Back And Forth
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C# - x46664
D#/G - 365xxx
[Verse 1]
G# Cm
I hear you say that
Fm
things have changed
C#
I'm not the girl you
G#
wanted You close
A#m
me off and board me
Fm
up Just like a
C#
house that's haunted
[Verse 2]
G# Cm Fm
I sit away to play the games
C#
And question my existence
G# A#m
The whispers that you
Fm
hear at night Are my
C#
screams in the distance
[Refrain 1]
G# Cm
I won't back down
Fm
I won't back down
But your words they
C#
kill the silence
G# Cm
I won't back down
Fm
I won't back down
I was fine now
C#
I feel violent
[Chorus 1]
G# D#/G
I'm going back
C#
and forth with you
It's all because
G#
of you now I hate
D#/G
to admit it But it's
C#
getting worse so every
Fm D#
day Too scared to make
G# D#/G
it Too hard to quit it
G# D#/G
I'm going back and
C#
forth with you It's
all because of you now
[Post Chorus]
G# Cm Fm C#
G# A#m Fm C#
[Verse 3]
G# Cm
The ghost of me is
Fm
all you'll see At night
C#
when closing curtains
G# A#m
I hope that when you
Fm
dream of me You can't
C#
escape the serpents
[Refrain 2]
G# Cm
I won't back down
Fm
I won't back down
But your words they
C#
kill the silence
G# Cm
I won't back down
Fm
I won't back down
I was fine now
C#
I feel violent
[Chorus 2]
G# D#/G
I'm going back
C#
and forth with you
It's all because
G#
of you now I hate
D#/G
to admit it But it's
C#
getting worse so every
Fm D#
day Too scared to make
G# D#/G
it Too hard to quit it
G# D#/G
I'm going back and
C#
forth with you It's
all because of you now
[Bridge]
G# D#/G
I won't back down
Fm
I won't back down
But your words they
C#
kill the silence
G# D#/G
I won't back down
Fm
I won't back down
I was fine now
C#
I feel violent
G# D#/G
I won't back down
Fm
I won't back down
But your words they
C#
kill the silence
G# D#/G
I won't back down
Fm
I won't back down
I was fine now
C#
I feel violent
[Chorus 3]
G# D#/G
I'm going back
C#
and forth with you
It's all because
G#
of you now I hate
D#/G
to admit it But it's
C#
getting worse so every
Fm D#
day Too scared to make
G# D#/G
it Too hard to quit it
G# D#/G
I'm going back and
C#
forth with you It's
all because of you now
[Chorus 4/Outro]
G# Cm
I'm going back
C#
and forth with you
It's all because
G#
of you now I hate
D#/G
to admit it But it's
C#
getting worse so every
Fm D#
day Too scared to make
G# D#/G
it Too hard to quit it
G# D#/G
I'm going back and
C#
forth with you It's
all because of you now
How to play Back And Forth
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.