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Backwards Women (The Jayhawks)
from Back Roads and Abandoned Motels (2018)
[Intro]
|  A|  A|  E|  E|  A|  A|  E|  E|
[Verse]
|              A|            A|       A|          E|  E|
 ... When you're down crawlin' out your window ...
|          A|            A|          E|         B|
 ... And you can't seem to stay in one place ...
|            B|     F#m|           F#m|        B|
 .. We've been thinkin' . 'bout better days ...
|            B|      F#m|      F#m|       B|  B|
 .. We've been drinkin', . smiles away ...
[Chorus]
|      E|  A   G#m|            F#m|                 B|
 . I ... ....    . I don't wanna love you but I'll
|      E|  A   G#m|         F#m|                B|        A|
 Try ... ....    Try to stay away from you next time ...
|     A|  E|  E|
 (Riff)
[Verse]
A... I love backwards Ewomen
A... In the pool halls underEneath the neon Bsun
B.. I've been F#mwasted, on the Brun
B.. I've been F#mchasin' troubled Bones
[Chorus]
E. I ... A...G#m.    F#m. I don't wanna Blove you but I'll
ETry ... A...G#m.    F#mTry to stay aBway from you next Atime ...
|     A|  E|  E|  A|     A|
 (Riff)             (Riff)
[Bridge]
|      C#m|                 D|          A|     E|
 ... Every street sign says, "Stop, turn around"
|        C#m|               D|                A|           E|
 ... I can't help myself even though it runs me down .. hey
[Break]
|  D   A|  E|  D   A|  E|  D   A|  E|  D   A|  E|
[Verse]
A... Yesterday, show your face, {guess to Eborrow} (Lyric?)
A... There's a weight that drags you Edown across the Bfloor
[Chorus]
E. I ... A...G#m.    F#m. I don't wanna Blove you but I'll
ETry ... A...G#m.    F#mTry to stay aBway from you, but
E. I ... A...G#m.    F#m. I don't wanna Blove you but I'll
ETry ... A...G#m.    F#mTry to stay aBway from you next Atime
|     A|   E|
 (Riff)
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Backwards Women

by The Jayhawks

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F#m

G#m

C#m

Backwards Women (The Jayhawks)

from Back Roads and Abandoned Motels (2018)

[Intro]

A A E E A A E E

| | | | | | | | |

[Verse]

A A A E E

| | | | | |

... When you're down crawlin' out your window ...

A A E B

| | | | |

... And you can't seem to stay in one place ...

B F#m F#m B

| | | | |

.. We've been thinkin' . 'bout better days ...

B F#m F#m B B

| | | | | |

.. We've been drinkin', . smiles away ...

[Chorus]

E A G#m F#m B

| | | | |

. I ... .... . I don't wanna love you but I'll

E A G#m F#m B A

| | | | | |

Try ... .... Try to stay away from you next time ...

A E E

| | | |

(Riff)

[Verse]

A E

... I love backwards women

A E B

... In the pool halls underneath the neon sun

B F#m B

.. I've been wasted, on the run

B F#m B

.. I've been chasin' troubled ones

[Chorus]

E A G#m F#m B

. I ... .... . I don't wanna love you but I'll

E A G#m F#m B A

Try ... .... Try to stay away from you next time ...

A E E A A

| | | | | |

(Riff) (Riff)

[Bridge]

C#m D A E

| | | | |

... Every street sign says, "Stop, turn around"

C#m D A E

| | | | |

... I can't help myself even though it runs me down .. hey

[Break]

D A E D A E D A E D A E

| | | | | | | | |

[Verse]

A E

... Yesterday, show your face, {guess to borrow} (Lyric?)

A E B

... There's a weight that drags you down across the floor

[Chorus]

E A G#m F#m B

. I ... .... . I don't wanna love you but I'll

E A G#m F#m B

Try ... .... Try to stay away from you, but

E A G#m F#m B

. I ... .... . I don't wanna love you but I'll

E A G#m F#m B A

Try ... .... Try to stay away from you next time

A E

| | |

(Riff)

Charted by Dexex

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