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Backpack People

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Note: Chris tunes his guitar a quarter step down at 432hz and puts his capo on the first fret.
F#m/C#: x44222
G/B:    x20033
A5:     x0225x
G5:     3x003x
D9:     x5757x
D#dim7: x6757x
Bm7:    x24232
Am7:    x02010  
Am7/G:  3x2010
G6:     3x200x
Em7:    x7978x
Em7/D:  x59x8x
Am7/F:  1x201x
Am7/G:  3x201x
Am7/C#: x4555x
Am7*:   x0555x
C#dim7: x4565x
[Intro]
  F#m/C#    G/B    A5   G5x2
[Verse 1]
F#m/C#Backpack people walk a D9lot
in the park D#dim7togetherBm7  
Bm7Backpack people walk a lAm7ot
in the park Am7/GaloneG6  
Em7Backpack people in the Em7/Dgrass
in the winter F#m/C#frozenG/B  A5  G5  
F#m/C#  G/B  A5  G5
[Verse 2]
F#m/C#Backpack people have a D9laugh
in the dark D#dim7togetherBm7  
Bm7Backpack people sing a sAm7ong
and they’ll sing it Am7/GforeverG6  
Em7Backpack people in a Em7/Dgroup
with their marks by the F#m/C#riverG/B  A5  G5  
F#m/C#  G/B  A5  G5
[Bridge]
Am7/FBackpack peopleAm7/G  
             Am7/F    Am7/C#  Am7*  C#dim  
Backpack people
[Verse 3]
F#m/C#Backpack people now and D9then
at a loss for D#dim7wordsBm7  
Bm7Backpack people take a rAm7ide
on a life of Am7/GcurvesG6  
But Em7deep down Em7/Dbackpack people
F#m/C#Never swG/BerveA5  G5  
[Chorus]
F#m/C#Backpack people G/Bx4A5  G5  
[Outro]
F#m/C#

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Backpack People

by Chris Weisman

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

F#m/C#

G/B

D#dim7

Bm7

Am7/G

Em7

Em7/D

Am7/F

Am7/C#

C#dim

Note: Chris tunes his guitar a quarter step down at 432hz and puts his capo on the first fret.

F#m/C#: x44222

G/B: x20033

A5: x0225x

G5: 3x003x

D9: x5757x

D#dim7: x6757x

Bm7: x24232

Am7: x02010

Am7/G: 3x2010

G6: 3x200x

Em7: x7978x

Em7/D: x59x8x

Am7/F: 1x201x

Am7/G: 3x201x

Am7/C#: x4555x

Am7

*: x0555x

C#dim7: x4565x

[Intro]

F#m/C# G/B A5 G5

[Verse 1]

F#m/C# D9

Backpack people walk a lot

D#dim7 Bm7

in the park together

Bm7 Am7

Backpack people walk a lot

Am7/G G6

in the park alone

Em7 Em7/D

Backpack people in the grass

F#m/C# G/B A5 G5

in the winter frozen

F#m/C# G/B A5 G5

[Verse 2]

F#m/C# D9

Backpack people have a laugh

D#dim7 Bm7

in the dark together

Bm7 Am7

Backpack people sing a song

Am7/G G6

and they’ll sing it forever

Em7 Em7/D

Backpack people in a group

F#m/C# G/B A5 G5

with their marks by the river

F#m/C# G/B A5 G5

[Bridge]

Am7/F Am7/G

Backpack people

Am7/F Am7/C# Am7 C#dim

Backpack people

[Verse 3]

F#m/C# D9

Backpack people now and then

D#dim7 Bm7

at a loss for words

Bm7 Am7

Backpack people take a ride

Am7/G G6

on a life of curves

Em7 Em7/D

But deep down backpack people

F#m/C# G/B A5 G5

Never swerve

[Chorus]

F#m/C# G/B A5 G5

Backpack people x4

[Outro]

F#m/C#

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