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There for Tomorrow - Backbone
Tuning: Standard
Intro: Variations of G#m (continued into verse if desired)  
Your G#mgame, your lovely Bgame
Is like pF#ain and suffering
Your fG#mame, your newly found fBame
Is like reF#peating history
Prechorus:
You know that keepG#ming me arBound
Makes me just quF#iver at the sound
Wish I could fG#meed their open moBuths
With something woErth F#it
Chorus:
Where is your baG#mckbone?
Cause you’re lG#mooking very fliBmsy
I'm brF#eaking down your paper wall
Where is your baG#mckbone?
If you hG#mear it sing it wBith me
F#Everybody take the fall
You look so sG#mound asleep
I cBan't believe
That your bacF#kbone's missing
                                  G#m(intro)
And you never had a clue at all
G#mBelieve, no I can't bBelieve
How little F#all this means to me
You'll sG#mee, you'll just have to sBee
For youErself, the playback is deF#afening
Prechorus, Chorus
Inst: G#m, F#, E,  F#2x
    G#mYou could've been something
   F#You could've been something memorable
   EI should've said something 
   F#I should've said...
Inst: G#m, F#, B, E, F#  
Where is your baG#mckbone?
Cause you’re lG#mooking very fliBmsy
I'm brF#eaking down your paper wall
Where is your baG#mckbone?
If you hG#mear it sing it wBith me
F#Everybody take the fall
You look so sG#mound asleep
I cBan't believe
That your bacEkbone's missing
                                F#  G#m, F#, E, F#  
And you never had a clue at all
You look so sG#mound asleep
I cBan't believe
That your bacF#kbone's missing
                                     G#m7(464444)
And you never had a clue at all

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Backbone

by There for Tomorrow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

G#m7

There for Tomorrow - Backbone

Tuning: Standard

Intro: Variations of G#m (continued into verse if desired)

G#m B

Your game, your lovely game

Is like pain and suffering

G#m B

Your fame, your newly found fame

Is like repeating history

Prechorus:

G#m B

You know that keeping me around

Makes me just quiver at the sound

G#m B

Wish I could feed their open mouths

E F#

With something worth it

Chorus:

G#m

Where is your backbone?

G#m B

Cause you’re looking very flimsy

I'm breaking down your paper wall

G#m

Where is your backbone?

G#m B

If you hear it sing it with me

Everybody take the fall

G#m

You look so sound asleep

I can't believe

That your backbone's missing

G#m

(intro)

And you never had a clue at all

G#m B

Believe, no I can't believe

How little all this means to me

G#m B

You'll see, you'll just have to see

E F#

For yourself, the playback is deafening

Prechorus, Chorus

G#m F# E F#

Inst: , , , 2x

G#m

You could've been something

You could've been something memorable

I should've said something

I should've said...

G#m F# B E F#

Inst: , , , ,

G#m

Where is your backbone?

G#m B

Cause you’re looking very flimsy

I'm breaking down your paper wall

G#m

Where is your backbone?

G#m B

If you hear it sing it with me

Everybody take the fall

G#m

You look so sound asleep

I can't believe

That your backbone's missing

F# G#m F# E F#

, , ,

And you never had a clue at all

G#m

You look so sound asleep

I can't believe

That your backbone's missing

G#m7

(464444)

And you never had a clue at all

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