Chords for Level 42 - The Way Back Home - Retroglide

Tempo:
109.95 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

Bm

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Level 42 - The Way Back Home - Retroglide chords
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[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
Didn't I [D] tell you, way back home?
Didn't I warn you, to stay on the road?
Didn't I help you, [C]
understand?
[G]
That life's just [Dm] time passing through your [Em] hands.
[C]
[Eb] [Eb]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [B]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
Didn't [E] I tell you, [Bm] [A] way [E] back home?
[Bm] [A]
Didn't [E] I warn you, [Bm] [A] to stay on [E] the road?
[Bm] [A]
Didn't [E] I help you, [Bm] [A]
[E] understand?
[Bm] [A] That life's [E] just time [Bm] passing [A]
through [E] your hands.
[Bm] [A] There's no [E] easy path through it.
[B] [A] The truth [E] is there is no truth to [Bm] it.
[A]
Moving through the spotlight, don't [Bm] let the [A] paparazzi world [E] define you.
[Bm] [A] Now you've made [E] your mark on it.
[Bm] [A] I know [E] you believe the hope of [Bm] it.
You [A] know [E] nobody wins.
[Bm] It's the way you [A] lose that keeps [E] it hopeful.
[Bm] [A]
Didn't I tell [E] you, [A] I will be there?
[D] [A]
Didn't I show [E] you, [A] I really care?
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
Oh, [E] crooked plans for me.
[B] [A] You talk [E] all about your destiny.
[Bm] [A] I could [E] see the rain clouds.
[Bm] But I couldn't [A] stop the rain from falling.
[Bm] [A] You tried to [E] go way beyond it.
[Bm] [A] You'd [E] already made the most of [Bm] it.
[A]
Nothing [E] wrong with dreaming.
[Bm] Just don't hold yourself [A]
about [E] the meaning.
[Bm] [A]
Didn't I [E] tell you, [A] your way back [D] home?
[A]
Didn't [E] I warn you, [A] to stay on the road?
[D] [A]
Didn't I [E] help you, [A]
understand?
[D] [A]
Life's got a [E] starting, passing [D]
through your plans.
[A]
[E] Say that you can't [Bm] let go of [A] it.
[E] That your life only works [Bm] because of [A] it.
[E] You're afraid that you can't [Bm] hold on to [A] it.
[E] But your heart doesn't seem so sold on [A] it.
That's [E] why the world you believe, got [Bm] harder to [A] live.
[E] Why don't they give you more [B] of love to [A] live?
[E] Didn't I tell you, that [Bm] I'll be [A] there?
[E] Didn't I show you, that I [Bm] really [A] care?
Didn't I [E] tell you, [Bm] [A] your way [E] back home?
[Bm] [A]
Didn't [E] I warn [Bm] [A] you, to stay on the road?
[Bm] [A]
You're [E] afraid of [Bm] [A]
the [E] sky.
[Bm] [A]
Life's [E] got a starting, [Bm] passing [A]
through [E] your [Bm] plans.
[A]
Didn't I [E] tell you, [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A] that I'll be [Bm] there?
Didn't I warn [A] you, to stay on the road?
[Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] Life's got a starting, [Bm] [A]
passing [E] through your plans.
[Bm] [A] [E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Level 42 - The Way Back Home chords, practice playing E, Bm, A, E and A in sequence. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Didn't I [D] tell you, _ way back home? _ _
_ Didn't I warn you, _ _ to stay on the road? _ _ _
_ Didn't I help you, [C] _
_ _ understand?
_ _ _ [G] _
That life's just [Dm] time passing _ through your [Em] hands. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A]
Didn't [E] I tell you, [Bm] _ [A] way [E] back _ home?
[Bm] _ _ [A]
Didn't [E] I warn you, [Bm] _ [A] to stay on [E] the road?
_ [Bm] _ _ [A]
Didn't [E] I help you, _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] understand?
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] That life's [E] just time _ [Bm] passing [A]
through [E] your hands.
_ [Bm] _ [A] There's no [E] easy path through it.
[B] _ [A] The truth [E] is there is no truth to [Bm] it.
_ [A]
Moving through the spotlight, don't [Bm] let the [A] paparazzi world [E] define you.
_ [Bm] _ [A] Now you've made [E] your mark on it.
[Bm] _ [A] I know [E] you believe the hope of [Bm] it.
You [A] know [E] nobody wins.
_ [Bm] It's the way you [A] lose that keeps [E] it hopeful.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A]
Didn't I tell [E] you, _ _ [A] I will be there?
[D] _ _ _ _ [A]
Didn't I show [E] you, _ _ [A] I really _ _ care? _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A]
Oh, [E] crooked plans for me.
[B] _ [A] You talk [E] all about your destiny.
[Bm] _ [A] I could [E] see the rain clouds.
[Bm] But I couldn't [A] stop the rain from falling.
_ [Bm] _ [A] You tried to [E] go way beyond it.
[Bm] _ [A] You'd [E] already made the most of [Bm] it.
_ [A]
Nothing [E] wrong with dreaming.
_ [Bm] Just don't hold yourself [A]
about [E] the meaning.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A]
Didn't I [E] tell you, _ [A] your way back [D] home?
_ _ _ [A]
Didn't [E] I warn you, _ _ [A] to stay on the road?
[D] _ _ _ _ [A]
Didn't I [E] help you, _ _ [A] _
understand?
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A]
Life's got a [E] starting, _ passing [D]
through your _ plans.
_ _ [A] _
_ [E] Say that you can't [Bm] let go of [A] it.
[E] That your life only works [Bm] because of [A] it.
[E] You're afraid that you can't [Bm] hold on to [A] it.
[E] But your heart doesn't seem so sold on [A] it.
That's [E] why the world you believe, got [Bm] harder to [A] live.
[E] Why don't they give you more [B] of love to [A] live?
[E] Didn't I tell you, that [Bm] I'll be [A] there?
[E] Didn't I show you, that I [Bm] really [A] care?
Didn't I [E] tell you, _ [Bm] _ [A] your way [E] back home?
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A]
Didn't [E] I warn _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] you, to stay on the road?
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A]
You're [E] afraid of _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A]
the [E] sky.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A]
Life's [E] got a starting, _ [Bm] passing [A]
through [E] your _ _ _ [Bm] plans.
[A]
Didn't I [E] tell you, _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] that I'll be _ _ _ [Bm] there?
Didn't I warn [A] you, to stay on the road?
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
[E] Life's got a starting, [Bm] _ _ [A]
passing [E] through your plans.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Boon Gould and Mark King.

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