Back Pack Chords by Andrew Jackson Jihad

Tempo:
148.95 bpm
Chords used:

F

G

Am

C

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Andrew Jackson Jihad - Back Pack chords
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[C] [G]
[Dm] [F] [Am]
[F] [C] [Am]
[C] [G]
[F] [Am]
You were dead by [C] the time [G] that I had [Dm] found.
[F] [C] [Am]
Your blood was spilled on the [C] couch [G] where we had [Dm] first [F] kissed.
[Am]
[G] So [F] I [G] carried [Am] you west [C] to the sea so [Em] I could [Dm] wash you.
[F] [Am]
Your body felt just [C] like a backpack.
[G] And
[Dm] [F] [Am]
[Dm]
I [G] don't know
[F] what [C] they did to your [G] face.
[Dm] And I [Am] [G] don't like it.
[F] [C]
[G]
[F] You [Am] lived large [C] till the day they [G] finally [Dm] caught you.
[F] [Am]
They [F] cut [Am] out your tongue so you [C] would not [G] scream when you [Dm] came [F] to.
[Am]
[F] You [Am] pissed blood and then [C] they chained you [G] up when you [Dm] turned [F] blue.
[Am]
[F] Your body [Am] felt just [C] like a t -shirt.
[G] And [Dm] [F] [Am]
[Dm] I want [C] to build [G] a tower [F] to all the [C] nicer things you could [G] have been.
[Dm] But I [G] don't like it.
[F] [C]
[G]
[F] [Am]
[C] [G]
[Dm] [F] [Am]
[F] [Am]
[C] [G]
[Dm] [F] [Am]
[F]
You [Am] were dead [C] by the time [G] that I had [A]
[Dm] found you.
[C] [N]
Key:  
F
134211111
G
2131
Am
2311
C
3211
Dm
2311
F
134211111
G
2131
Am
2311
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To learn Andrew Jackson Jihad - Back Pack chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, Dm, F, Am, C, G, F and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 74 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 149. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: A Minor.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You were dead _ by [C] the time [G] that I had [Dm] found.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Your blood was spilled _ on the [C] couch [G] where we had [Dm] first [F] kissed.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] So [F] I [G] carried [Am] you west _ [C] to the sea so [Em] I could [Dm] wash you.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Your body felt just [C] like a backpack.
_ [G] _ And _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
I _ [G] don't know _ _ _
[F] what [C] they did to your [G] face. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] And I [Am] [G] don't like it.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] You [Am] lived large [C] till the day they [G] _ finally [Dm] caught you.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
They [F] cut [Am] out your tongue so you [C] would not _ [G] scream when you [Dm] came [F] to. _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] You [Am] pissed blood and then [C] they chained you [G] up when you [Dm] turned [F] blue.
_ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Your body [Am] _ felt just [C] like a t _ -shirt.
[G] _ And _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] I want [C] to build [G] a tower _ [F] to all the [C] nicer things you could [G] have been. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] But I [G] don't like it.
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F]
You [Am] were dead [C] by the time _ [G] that I had [A]
[Dm] found you.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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