Back To The Old House Chords by The Smiths

Tempo:
110 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Gm

Cm

Ab

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Smiths - Back to the Old House chords
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[Gm] [Eb] .
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm] .
[Gm] [Eb] .
[F] [Eb] I would rather not [Ab] go [Gm] [Eb] back [Ab] to the old [Gm] house.
[Eb] .
[Cm] [Eb] .
[F] I [Eb] would rather not .
[Cm] go [Fm] [Eb] back to the old [Ab] house.
.
[Bb] There's too [Eb] many [Bb] bad memories.
[Ab] Too [Bb] many bad [G] memories.
Too [Eb] many bad [Gm] memories.
.
When [C] [Gm] you .
[Bb] [Db] .
[Gm] [Cm] .
cycle [Eb] by, [Cm] it began all my [Gm] dreams.
[Eb] .
The saddest thing I've ever [Fm] seen.
[Cm] [Gm] [Eb] .
[Cm] And you never [Fm] knew [Cm] how much I really liked [Ab] you.
[Gm] [Eb] Because I never even told you.
.
[Gm] Oh no, I meant [Ab] to.
[Eb] .
[Cm] Are you [Eb] still there?.
[Cm] [Ab] .
[Bb] Or have [Eb] you [Ab].
[Bb] moved away?.
[Eb] [Ab].
[Bb] Or [Gm] have you moved away?
.
Oh no.
[C] [Gm] [Bb] .
[Fm] .
I [Eb] would love to go back [Ab] to the old [Gm] [Eb] house.
[Cm] But I never will.
[Gm] [Eb] .
[Cm] I never [Gm] will.
[Eb] .
I never will.
[Cm] [Gm] [Eb] .
[Fm] [Eb] .
[Cm] [Gm] [Eb] .
[Cm] [Gm] [Eb] .
[Cm] [Gm] [Eb] .
[Cm] [Gm] [Eb] .
[Cm] [Eb] .
[Cm] [Gm] [Eb] .
[Cm] [Gm] [Eb] .
[Cm] [Eb] .
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
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Let's start jamming The Smiths - (John Peel session 9/14/83) Back To The Old House chords, practice the chord sequence Cm, Eb, Cm, Gm and Eb. A good strategy is to initiate at 55 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 110 BPM. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ .
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ [Eb] I would rather not [Ab] go [Gm] _ [Eb] back [Ab] to the old [Gm] house.
[Eb] _ _ .
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
[F] I [Eb] would rather not _ .
[Cm] go [Fm] _ [Eb] _ back to the old [Ab] house.
_ _ .
[Bb] There's too [Eb] many [Bb] bad memories.
[Ab] Too [Bb] many bad [G] memories.
Too [Eb] many bad [Gm] memories.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
When [C] _ _ [Gm] you _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ .
cycle [Eb] by, [Cm] it began all my [Gm] dreams.
[Eb] _ .
The saddest thing I've ever [Fm] seen.
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ .
[Cm] And you never [Fm] knew [Cm] how much I really liked [Ab] you.
[Gm] _ [Eb] Because I never even told you.
_ .
[Gm] Oh no, I meant [Ab] to.
[Eb] _ _ .
[Cm] Are you [Eb] still there?.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ .
[Bb] Or have [Eb] you _ [Ab].
[Bb] moved away?.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab].
[Bb] Or [Gm] have you moved away?
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
Oh no.
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ .
_ I [Eb] would love to go _ back [Ab] to the old _ [Gm] [Eb] house.
[Cm] But I never will.
[Gm] _ [Eb] _ .
[Cm] I never [Gm] will.
[Eb] _ .
I never _ _ will.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ .
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ .
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ .
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ .
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ .
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .

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