Chords for John R. Miller, "Back and Forth," // GemsOnVHS™

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_ [G] She _ [Bb] grew up too fast in the moonlight, _ _ _ taught herself all that she [Eb] knew. _ _ _ _
Nobody knew what [Bb] she looked like when she took off her dancing [F] shoes. _
There were men who would have loved to mistreat her.
_ _ There were a few to whom [Bb] she gave [Eb] the chance, _ but she'll never take a ring on her finger.
_ All she ever [F] loved [Bb] was to dance.
_ _ Hence [Eb] back and forth, _ two steps and waltzes, dragging her heart behind through all the songs.
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Anyone knew the pain she'd been hiding, they'd never [C] think she was doing [F] wrong.
There are [Bb] a few who claim she's just an angel, _ _ _ planning to climb [Dm] her to the [Eb] sky. _ _
If you could see past [Bb] her old broken nail, [Dm] she might take your hand [Bb] for the _ _ _
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night.
[Bb] Don't ask her too many questions, _ _ she'll talk if she wants you to [Eb] know. _
_ Don't bother trying to get her [Bb] number, _ _ in the morning she [F] likes to play low.
_ [Bb] But if you're lucky enough just to witness _ _ the way she moves over [Eb] the floor,
_ you might see that she [Bb] ain't invisible, _ _ you might see [F] something you [Bb] can't ignore.
_ _ [Eb] Hence back and forth, two steps and [Bb] waltzes, dragging her heart behind through all the songs. _
[Eb] Anyone knew the pain she'd been hiding, they'd never think [Bbm] she was doing [F] wrong.
[C] _ [Bb] There are a few who claim she's just an angel, _ _ planning [C] to climb her to the [Eb] sky. _
If you could see [Bb] past her old broken nail, [Dm] she might take your hand [Bb] for the _ _ _ _
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night.
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_ _ _ _ There were men who would have loved to mistreat her, _ _ there were a few to whom she gave [Eb] the chance.
_ But she'll never take a ring [Bb] on her finger, _ _ all she ever [F] loved [Bb] was dance. _ _
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You wrote that song.
Ah, that's one of mine.
_ That's an older one. _ _
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I'm just shitting you, Leonard Cohen wrote that one. _
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