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Backwards With Time

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[Intro]
e|-C--F--C--G3-1-0-----------|
B|-1-3-1-------1-3-1-----|
G|-------------------0---|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
e|-C--F--C--G--3-1-0---------|
B|-1-1-3-1-------1-3-1---|
G|---------------------0-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
e|-Am---G-3F-1C-0F--C----------3-1-0---|
B|-1-3-------1--1-1-3-1-------1-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
[Chorus]
CFolk always Ftold me Cthat my heart would Ggrow
CThe older the Fman yeah Cthe stronger the Gstone
AmAm GI Flosing my Cmind
Am I growing Fbackwards with Ctime
[Interlude]
(Repeat intro tab)
C F C G
C F C G
Am G F C F C
[Verse]
CSome say with Fage thaCt our purpose comes cGlear
CI see the Fopposite Chappening Ghere
AmAre Gwe Flosing the Cfight
CAre we growing Fbackwards with Ctime
[Interlude]
(Repeat intro tab)
C F C G
C F C G
Am G F C F C
[Bridge]
AmI was Gyoung and Flove was Cfun
CNow its so GserioCus
AmNow all my Gfun has Fequal Cpain
Theres something Gwrong with Cthis
AmFor all I Gknow theres Fmore I Cdon’t
COh the little GI have Clearned
AmFor every Gyear of Fknowledge gCained
Is a negative Gyear ive Cearned
[Interlude]
(Repeat intro tab)
C F C G
C F C G
Am G F C F C
[Chorus]
CFolk always Ftold me that Cmy heart would gGrow
CThe older the Fman yeah the Cstronger the Gstone
Am G F
CAm I losing my mind

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Backwards With Time

by The Avett Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F C G

e|-------3-1-0-----------|

B|-1-3-1-------1-3-1-----|

G|-------------------0---|

D|-----------------------|

A|-----------------------|

E|-----------------------|

C F C G

e|---------3-1-0---------|

B|-1-1-3-1-------1-3-1---|

G|---------------------0-|

D|-----------------------|

A|-----------------------|

E|-----------------------|

Am G F C F C

e|-----3-1-0------------3-1-0---|

B|-1-3-------1--1-1-3-1-------1-|

G|------------------------------|

D|------------------------------|

A|------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|

[Chorus]

C F C G

Folk always told me that my heart would grow

C F C G

The older the man yeah the stronger the stone

Am G F C

Am I losing my mind

F C

Am I growing backwards with time

[Interlude]

(Repeat intro tab)

C F C G

Am G F C F C

[Verse]

C F C G

Some say with age that our purpose comes clear

C F C G

I see the opposite happening here

Am G F C

Are we losing the fight

C F C

Are we growing backwards with time

[Interlude]

(Repeat intro tab)

C F C G

Am G F C F C

[Bridge]

Am G F C

I was young and love was fun

C G C

Now its so serious

Am G F C

Now all my fun has equal pain

G C

Theres something wrong with this

Am G F C

For all I know theres more I don’t

C G C

Oh the little I have learned

Am G F C

For every year of knowledge gained

G C

Is a negative year ive earned

[Interlude]

(Repeat intro tab)

C F C G

Am G F C F C

[Chorus]

C F C G

Folk always told me that my heart would grow

C F C G

The older the man yeah the stronger the stone

Am G F

Am I losing my mind

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