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Bm7Down on the avenueEm7  
We took on Bm7life as young boys doEm7  
With a Bm7mind to unloose the screwEm7  
We come Bm7alive We come aliBbMaj7ve
Bm7Open up a room do you wanna stay
Em7We could take a few drinks before you say
Bm7Keep my tab open dance the night away
BbMaj7Let's forget about each otherâs body
Bm7There's nowhere we can't go tonight
Em7Let you hold my waist as I cross the line
Bm7Living on the edge just to stay alive
BbMaj7Weâll slip in from the back this time
Bm7Make out under those neon lights
Em7Run Downtown 'fore we say goodbye
Bm7Living on the edge just to stay alive
BbMaj7We'll slip in from the back this time
Bm7(I-I-I-I-I-I)
Em7Make me come alive
Bm7(I-I-I-I-I-I)
Em7Back this time
Bm7(I-I-I-I-I-I)
Em7Make me come alive
Bm7(I-I-I-I-I-I)
There's Bm7no use in being useEm7d
If you want it Bm7bad then light the fEm7use
Set the fBm7ire to your cheap perfEm7ume
We come aBm7live We come alBbMaj7ive
Bm7Open up a room do you wanna stay
Em7We could take a few drinks before you say
Bm7Keep my tab open dance the night away
BbMaj7Let's forget about each other's body
Bm7There's nowhere we can't go tonight
Em7Let you hold my waist as I cross the line
Bm7Living on the edge just to stay alive
BbMaj7Weâll slip in from the back this time
Bm7Make out under those neon lights
Em7Run Downtown âfore we say goodbye
Bm7Living on the edge just to stay alive
BbMaj7We'll slip in from the back this time
Bm7(I-I-I-I-I-I)
Em7Make me come alive
Bm7(I-I-I-I-I-I)
Em7Back this time
Bm7(I-I-I-I-I-I)
Em7Make me come alive
Bm7(I-I-I-I-I-I)
Do you reaBbMaj7d me
Can you feD/Ael me
In the momBbMaj7ent
Weâll knD/Aow where we belong
(No I Just can't wait to show you)
(No I Just can't wait to)
Do you reBbMaj7ad me
Can you fD/Aeel me
In the moBbMaj7ment
We'll know D/Awhere we belong
Bm7Thereâs nowhere we can't go tonight
Em7Let you hold my waist as I cross the line
Bm7Living on the edge just to stay alive
BbMaj7We'll slip in from the back this time
Bm7Make out under those neon lights
Em7Run Downtown 'fore we say goodbye
Bm7Living on the edge just to stay alive
BbMaj7We'll slip in from the back this time
Bm7(I-I-I-I-I-I)
Em7Make me come alive
Bm7(I-I-I-I-I-I)
Em7Back this time
Bm7(I-I-I-I-I-I)
Em7Make me come alive
Bm7(I-I-I-I-I-I)

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Backdoor

by Jake Frost

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Em7

BbMaj7

D/A

Bm7 Em7

Down on the avenue

Bm7 Em7

We took on life as young boys do

Bm7 Em7

With a mind to unloose the screw

Bm7 BbMaj7

We come alive We come alive

Bm7

Open up a room do you wanna stay

Em7

We could take a few drinks before you say

Bm7

Keep my tab open dance the night away

BbMaj7

Let's forget about each otherâs body

Bm7

There's nowhere we can't go tonight

Em7

Let you hold my waist as I cross the line

Bm7

Living on the edge just to stay alive

BbMaj7

Weâll slip in from the back this time

Bm7

Make out under those neon lights

Em7

Run Downtown 'fore we say goodbye

Bm7

Living on the edge just to stay alive

BbMaj7

We'll slip in from the back this time

Bm7

(I-I-I-I-I-I)

Em7

Make me come alive

Bm7

(I-I-I-I-I-I)

Em7

Back this time

Bm7

(I-I-I-I-I-I)

Em7

Make me come alive

Bm7

(I-I-I-I-I-I)

Bm7 Em7

There's no use in being used

Bm7 Em7

If you want it bad then light the fuse

Bm7 Em7

Set the fire to your cheap perfume

Bm7 BbMaj7

We come alive We come alive

Bm7

Open up a room do you wanna stay

Em7

We could take a few drinks before you say

Bm7

Keep my tab open dance the night away

BbMaj7

Let's forget about each other's body

Bm7

There's nowhere we can't go tonight

Em7

Let you hold my waist as I cross the line

Bm7

Living on the edge just to stay alive

BbMaj7

Weâll slip in from the back this time

Bm7

Make out under those neon lights

Em7

Run Downtown âfore we say goodbye

Bm7

Living on the edge just to stay alive

BbMaj7

We'll slip in from the back this time

Bm7

(I-I-I-I-I-I)

Em7

Make me come alive

Bm7

(I-I-I-I-I-I)

Em7

Back this time

Bm7

(I-I-I-I-I-I)

Em7

Make me come alive

Bm7

(I-I-I-I-I-I)

BbMaj7

Do you read me

D/A

Can you feel me

BbMaj7

In the moment

D/A

Weâll know where we belong

(No I Just can't wait to show you)

(No I Just can't wait to)

BbMaj7

Do you read me

D/A

Can you feel me

BbMaj7

In the moment

D/A

We'll know where we belong

Bm7

Thereâs nowhere we can't go tonight

Em7

Let you hold my waist as I cross the line

Bm7

Living on the edge just to stay alive

BbMaj7

We'll slip in from the back this time

Bm7

Make out under those neon lights

Em7

Run Downtown 'fore we say goodbye

Bm7

Living on the edge just to stay alive

BbMaj7

We'll slip in from the back this time

Bm7

(I-I-I-I-I-I)

Em7

Make me come alive

Bm7

(I-I-I-I-I-I)

Em7

Back this time

Bm7

(I-I-I-I-I-I)

Em7

Make me come alive

Bm7

(I-I-I-I-I-I)

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