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Radiohead - Backdrifts 
Taken from the album- Hail To The Thief
[Chords]
       EADGBe
      Bx24442
  Bsus4x24452
     B7x24242
      Ax02220
     Em022000
      Dxx0232
[Verse 1]
Bwere rotten fruit 
Bwere dBsus4amaged goods 
Bwhat the hell weve got nothing mB7ore to loBse 
one burst and we will probably AcrumblEme 
Bwe re backdriftingB7  
[Verse 2]
Bthis far but no fBsus4urther 
Bim hangin oB7ff a brBanch 
Bim teetering on the brink of
Ahoney sweets so Emfall asleep 
Bim backsliding B7  
[Chorus]
you fell into Bour arDms 
you fell into Bour armDs 
Bwe tried but there was Dnothing we could Ado Em  
nothing Bwe could Ddo B  

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Backdrifts

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Bsus4

Radiohead - Backdrifts

Taken from the album- Hail To The Thief

[Chords]

EADGBe

x24442

Bsus4

x24452

x24242

x02220

022000

xx0232

[Verse 1]

were rotten fruit

B Bsus4

were damaged goods

B B7 B

what the hell weve got nothing more to lose

A Em

one burst and we will probably crumble

B B7

we re backdrifting

[Verse 2]

B Bsus4

this far but no further

B B7 B

im hangin off a branch

im teetering on the brink of

A Em

honey sweets so fall asleep

B B7

im backsliding

[Chorus]

B D

you fell into our arms

B D

you fell into our arms

B D A Em

we tried but there was nothing we could do

B D B

nothing we could do

About Backdrifts Chords by Radiohead

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