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			B A C K I N G   O U T
    A E        A   E   A E     B7   E
    A E        A   E   A E     B7   E
	BeeAn Eliving iAn the EcitAy too long now
	Even Emy lungs B7have stEarted to groan
	EveAryEbody is sAinginEg thAeir own song
	SometEimes B7I want  Eto sing alone
	NevEer Abeen a pErima donna
	I nAever Eseem B7to want to be the one to complain
	EnB7ougEh's too mucAh and now I'm a goner
	C#mStop the AmadnB7ess scene Ebefore it drives me insane
	Take Ame wheEre the sun won't shine on me
	Take Ame wheEre my B7conscience won't go now
	Take Eme wherAe the sun won't shine - on me
	C#mDon't teAll me I'B7m backing Eout 'cause I don't want to know
	C#mDon't teAll me I'B7m backing Eout 'cause I don't want to know
    A E        A   E   A E     B7   E
    A E        A   E   A E     B7   E
	EveAryEone around AthEis Atown is so angry now
	BlariEng horns aB7nd sweEaring; shaking fists
	If AevEerybody iAn thEe worlAd was a hit man
	We'd Ewipe each oB7ther Eoff each other's hit lists
	Who EwAants Eto stand and be counted
	Or Aanger eEverB7y man B7until there's lines on your face, now
	I donE't waAnt to be the one to start the shouting
	I'm C#mpart of tAhis socB7iety Eand I know my place
	Take Ame wheEre the sun won't shine on me
	Take Ame wheEre my B7conscience won't go now
	Take Eme wherAe the sun won't shine - on me
	C#mDon't teAll me I'm B7backing oEut 'cause I don't want to know
	C#mDon't teAll me I'B7m backing Eout 'cause I don't want to know
	EveAryEthing around this town is so boring
	Ten AyEears when we had high ideals
	But EnAow we have Eour thing together
     E  				       A        E  B7(sus4)
	Our brand new leathers, three bank accounts
	Who cEares abouAt the starving millions
	WC#me're jusAt happy B7that Eour cheques don't bounce
	Take Ame wheEre the sun won't shine on me
	Take Ame wheEre my B7conscience won't go now
	Take Eme wherAe the sun won't shine - on me
	C#mDon't teAll me I'B7m backing Eout 'cause I don't want to know
	C#mDon't teAll me I'B7m backing Eout 'cause I don't want to ...
	No, C#mDon't tell mAe I'B7m backEing out 'cause I don't want to know
    A E        A   E   A E     B7   E
    A E        A   E   A E     B7   E
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Backing Out

by John Wesley Harding

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C#m

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B A C K I N G O U T

A E A E A E B7 E

A E A E A

Been living in the city too long now

E B7 E

Even my lungs have started to groan

A E A E A

Everybody is singing their own song

E B7 E

Sometimes I want to sing alone

E A E

Never been a prima donna

A E B7

I never seem to want to be the one to complain

B7 E A

Enough's too much and now I'm a goner

C#m A B7 E

Stop the madness scene before it drives me insane

A E

Take me where the sun won't shine on me

A E B7

Take me where my conscience won't go now

E A

Take me where the sun won't shine - on me

C#m A B7 E

Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know

C#m A B7 E

Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know

A E A E A E B7 E

A E A E A

Everyone around this town is so angry now

E B7 E

Blaring horns and swearing; shaking fists

A E A E A

If everybody in the world was a hit man

E B7 E

We'd wipe each other off each other's hit lists

E A E

Who wants to stand and be counted

A E B7 B7

Or anger every man until there's lines on your face, now

E A

I don't want to be the one to start the shouting

C#m A B7 E

I'm part of this society and I know my place

A E

Take me where the sun won't shine on me

A E B7

Take me where my conscience won't go now

E A

Take me where the sun won't shine - on me

C#m A B7 E

Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know

C#m A B7 E

Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know

A E

Everything around this town is so boring

A E

Ten years when we had high ideals

E A E

But now we have our thing together

E A E B7

(sus4)

Our brand new leathers, three bank accounts

E A

Who cares about the starving millions

C#m A B7 E

We're just happy that our cheques don't bounce

A E

Take me where the sun won't shine on me

A E B7

Take me where my conscience won't go now

E A

Take me where the sun won't shine - on me

C#m A B7 E

Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know

C#m A B7 E

Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to ...

C#m A B7 E

No, Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know

A E A E A E B7 E

H E E D

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the CRD.

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