Chords for Foo Fighters - Word Forward (Album Version)

Tempo:
142.2 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Em

D

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Foo Fighters - Word Forward (Album Version) chords
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[Em] [G] [C] [B]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
Goodbye Jim, farewell youth.
[C] I must be on my way, [G] I've had enough of [Dm] you.
[F] [G] I was a young man, proud [Em] and true.
[C] Just a simple boy [G] with nothing left to lose.
[E]
[Bm] You said [C] I've [Am] wasted [D] these
[C] [Em]
IOUs.
[Eb] [A]
They're [G] just fucking words.
[B] This is life [E] or death.
[D] [C] It's time to clear the air, [F] you'd better take your breath.
[Am] [C] [G] Say have you [B] heard, say have [Em] you heard?
[G] [C] Voices in my heart, [F] voices in my head.
[E] It [B] is that I [C]
[Am] wasted [D] these
[G] [Am] [Em]
[A] IOUs.
[E] [Eb] [A]
I'm in a [Em] re [D]-word, [C] re [G]-word, [C] re [G]-word, re-word.
[Em] [D] Yeah, [C] go [G] away, [C] go [G] away.
Go [Em] [D]
[C] [B] away, [C] go [G] away.
Go away, [Em] [D]
[C] go [Em] away, [C] go [G] away, go away.
[Eb]
[A] It's only [G]
words.
[Eb]
I'm in [A] a [G] re-word.
[E]
[Em] They're just [Eb] fucking words.
[Em] [G]
[C] [B] [C] [G]
[C] [B] [C] [G]
[Em] [D]
[C] Go away, [B] go [C] away, go [G] away, go away.
[Em] Go [D] away, [C] go [B] away, [C] go [G] away, go away.
[Em] Go [D]
[C] away, [Bm] [C] go away, go [G] away, go away.
[Em] [D] Go
[C] away, go away.
[G]
We [Em] wind We
[D] [C] We [Bm] wind [C] We [G] wind
We [Em] wind We [D] wind
[C] We [Bm] wind
[C] We [G] wind
We [Em] [D]
[C] [Bm] [C] [G]
[Em] wind Wind!
[D] Wind!
[C] [Bm] [C] Wind!
[G] [E]
[Bm]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
B
12341112
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
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To learn Foo Fighters - Word Forward chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Em, D, C, G and Em. Ease into the song by practicing at 71 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 142 BPM. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Goodbye Jim, _ farewell youth. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ I must be on my way, [G] I've had enough of [Dm] you.
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ I was a young man, proud [Em] and true. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Just a simple boy [G] with nothing left to lose.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] You said [C] I've _ _ [Am] wasted _ [D] _ _ _ these _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
IOUs.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _
They're [G] just fucking _ words. _
[B] This is life [E] or death. _
_ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ It's time to clear the air, [F] you'd better take your breath.
[Am] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ Say have you [B] heard, say have [Em] you heard? _
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ Voices in my heart, [F] voices in my head.
_ [E] It _ [B] is that I [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] wasted _ _ [D] _ these _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] IOUs.
_ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _
_ I'm in a [Em] re [D]-word, [C] re [G]-word, [C] re [G]-word, re-word.
_ [Em] _ [D] Yeah, [C] go [G] away, [C] go [G] away.
Go _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ [B] away, [C] go [G] away.
Go away, _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[C] go [Em] away, [C] go [G] away, go away.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [A] It's only [G] _ _ _ _
_ words.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ I'm in [A] a [G] re-word. _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] They're just [Eb] fucking words. _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[C] Go away, [B] go [C] away, go [G] away, go away.
_ [Em] Go [D] away, [C] go [B] away, [C] go [G] away, go away.
_ _ [Em] Go _ [D] _
[C] away, [Bm] _ [C] go away, go _ [G] away, go away.
_ [Em] _ [D] Go _
[C] away, _ go away.
[G] _ _
_ We [Em] wind_ We_
[D] [C] We _ [Bm] wind_ [C] We _ [G] wind_
We _ _ [Em] wind_ We [D] wind_
[C] We _ [Bm] wind_
[C] We [G] wind_
We _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] wind_ Wind!
[D] Wind!
[C] _ _ [Bm] [C] Wind!
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was composed by Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, Hawkins O and Dave Grohl.

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