Chords for Status Quo - "Backwater" and "Just Take Me" 1974 Hard Rock
Tempo:
129.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
D
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [E] [Bm]
[F#m]
[E] [Bm] [G] [F#m]
[E] [Bm]
[F#m]
[E] [F#m]
[E]
[F#m] [E] [Bm]
[A] ♪♪
[B] [E]
[B]
[E]
[B]
♪♪
In the dark early morning, I heard the 149.
[E] I was walking down the highway, needed somewhere to go.
[E] [D] [B] No lady lay beside me, she invited me home.
[A] She left me cold, tired, and [E] hungry, down the [B] backwater road.
In a house on the corner, looking over the track,
I woke up with a fever, and a pain in my back.
[E] She was crying every Saturday, my fever started to grow.
[D] [E] [Bm]
[B] I had a funny feeling, but no lady said no.
[A] No, no, no need for doctor, [E] down the [D] backwater road.
[B]
[A]
[D] [B]
[A]
[D] [B] What you looking for?
What you looking for?
[E] Lady, do you know [B] what you're looking for?
What I've got to play along.
[D] Lady, [E] what I've got, oh lady, [B] what I've got.
[Am] [C#]
[D] [E]
[A] [C#]
[D] [E]
[A] [C#]
[D] [E] [A]
[C#] [D]
[E] [A]
[C#] [D]
[A]
[E] [D] [A]
[B] I have quite a thunder, you can't be breathing in time.
It's the 30 in the morning, and I'm feeling alright.
[E]
I ran back to my lady, but I wasn't so close.
[B] Lady left me spotted, and she's not going home.
[A] I was cold when she left [E] me, down the [B] backwater road.
[G]
[N]
I am this poor man, got nowhere to go.
All my leaves are fallen, left me all alone.
If I was a rich man, if I was a king, I would give you all I had, give you [C] everything.
[C#m] Just [D] take me, [E] just take me now, [B] just take me [C] now.
[B]
You didn't see my daddy, not when I [A] was [B] two.
Mom would never [A] go, [B] she'd be far from the arch of heaven.
Said the girl who never made, she'd speak to her heart.
[E] [B] Now I'm [F#m] feeling like a [D] fool.
[E] All you need now, is just [B] take me.
[E] [B]
I'm trying hard to [E] get through, [B] I'm not the only [A] one.
[B]
Never had a dream job, but I'm not on the run.
Mama's got me in, she lives in my eyes.
She's seen me in the beginning, and I'm feeling [C] like I'm [D] not all you need.
[E] All you need now, [B] is just take me.
[E] [B] [E]
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[B]
[C#] [Bm]
[E] [A]
[B]
[A] [B]
[E] I [B]
am this poor [E] [B] man, got nowhere to go.
All my leaves are fallen, left me all alone.
If I was a rich man, if I was a king, I would give you all I had, give you everything.
[D] Just take me, [E] just take me now, [B] just take me
[C] [D] [E] now.
[Fm] Oh, [B] just take me, [A] [B]
[C] [D] just take me, [E] just take me now.
[B] Oh, just take me.
[F#m] [E] [Bm]
[F#m]
[E] [Bm] [G] [F#m]
[E] [Bm]
[F#m]
[E] [F#m]
[E]
[F#m] [E] [Bm]
[A] ♪♪
[B] [E]
[B]
[E]
[B]
♪♪
In the dark early morning, I heard the 149.
[E] I was walking down the highway, needed somewhere to go.
[E] [D] [B] No lady lay beside me, she invited me home.
[A] She left me cold, tired, and [E] hungry, down the [B] backwater road.
In a house on the corner, looking over the track,
I woke up with a fever, and a pain in my back.
[E] She was crying every Saturday, my fever started to grow.
[D] [E] [Bm]
[B] I had a funny feeling, but no lady said no.
[A] No, no, no need for doctor, [E] down the [D] backwater road.
[B]
[A]
[D] [B]
[A]
[D] [B] What you looking for?
What you looking for?
[E] Lady, do you know [B] what you're looking for?
What I've got to play along.
[D] Lady, [E] what I've got, oh lady, [B] what I've got.
[Am] [C#]
[D] [E]
[A] [C#]
[D] [E]
[A] [C#]
[D] [E] [A]
[C#] [D]
[E] [A]
[C#] [D]
[A]
[E] [D] [A]
[B] I have quite a thunder, you can't be breathing in time.
It's the 30 in the morning, and I'm feeling alright.
[E]
I ran back to my lady, but I wasn't so close.
[B] Lady left me spotted, and she's not going home.
[A] I was cold when she left [E] me, down the [B] backwater road.
[G]
[N]
I am this poor man, got nowhere to go.
All my leaves are fallen, left me all alone.
If I was a rich man, if I was a king, I would give you all I had, give you [C] everything.
[C#m] Just [D] take me, [E] just take me now, [B] just take me [C] now.
[B]
You didn't see my daddy, not when I [A] was [B] two.
Mom would never [A] go, [B] she'd be far from the arch of heaven.
Said the girl who never made, she'd speak to her heart.
[E] [B] Now I'm [F#m] feeling like a [D] fool.
[E] All you need now, is just [B] take me.
[E] [B]
I'm trying hard to [E] get through, [B] I'm not the only [A] one.
[B]
Never had a dream job, but I'm not on the run.
Mama's got me in, she lives in my eyes.
She's seen me in the beginning, and I'm feeling [C] like I'm [D] not all you need.
[E] All you need now, [B] is just take me.
[E] [B] [E]
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[B]
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[Bm]
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[B] [E]
[B] [E]
[B]
[C#] [Bm]
[E] [A]
[B]
[A] [B]
[E] I [B]
am this poor [E] [B] man, got nowhere to go.
All my leaves are fallen, left me all alone.
If I was a rich man, if I was a king, I would give you all I had, give you everything.
[D] Just take me, [E] just take me now, [B] just take me
[C] [D] [E] now.
[Fm] Oh, [B] just take me, [A] [B]
[C] [D] just take me, [E] just take me now.
[B] Oh, just take me.
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In the dark early morning, I heard the _ 149.
_ _ _ _ [E] I was walking down the highway, needed somewhere to go.
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] No lady lay beside me, she invited me home.
_ _ _ _ [A] She left me cold, tired, and [E] hungry, down the [B] backwater road. _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ In a house on the corner, looking over the track,
I _ _ _ woke up with a fever, and a pain in my back. _ _ _
[E] She was crying every Saturday, my fever started to grow.
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _
[B] I had a funny feeling, but no lady said no. _ _ _ _ _
[A] No, no, no need for doctor, [E] down the [D] backwater road.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ What you looking for?
What you looking for?
_ [E] Lady, do you know [B] what you're looking for?
What I've got to play along.
[D] Lady, [E] what I've got, oh lady, [B] what I've got.
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] I have quite a thunder, you can't be breathing in time. _ _ _ _
It's the 30 in the morning, _ and I'm feeling alright.
_ _ _ _ [E]
I ran back to my lady, but I wasn't so close.
_ _ _ _ [B] Lady left me spotted, and she's not going home.
_ _ _ _ [A] I was cold when she left [E] me, down the [B] backwater road. _
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I am this poor man, got nowhere to go.
All my leaves are fallen, left me all alone.
If I was a rich man, if I was a king, I would give you all I had, give you [C] everything.
[C#m] Just [D] take me, _ [E] just take me now, [B] just take me [C] now. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You didn't see my daddy, not when I [A] was [B] two.
Mom would never [A] go, [B] she'd be far from the arch of heaven.
Said the girl who never made, she'd speak to her heart.
_ _ _ [E] [B] Now I'm [F#m] feeling like a [D] fool.
_ [E] All you need now, is just [B] take me.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm trying hard to [E] get through, [B] I'm not the only [A] one.
[B]
Never had a dream job, but I'm not on the run.
Mama's got me in, she lives in my eyes.
She's seen me in the beginning, and I'm feeling [C] like I'm [D] not all you need.
_ [E] All you need now, [B] is just take me.
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[E] I _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ am this poor [E] [B] man, got nowhere to go.
All my leaves are fallen, left me all alone.
If I was a rich man, if I was a king, I would give you all I had, give you everything.
[D] Just take me, _ [E] just take me now, [B] just take me _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ now.
[Fm] Oh, [B] just take me, _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _
[C] [D] just take me, [E] just take me now.
[B] Oh, just take me. _ _ _ _
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In the dark early morning, I heard the _ 149.
_ _ _ _ [E] I was walking down the highway, needed somewhere to go.
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] No lady lay beside me, she invited me home.
_ _ _ _ [A] She left me cold, tired, and [E] hungry, down the [B] backwater road. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ In a house on the corner, looking over the track,
I _ _ _ woke up with a fever, and a pain in my back. _ _ _
[E] She was crying every Saturday, my fever started to grow.
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _
[B] I had a funny feeling, but no lady said no. _ _ _ _ _
[A] No, no, no need for doctor, [E] down the [D] backwater road.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ What you looking for?
What you looking for?
_ [E] Lady, do you know [B] what you're looking for?
What I've got to play along.
[D] Lady, [E] what I've got, oh lady, [B] what I've got.
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
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[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] I have quite a thunder, you can't be breathing in time. _ _ _ _
It's the 30 in the morning, _ and I'm feeling alright.
_ _ _ _ [E]
I ran back to my lady, but I wasn't so close.
_ _ _ _ [B] Lady left me spotted, and she's not going home.
_ _ _ _ [A] I was cold when she left [E] me, down the [B] backwater road. _
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I am this poor man, got nowhere to go.
All my leaves are fallen, left me all alone.
If I was a rich man, if I was a king, I would give you all I had, give you [C] everything.
[C#m] Just [D] take me, _ [E] just take me now, [B] just take me [C] now. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You didn't see my daddy, not when I [A] was [B] two.
Mom would never [A] go, [B] she'd be far from the arch of heaven.
Said the girl who never made, she'd speak to her heart.
_ _ _ [E] [B] Now I'm [F#m] feeling like a [D] fool.
_ [E] All you need now, is just [B] take me.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm trying hard to [E] get through, [B] I'm not the only [A] one.
[B]
Never had a dream job, but I'm not on the run.
Mama's got me in, she lives in my eyes.
She's seen me in the beginning, and I'm feeling [C] like I'm [D] not all you need.
_ [E] All you need now, [B] is just take me.
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[E] I _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ am this poor [E] [B] man, got nowhere to go.
All my leaves are fallen, left me all alone.
If I was a rich man, if I was a king, I would give you all I had, give you everything.
[D] Just take me, _ [E] just take me now, [B] just take me _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ now.
[Fm] Oh, [B] just take me, _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _
[C] [D] just take me, [E] just take me now.
[B] Oh, just take me. _ _ _ _