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"Don't Look Back"
(Billy Vera)
Intro:   Am   C/G     Fmaj7(x2)
Verse 1:
        AmYou both C/Gmade your bed and D/F#now
        You're gFonna have to sleep there
        AmOld Man BC/Glues is goin' to D/F#try
        To fFind you everywhere
Chorus:
        AmDon't lC/Gook Fmaj7back  (oh, you better not look now)
        AmDon't lC/Gook Fmaj7back  (or he'll catch you)
        AmDon't lC/Gook Fmaj7back
        [2: Well] you gotta keep ruDmnnin'
        RFunnin' till the end of tCime, whoa yeah
        [1: E7, to verse 2   2: to bridge   3: to coda]
Verse 2:
        If you both have faith you'll find
        A sunny day
        Don't be bothered by what smaller
        Minds have to say, just
[repeat chorus]
Bridge:
        (C)                 N.C.
        All right now, hold it, hold it
                                                 C   F   CN.C.
        You know there's one thing I wanna say  / / /
                                             C F C (N.C.; drums stop)
        I say there's one thing I wanna say  / / /
        You know some people got some strange ideas on how life should
                be lived and things should be done  C7/ /
        But I'm here to say you gotta do just what you want  C7/ /
                                (drums re-enter)
        And when they start-a their talk-talk-talking
        Remember just one thing
        bass:
                          (C)
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
        -----------------|-----------------|
        -----------------|-----------------|
        (1)------1---1---|-3---------------|
        -----3-----3-----|---------3-------|
                           ^ guitar enters
        C         Gm F       [x2; electric piano enters 2nd time]
        / / / /  / / / /
        CTruth is the light (tGmruth is the lFight)
        The lCight is the way (lGmight is the wFay)
        The lCess folks know (the lGmess they kFnow)
        The mCore they have to say (yGmeah, yFeah)
        And Cif you want me to (Gmuh-hFuh)
        Here's wChat I'll do for you (Gmall riFght)
Verse 3:
        Well - I'll light a candle and I'll pray
        The Lord will bless you
        I hope someday He will understand
        But 'til they do, just
(Repeat chorus)
Coda:
        AmDon't lC/Gook Fmaj7back  (oh, you better not look)
        AmDon't lC/Gook Fmaj7back  (or he'll get you down)
        AmDon't lC/Gook Fmaj7back  (keep your head up high)
        AmDon't lC/Gook Fmaj7back  (oh, don't look back)
        (repeat and fade...)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Dont Look Back

by The Remains

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C/G

Fmaj7

D/F#

"Don't Look Back"

(Billy Vera)

Am C/G Fmaj7

Intro: (x2)

Verse 1:

Am C/G D/F#

You both made your bed and now

You're gonna have to sleep there

Am C/G D/F#

Old Man Blues is goin' to try

To find you everywhere

Chorus:

Am C/G Fmaj7

Don't look back (oh, you better not look now)

Am C/G Fmaj7

Don't look back (or he'll catch you)

Am C/G Fmaj7

Don't look back

[2: Well] you gotta keep runnin'

F C

Runnin' till the end of time, whoa yeah

[1: E7, to verse 2 2: to bridge 3: to coda]

Verse 2:

If you both have faith you'll find

A sunny day

Don't be bothered by what smaller

Minds have to say, just

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

All right now, hold it, hold it

C F C

N.C.

You know there's one thing I wanna say / / /

C F C (N.C.; drums stop)

I say there's one thing I wanna say / / /

You know some people got some strange ideas on how life should

be lived and things should be done / /

But I'm here to say you gotta do just what you want / /

(drums re-enter)

And when they start-a their talk-talk-talking

Remember just one thing

bass:

()

v v v v v v v v

-----------------|-----------------|

(1)------1---1---|-3---------------|

-----3-----3-----|---------3-------|

^ guitar enters

C Gm F [x2; electric piano enters 2nd time]

/ / / / / / / /

C Gm F

Truth is the light (truth is the light)

C Gm F

The light is the way (light is the way)

C Gm F

The less folks know (the less they know)

C Gm F

The more they have to say (yeah, yeah)

C Gm F

And if you want me to (uh-huh)

C Gm F

Here's what I'll do for you (all right)

Verse 3:

Well - I'll light a candle and I'll pray

The Lord will bless you

I hope someday He will understand

But 'til they do, just

(Repeat chorus)

Coda:

Am C/G Fmaj7

Don't look back (oh, you better not look)

Am C/G Fmaj7

Don't look back (or he'll get you down)

Am C/G Fmaj7

Don't look back (keep your head up high)

Am C/G Fmaj7

Don't look back (oh, don't look back)

(repeat and fade...)

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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