUTRO]

( )

Where have you been?

(Why don't you tell me where?)

What did you see?

(Where, where, where?)

A A

It's been a long time

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