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Back In The Crowd

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1/18

Tempo 80 BPM

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Step 1 / 18Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open

forward slashes in the solo and outro are numbers of bars a chord should be played.
The intro fiddles around on the c-chord, a little like this:
e|-0-0-1-0------0-0-1-0------0-0-1-0---0---------|
B|-1-------3-1--1-------3-1--1-------3-----------|
G|-0------------0------------0-------------------|
D|-2------------2------------2-------------------|
A|-3------------3------------3-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
C
If you don’t want these arms to hold you
C
If you don’t want these lips to kiss you
C
If you’ve found somebody new
       F           G
Put me back in the crowd
        F              G
Put the sun behind the clouds
                   C
Put me back in the crowd
          F        G
There’s a battle going on
            C            Am
Between the blue and the grey
    Dm
And if you don’t want my love
              Bb        G
Don’t make me stay
[solo]
        FGFG
C//////     C//
          F        G
There’s a battle going on
            C            Am
Between the blue and the grey
    Dm
And if you don’t want my love
              Bb        G
Don’t make me stay
C
Take back your name
C
Take back these wings
C
Take my picture from the frame
           F           G
And put me back in the crowd
        F              G
Put the sun behind the cloud
                   C
Put me back in the crowd
       F           G
put me back in the crowd
        F              G
Put the sun behind the cloud
                   C
Put me back in the crowd
[outro]
   Db  C
C/     
   Oooh, ooh-hoo 

Back In The Crowd chords and lyrics

Free chords for Back In The Crowd by Tom Waits. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

forward slashes in the solo and outro are numbers of bars a chord should be played.
The intro fiddles around on the c-chord, a little like this:
[solo]
C////// F G F G C//
[outro]

Back In The Crowd Chords by Tom Waits

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What key is "Back In The Crowd" in?

The chords for "Back In The Crowd" show the original chord names (including B, G, D, A, E, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.