Chords for Boy & Bear - Back Down the Black (Live from Detroit)
Tempo:
92.4 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Dm
Am
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
1, 2, 3, 2, [Am] 2, 3.
[C] [F]
[Am]
[Dm] [F]
[Am] If you're hurting, [C] I can tell by the way that [F] you move.
[Am] You got your head on your chest, [C] and your chest in your mouth.
You [F] don't look so good.
There [Am] won't be a change.
This [Dm] one's too big not to see.
[G] Because brother, [Am] you're scared, and I'm scared [C] when you're scared
because you ain't [F] supposed to be.
[Dm] So I'll scream out [F] loud.
Won't you get [Am] out of my way?
[D] [Am]
[F] [A] [F] Because I've got the animal.
I've got the beast [A] on a [C] leash these days.
[D] [A] [F] So you don't go wandering back down the [Am] lag to that old [D] place.
[Am] [Dm] Hey, [F] this [Am] one is white.
[C] Because you taught me too [F] much to sit back and watch [Dm] you this way.
Because you're watching [Am] me this way.
[C] [Dm]
[C]
[F] There's
[Am] a light [C] sound that comes around [F] like a raven in flight.
[Am] Shivering child is [C] the car window that's [F] open all the night.
[Am] See, I watched it light up the [C] moon again.
[F] See, I watched it all disappear.
[Am] But tethered life, [C] won't you shepherd me home [F] again, dear?
[Dm] So I'll scream out [F] loud.
Won't you [Am] get out of my way?
[D] Because [Am] [D]
[A] [F] I've got the animal.
I've got the beast [A] on a leash [C] these days.
[D] [E] [F] So you don't go wandering back down the lag [Am] to that old place.
[D] [Am] [Dm] Hey,
[F] this one [Am] is white.
Because [C] you taught me too [F] much to sit back and watch [Dm] you this way.
[C] See, I've been back down the lag [F] now before, and I can't watch [Dm] you this way.
I can't watch [C] you this way.
[F]
[Dm] [C]
[F] [Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm] [C]
[F] [Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm] [C] And on [F] my legs don't work, [Dm] and my limbs don't work.
[C] My body hates to take [F] the weight that's been thrown down [Dm] on top of you like [C] you would do to me.
[F]
[Dm] And on [C] my legs don't work, and [F] my limbs don't work.
[Cm] [Dm] My body hates to [C] take the weight that's been thrown down [F] on top of you [Dm] like you would do to me.
[C]
[F] [Dm]
[C] And my limbs don't work, [F] and my body hates [Dm] to take the weight that's been thrown down [C] on top of you
like [F] you would do to me.
[Dm] [C] [F]
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm] [C]
[Am] [F] [Dm]
[N]
[C] [F]
[Am]
[Dm] [F]
[Am] If you're hurting, [C] I can tell by the way that [F] you move.
[Am] You got your head on your chest, [C] and your chest in your mouth.
You [F] don't look so good.
There [Am] won't be a change.
This [Dm] one's too big not to see.
[G] Because brother, [Am] you're scared, and I'm scared [C] when you're scared
because you ain't [F] supposed to be.
[Dm] So I'll scream out [F] loud.
Won't you get [Am] out of my way?
[D] [Am]
[F] [A] [F] Because I've got the animal.
I've got the beast [A] on a [C] leash these days.
[D] [A] [F] So you don't go wandering back down the [Am] lag to that old [D] place.
[Am] [Dm] Hey, [F] this [Am] one is white.
[C] Because you taught me too [F] much to sit back and watch [Dm] you this way.
Because you're watching [Am] me this way.
[C] [Dm]
[C]
[F] There's
[Am] a light [C] sound that comes around [F] like a raven in flight.
[Am] Shivering child is [C] the car window that's [F] open all the night.
[Am] See, I watched it light up the [C] moon again.
[F] See, I watched it all disappear.
[Am] But tethered life, [C] won't you shepherd me home [F] again, dear?
[Dm] So I'll scream out [F] loud.
Won't you [Am] get out of my way?
[D] Because [Am] [D]
[A] [F] I've got the animal.
I've got the beast [A] on a leash [C] these days.
[D] [E] [F] So you don't go wandering back down the lag [Am] to that old place.
[D] [Am] [Dm] Hey,
[F] this one [Am] is white.
Because [C] you taught me too [F] much to sit back and watch [Dm] you this way.
[C] See, I've been back down the lag [F] now before, and I can't watch [Dm] you this way.
I can't watch [C] you this way.
[F]
[Dm] [C]
[F] [Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm] [C]
[F] [Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm] [C] And on [F] my legs don't work, [Dm] and my limbs don't work.
[C] My body hates to take [F] the weight that's been thrown down [Dm] on top of you like [C] you would do to me.
[F]
[Dm] And on [C] my legs don't work, and [F] my limbs don't work.
[Cm] [Dm] My body hates to [C] take the weight that's been thrown down [F] on top of you [Dm] like you would do to me.
[C]
[F] [Dm]
[C] And my limbs don't work, [F] and my body hates [Dm] to take the weight that's been thrown down [C] on top of you
like [F] you would do to me.
[Dm] [C] [F]
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm] [C]
[Am] [F] [Dm]
[N]
Key:
F
C
Dm
Am
D
F
C
Dm
1, 2, 3, 2, [Am] 2, 3. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] If you're hurting, [C] I can tell by the way that [F] you move. _
_ _ _ [Am] You got your head on your chest, [C] and your chest in your mouth.
You [F] don't look so good.
_ _ There [Am] won't be a change.
_ This [Dm] one's too big not to see.
_ _ _ [G] Because brother, [Am] you're scared, and I'm scared [C] when you're scared
because you ain't [F] supposed to be. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] So I'll scream out [F] loud.
_ Won't you get [Am] out of my way?
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] Because I've got the animal.
I've got the beast [A] on a [C] leash these days.
[D] _ _ [A] _ [F] So you don't go wandering back down the [Am] lag to that old [D] place.
_ [Am] _ _ [Dm] Hey, _ _ _ [F] this [Am] one is white.
_ _ _ _ [C] Because you taught me too [F] much to sit back and watch [Dm] you this way. _
_ _ Because you're watching [Am] me this way.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ There's _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ a light [C] sound that comes around _ [F] _ like a raven in flight.
_ _ [Am] Shivering child is [C] the car window that's [F] open all the night.
_ _ _ _ [Am] See, I watched it light up the [C] moon again.
[F] See, I watched it all disappear.
_ [Am] But tethered life, [C] won't you shepherd me home [F] again, dear?
_ _ _ _ [Dm] So I'll scream out [F] loud.
Won't you [Am] get out of my way? _
[D] Because _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] I've got the animal.
I've got the beast [A] on a leash [C] these days.
[D] _ _ [E] _ [F] So you don't go wandering back down the lag [Am] to that old place.
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] Hey, _
_ _ [F] this one [Am] is white.
Because _ _ _ _ [C] you taught me too [F] much to sit back and watch [Dm] you this way.
[C] See, I've been back down the lag [F] now before, and I can't watch [Dm] you this way.
_ _ _ I can't watch [C] you this way.
[F] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] And on _ [F] my legs don't work, [Dm] and my limbs don't work.
_ [C] My body hates to take [F] the weight that's been thrown down [Dm] on top of you like [C] you would do to me.
[F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ And on [C] my legs don't work, and [F] my limbs don't work.
[Cm] [Dm] My body hates to [C] take the weight that's been thrown down [F] on top of you [Dm] like you would do to me.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] And my limbs don't work, [F] and my body hates [Dm] to take the weight that's been thrown down [C] on top of you
like [F] you would do to me.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] If you're hurting, [C] I can tell by the way that [F] you move. _
_ _ _ [Am] You got your head on your chest, [C] and your chest in your mouth.
You [F] don't look so good.
_ _ There [Am] won't be a change.
_ This [Dm] one's too big not to see.
_ _ _ [G] Because brother, [Am] you're scared, and I'm scared [C] when you're scared
because you ain't [F] supposed to be. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] So I'll scream out [F] loud.
_ Won't you get [Am] out of my way?
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] Because I've got the animal.
I've got the beast [A] on a [C] leash these days.
[D] _ _ [A] _ [F] So you don't go wandering back down the [Am] lag to that old [D] place.
_ [Am] _ _ [Dm] Hey, _ _ _ [F] this [Am] one is white.
_ _ _ _ [C] Because you taught me too [F] much to sit back and watch [Dm] you this way. _
_ _ Because you're watching [Am] me this way.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ There's _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ a light [C] sound that comes around _ [F] _ like a raven in flight.
_ _ [Am] Shivering child is [C] the car window that's [F] open all the night.
_ _ _ _ [Am] See, I watched it light up the [C] moon again.
[F] See, I watched it all disappear.
_ [Am] But tethered life, [C] won't you shepherd me home [F] again, dear?
_ _ _ _ [Dm] So I'll scream out [F] loud.
Won't you [Am] get out of my way? _
[D] Because _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] I've got the animal.
I've got the beast [A] on a leash [C] these days.
[D] _ _ [E] _ [F] So you don't go wandering back down the lag [Am] to that old place.
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] Hey, _
_ _ [F] this one [Am] is white.
Because _ _ _ _ [C] you taught me too [F] much to sit back and watch [Dm] you this way.
[C] See, I've been back down the lag [F] now before, and I can't watch [Dm] you this way.
_ _ _ I can't watch [C] you this way.
[F] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] And on _ [F] my legs don't work, [Dm] and my limbs don't work.
_ [C] My body hates to take [F] the weight that's been thrown down [Dm] on top of you like [C] you would do to me.
[F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ And on [C] my legs don't work, and [F] my limbs don't work.
[Cm] [Dm] My body hates to [C] take the weight that's been thrown down [F] on top of you [Dm] like you would do to me.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] And my limbs don't work, [F] and my body hates [Dm] to take the weight that's been thrown down [C] on top of you
like [F] you would do to me.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _