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Talking Backwards

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1/17

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 17Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chord voicings:
eEm7/D|--0-------G6-0-----Cmaj7-0-----Fmaj7-0-|
B|--3--------0------0------1-|
G|--0--------0------0------2-|
D|--0--------0------2------3-|
A|-----------2------3------3-|
E|-----------3-------------1-|
[Intro]
e|Fmaj7-----0--C----0--Em7/D----0-----Fmaj7-0---|
B|----------------------------1-|
G|---0------0------0------2-----|
D|-3------2------0------3-------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
C Cmaj7 C
F C Em7/D F  C
F C Em7/D F  C Cmaj7 C
F C Em7/D F  C
[Verse 1]
We can G6talk Cfor Fhours
And the G6line is Cstill Fengaged
We're not G6getting Cany Fcloser
You're G6too many Cmiles aFway
[Chorus]
And I Dmmight as G6well be Ftalking CbackwardsCmaj7  C  
Am I Dmmaking G6any Fsense to Cyou?
And the Dmonly G6thing that Freally CmattersCmaj7  C  
Is the Fone thing CI can't Em7/Dseem   Fto Cdo
F C Em7/D F  C Cmaj7 C
F C Em7/D F  C
[Verse 2]
When the G6night Cwas Fover
And the G6field was Clit uFp bright
And I wG6alked Chome witFh you
Nothing G6I said Ccame ouFt right
[Chorus]
And I Dmmight as G6well be Ftalking CbackwardsCmaj7  C  
Am I Dmmaking G6any Fsense to Cyou?
And the Dmonly G6thing that Freally CmattersCmaj7  C  
Is the Fone thing CI can't Em7/Dseem   Fto Cdo
F C Em7/D F  C Cmaj7 C
F C Em7/D F  C
F C Em7/D F  C Cmaj7 C
F C Em7/D F  C
[Final Chorus]
And I Dmmight as G6well be Ftalking CbackwardsCmaj7  C  
Am I Dmmaking G6any Fsense to Cyou?
And the Dmonly G6thing that Freally CmatterssCmaj7  C  
Is the Fone thing CI can't Em7/Dseem toF  
FMake sense Cof this Em7/DdreamF  
It's the Fone thing CI can't Em7/Dseem   Fto Cdo
F C Em7/D F  C

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Talking Backwards

by Real Estate

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7/D

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

Chord voicings:

Em7/D G6 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

e|--0--------0------0------0-|

B|--3--------0------0------1-|

G|--0--------0------0------2-|

D|--0--------0------2------3-|

A|-----------2------3------3-|

E|-----------3-------------1-|

[Intro]

Fmaj7 C Em7/D Fmaj7

e|-----0------0------0------0---|

B|----------------------------1-|

G|---0------0------0------2-----|

D|-3------2------0------3-------|

A|------------------------------|

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

C Cmaj7 C

F C Em7/D F C

F C Em7/D F C Cmaj7 C

F C Em7/D F C

[Verse 1]

G6 C F

We can talk for hours

G6 C F

And the line is still engaged

G6 C F

We're not getting any closer

G6 C F

You're too many miles away

[Chorus]

Dm G6 F C Cmaj7 C

And I might as well be talking backwards

Dm G6 F C

Am I making any sense to you?

Dm G6 F C Cmaj7 C

And the only thing that really matters

F C Em7/D F C

Is the one thing I can't seem to do

F C Em7/D F C Cmaj7 C

F C Em7/D F C

[Verse 2]

G6 C F

When the night was over

G6 C F

And the field was lit up bright

G6 C F

And I walked home with you

G6 C F

Nothing I said came out right

[Chorus]

Dm G6 F C Cmaj7 C

And I might as well be talking backwards

Dm G6 F C

Am I making any sense to you?

Dm G6 F C Cmaj7 C

And the only thing that really matters

F C Em7/D F C

Is the one thing I can't seem to do

F C Em7/D F C Cmaj7 C

F C Em7/D F C

F C Em7/D F C Cmaj7 C

F C Em7/D F C

[Final Chorus]

Dm G6 F C Cmaj7 C

And I might as well be talking backwards

Dm G6 F C

Am I making any sense to you?

Dm G6 F C Cmaj7 C

And the only thing that really matterss

F C Em7/D F

Is the one thing I can't seem to

F C Em7/D F

Make sense of this dream

F C Em7/D F C

It's the one thing I can't seem to do

F C Em7/D F C

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