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...BACK OUT... by Bob Marley
--------------..............
*Released 1970*
Intro:
  C   F7(x4)
Chorus 1:
 CBack out; F7this is the rout,
 CBack out, F7and shut your mouth!
 CBack out; you ain't F7got no behaviour!
 CBack out; don't know F7who could be your saviour?
Verse 1:
 FYahso, Mistress GMartin;
 FCouldn't speak like Gyahso!
 FYahso, Mistress GMartin;
 FCouldn't speak like Gyahso, yahso, yahso, G7yahso! Yeah!
Chorus 2:
 CBack out, F7and shut your mouth!
 CBack out;  F7ooh, yeah!
 CBack out; you're F7makin' things go Cslow,
Back out; F7on the go.
Verse 2:
 FYahso, Mistress GMartin;
 FCouldn't speak like Gyahso!
 FYahso, Mistress GMartin;
 FCould never speak like Gyahso, yahso, yahso, G7yahso! Ooh, yeah!
Organ Solo:
  C   F7(x8)
Verse 3:
 FYahso, Mistress GMartin;
 FCouldn't speak like Gyahso!
 FYahso, Mistress GMartin:
 FCould never speak like Gyahso, yahso, yahso, G7yahso! Yeah!
Coda:
 CBack out now,  F7and shut your mouth!
 C(Back out!)  F7Shut your mouth!
 C(Back out!) F7Makin' things go Cslow!
(Back out!) Now you're F7on the go!
 C(Back out!) You're F7back, back, back, now!
 C(Back out!) You F7never, never knew,
 C(Back out!) You would be F7back, back, back now!
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   C       F7      F       G       G7
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x35553  131211  133211  355433  353433
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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...BACK OUT... by Bob Marley

--------------..............

*Released 1970*

Intro:

C F7

(x4)

Chorus 1:

C F7

Back out; this is the rout,

C F7

Back out, and shut your mouth!

C F7

Back out; you ain't got no behaviour!

C F7

Back out; don't know who could be your saviour?

Verse 1:

F G

Yahso, Mistress Martin;

F G

Couldn't speak like yahso!

F G

Yahso, Mistress Martin;

F G G7

Couldn't speak like yahso, yahso, yahso, yahso! Yeah!

Chorus 2:

C F7

Back out, and shut your mouth!

C F7

Back out; ooh, yeah!

C F7 C

Back out; you're makin' things go slow,

Back out; on the go.

Verse 2:

F G

Yahso, Mistress Martin;

F G

Couldn't speak like yahso!

F G

Yahso, Mistress Martin;

F G G7

Could never speak like yahso, yahso, yahso, yahso! Ooh, yeah!

Organ Solo:

C F7

(x8)

Verse 3:

F G

Yahso, Mistress Martin;

F G

Couldn't speak like yahso!

F G

Yahso, Mistress Martin:

F G G7

Could never speak like yahso, yahso, yahso, yahso! Yeah!

Coda:

C F7

Back out now, and shut your mouth!

C F7

(Back out!) Shut your mouth!

C F7 C

(Back out!) Makin' things go slow!

(Back out!) Now you're on the go!

C F7

(Back out!) You're back, back, back, now!

C F7

(Back out!) You never, never knew,

C F7

(Back out!) You would be back, back, back now!

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

---------------

C F7 F G G7

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

x35553 131211 133211 355433 353433

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

About Back Out Chords by Bob Marley

Learn how to play Back Out by Bob Marley with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Back Out chords”, “Back Out guitar chords”, or “Bob Marley Back Out chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Back Out chords and for experienced players who want accurate Back Out lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F7, F, G, G7.

FAQ — Back Out by Bob Marley

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What key is "Back Out" in?

The chords for "Back Out" show the original chord names (including C, F7, F, G, G7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.