Take A Step Back Chords by Simple Minds
Tempo:
108.75 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Cm
Eb
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
[Eb] [Gm]
[C]
[Gm]
[Cm]
What's in [F] a [Gm] mountain?
Like a bird's poop, like [Eb] a fountain.
Gotta shake the [Gm] deep foundations of this [Cm] land.
High up above [Gm] land, we've got a hoarder in so [Eb] grand,
That no one [Gm] here knows what goes behind closed [Cm] doors.
Seek [Gm] a step back from the middle [Eb] of the track, no,
Just rumored [Gm] all around, says you know what to [Cm] come to town.
Come on and take [Gm] a step back from the middle [Eb] of the track,
Close your rumors [Gm] out loud, say come [Cm] back down.
And with every [Gm] little eye, you come a-never blinking an eye,
[Eb] You know you [Gm] got yourself all tied [C] up and around.
I [Cm] got [Gm] the modern world behind me, [Eb] like a needle in a haystack for [Gm] me,
They built you up and [Cm] they're not gonna put you down.
So take [Gm] a step back from the middle [Cm] of the track,
No rumors [Gm] all around, says you're [Cm] coming back.
Come on and take a step [Gm] back from the middle [Eb] of the track,
Say you [Gm] know what's going up, say you know [C] what's going down.
[F] [Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[F] [Gm] A [Eb]
[Gm]
[Cm]
hundred by [Gm] one road deep inside,
[Eb] One and five, hundred by a [Gm] hundred,
Five and one [Cm] road deep in my soul.
[F] [Gm] On the back of the middle [Eb] of the track,
I know what's [Gm] going up south.
[C]
[Gm] Tell me, uh-huh,
[C] On [Cm]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm] the [Eb] back of the [Gm] middle of the track,
I know what's [Cm] going up south.
[Gm]
Tell [Eb] me, uh [Gm]-huh,
[Cm]
Don't tell me [Gm] it's a bad thing,
Don't tell me it's [Eb] not what it seems,
Don't tell me pretty [Gm] soon,
You know they're gonna come [Cm] here now.
[Gm]
Never stop the [Eb] new Acoustic,
Gotta [Gm] make the most of it,
[C]
They're gonna [G] put you down.
Gotta make the most [C] of it,
[Gm] Better close it down.
[Am]
[Gm]
[G]
[N]
[Eb] [Gm]
[C]
[Gm]
[Cm]
What's in [F] a [Gm] mountain?
Like a bird's poop, like [Eb] a fountain.
Gotta shake the [Gm] deep foundations of this [Cm] land.
High up above [Gm] land, we've got a hoarder in so [Eb] grand,
That no one [Gm] here knows what goes behind closed [Cm] doors.
Seek [Gm] a step back from the middle [Eb] of the track, no,
Just rumored [Gm] all around, says you know what to [Cm] come to town.
Come on and take [Gm] a step back from the middle [Eb] of the track,
Close your rumors [Gm] out loud, say come [Cm] back down.
And with every [Gm] little eye, you come a-never blinking an eye,
[Eb] You know you [Gm] got yourself all tied [C] up and around.
I [Cm] got [Gm] the modern world behind me, [Eb] like a needle in a haystack for [Gm] me,
They built you up and [Cm] they're not gonna put you down.
So take [Gm] a step back from the middle [Cm] of the track,
No rumors [Gm] all around, says you're [Cm] coming back.
Come on and take a step [Gm] back from the middle [Eb] of the track,
Say you [Gm] know what's going up, say you know [C] what's going down.
[F] [Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[F] [Gm] A [Eb]
[Gm]
[Cm]
hundred by [Gm] one road deep inside,
[Eb] One and five, hundred by a [Gm] hundred,
Five and one [Cm] road deep in my soul.
[F] [Gm] On the back of the middle [Eb] of the track,
I know what's [Gm] going up south.
[C]
[Gm] Tell me, uh-huh,
[C] On [Cm]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm] the [Eb] back of the [Gm] middle of the track,
I know what's [Cm] going up south.
[Gm]
Tell [Eb] me, uh [Gm]-huh,
[Cm]
Don't tell me [Gm] it's a bad thing,
Don't tell me it's [Eb] not what it seems,
Don't tell me pretty [Gm] soon,
You know they're gonna come [Cm] here now.
[Gm]
Never stop the [Eb] new Acoustic,
Gotta [Gm] make the most of it,
[C]
They're gonna [G] put you down.
Gotta make the most [C] of it,
[Gm] Better close it down.
[Am]
[Gm]
[G]
[N]
Key:
Gm
Cm
Eb
C
F
Gm
Cm
Eb
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ What's in [F] a [Gm] mountain?
Like a bird's poop, like [Eb] a fountain.
Gotta shake the [Gm] deep foundations of this [Cm] land. _ _ _ _
High up above [Gm] land, we've got a hoarder in so [Eb] grand,
That no one [Gm] here knows what goes behind closed [Cm] doors. _ _
_ Seek [Gm] a step back from the middle [Eb] of the track, no,
Just rumored [Gm] all around, says you know what to [Cm] come to town. _
_ _ Come on and take [Gm] a step back from the middle [Eb] of the track,
Close your rumors [Gm] out loud, say come [Cm] back down.
_ _ _ And with every [Gm] little eye, you come a-never blinking an eye,
[Eb] You know you [Gm] got yourself all tied [C] up and around.
I _ [Cm] got [Gm] the modern world behind me, [Eb] like a needle in a haystack for [Gm] me,
They built you up and [Cm] they're not gonna put you down.
So take [Gm] a step back from the middle [Cm] of the track,
No rumors [Gm] all around, says you're [Cm] coming back.
Come on and take a step [Gm] back from the middle [Eb] of the track,
Say you [Gm] know what's going up, say you know [C] what's going _ _ _ down.
_ [F] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ A [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
hundred by [Gm] one road deep inside,
[Eb] One and five, hundred by a [Gm] hundred,
Five and one [Cm] road deep in my soul.
_ [F] [Gm] On the back of the middle [Eb] of the track,
I know what's [Gm] going up south.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] Tell me, _ uh-huh, _
_ _ _ [C] _ On [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ the _ [Eb] back of the [Gm] middle of the track,
I know what's [Cm] going up south.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ Tell [Eb] me, uh [Gm]-huh,
_ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ Don't tell me [Gm] it's a bad thing,
Don't tell me it's [Eb] not what it seems,
Don't tell me pretty [Gm] soon,
You know they're gonna come [Cm] here now.
_ [Gm] _
Never stop the [Eb] new Acoustic,
Gotta [Gm] make the most of it,
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _
They're gonna [G] put you down. _ _ _
_ Gotta make the most [C] of it,
[Gm] _ _ Better close it down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ What's in [F] a [Gm] mountain?
Like a bird's poop, like [Eb] a fountain.
Gotta shake the [Gm] deep foundations of this [Cm] land. _ _ _ _
High up above [Gm] land, we've got a hoarder in so [Eb] grand,
That no one [Gm] here knows what goes behind closed [Cm] doors. _ _
_ Seek [Gm] a step back from the middle [Eb] of the track, no,
Just rumored [Gm] all around, says you know what to [Cm] come to town. _
_ _ Come on and take [Gm] a step back from the middle [Eb] of the track,
Close your rumors [Gm] out loud, say come [Cm] back down.
_ _ _ And with every [Gm] little eye, you come a-never blinking an eye,
[Eb] You know you [Gm] got yourself all tied [C] up and around.
I _ [Cm] got [Gm] the modern world behind me, [Eb] like a needle in a haystack for [Gm] me,
They built you up and [Cm] they're not gonna put you down.
So take [Gm] a step back from the middle [Cm] of the track,
No rumors [Gm] all around, says you're [Cm] coming back.
Come on and take a step [Gm] back from the middle [Eb] of the track,
Say you [Gm] know what's going up, say you know [C] what's going _ _ _ down.
_ [F] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ A [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
hundred by [Gm] one road deep inside,
[Eb] One and five, hundred by a [Gm] hundred,
Five and one [Cm] road deep in my soul.
_ [F] [Gm] On the back of the middle [Eb] of the track,
I know what's [Gm] going up south.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] Tell me, _ uh-huh, _
_ _ _ [C] _ On [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ the _ [Eb] back of the [Gm] middle of the track,
I know what's [Cm] going up south.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ Tell [Eb] me, uh [Gm]-huh,
_ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ Don't tell me [Gm] it's a bad thing,
Don't tell me it's [Eb] not what it seems,
Don't tell me pretty [Gm] soon,
You know they're gonna come [Cm] here now.
_ [Gm] _
Never stop the [Eb] new Acoustic,
Gotta [Gm] make the most of it,
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _
They're gonna [G] put you down. _ _ _
_ Gotta make the most [C] of it,
[Gm] _ _ Better close it down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _