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[Verse]
GHow can you Ctell if he's a Dworried Gman
By the Dway that he Gwalks by the Cway that he Dstands
He's Gworking his Cway thru the Dfamily Gplan
CHands on the wheel he'll spin in the Dsand  ??
And they Glove him Cin their Down small Gway
The cDhildren Glisten to the Csongs he pDlays
The Gpast you Cjust can't Dhide aGway
CA dream hangin on from yCesterDday
When your Gback's Cagainst the Dwall tonGight
And you Emwon't surrender witChout a fight
GAnd it's so far pDast what's Emwrong and right
When your Cback's against the Dwall toGnight
DOh what keeps you going thru the lCong dark Gnight
EmWhat gives this man the Bmwill to survive
DAnd break on thru and Cmake it all rGight
When your Cback's against the Dwall
So bGutton up your Ccoat against the Dcold cold Gwind
Theres's Dno guarGantte Canybody Dwins
GToo much about the Cmoney
CToo Dmuch about the Gsin
Your Cbanking that the wheel will turn over agDain
When your Gback's Cagainst the Dwall tonGight
And you Emwon't surrender withCout a fight
GAnd it's so far Dpast what's wEmrong and right
When your Cback's against the Dwall
When your Dback's against the Cwall tonGight
And you Emwon't surrender withCout a fight
GAnd it's so Dfar past what's Emwrong and right
When your Cback's against the Dwall toGnight

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Backs Against The Wall

by Chris Hillman

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[Verse]

G C D G

How can you tell if he's a worried man

D G C D

By the way that he walks by the way that he stands

G C D G

He's working his way thru the family plan

C D

Hands on the wheel he'll spin in the sand ??

G C D G

And they love him in their own small way

D G C D

The children listen to the songs he plays

G C D G

The past you just can't hide away

C C D

A dream hangin on from yesterday

G C D G

When your back's against the wall tonight

Em C

And you won't surrender without a fight

G D Em

And it's so far past what's wrong and right

C D G

When your back's against the wall tonight

D C G

Oh what keeps you going thru the long dark night

Em Bm

What gives this man the will to survive

D C G

And break on thru and make it all right

C D

When your back's against the wall

G C D G

So button up your coat against the cold cold wind

D G C D

Theres's no guarantte anybody wins

G C

Too much about the money

C D G

Too much about the sin

C D

Your banking that the wheel will turn over again

G C D G

When your back's against the wall tonight

Em C

And you won't surrender without a fight

G D Em

And it's so far past what's wrong and right

C D

When your back's against the wall

D C G

When your back's against the wall tonight

Em C

And you won't surrender without a fight

G D Em

And it's so far past what's wrong and right

C D G

When your back's against the wall tonight

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