Backwoods
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Intro:
Cmaj7 G Em7 Cmaj7 G Em7
[Verso 1]
Cmaj7
I ain't been lost in a minute
G Em7
Ain't been nowhere where the phone don't work
Cmaj7
Ain't heard me a creek or a cricket
G Em7
Ain't spent no time in a duck blind church
Cmaj7 G Em7
I bet it's the same since I left it
Cmaj7 G
Still the closest thing I've seen to heaven
[Refrão]
Cmaj7
Take me back to the backwoods
G
Put a pine tree shadow on my truck hood
Em7 Cmaj7
Catch a throw it back bass on a bream hook
Cmaj7
Don't it sound good
G Em7
Like oh
Cmaj7
Put me on the outskirts
G
With the dirt same color as the good word
Em7 Cmaj7
With a homegrown girl in my t-shirt
Cmaj7
Need me some of that
G
Ain't on the map
Cmaj7 G Em7
Take me back to the backwoods
[Verso 2]
Cmaj7
I miss that starlit ceiling
G Em7
I miss them whitetail jumping barbed wire
Cmaj7
I'mma find my back 40 healing
G Em7
With my arms 'round her and a whippoorwill choir
Cmaj7 G Em7
I need some middle of nowhere
Cmaj7 G Em7
So if I go missing you know where
[Refrão]
Cmaj7
Take me back to the backwoods
G
Put a pine tree shadow on my truck hood
Em7 Cmaj7
Catch a throw it back bass on a bream hook
Cmaj7
Don't it sound good
G Em7
Like oh
Cmaj7
Put me on the outskirts
G
With the dirt same color as the good word
Em7 Cmaj7
With a homegrown girl in my t-shirt
Cmaj7
Need me some of that
G
Ain't on the map
Cmaj7
Take me back to the backwoods
[Ponte]
Cmaj7
Where I came from
G
Try to find a better place
Em7 Cmaj7 Em7
No there ain't none, yeah
Cmaj7
Take me back to the backwoods
G Em7
Take me back
[Refrão]
Cmaj7
Take me back to the backwoods
G
Put a pine tree shadow on my truck hood
Em7 Cmaj7
Catch a throw it back bass on a bream hook
Cmaj7
Don't it sound good
G Em7
Like oh
Cmaj7
Put me on the outskirts
G
With the dirt same color as the good word
Em7 Cmaj7
With a homegrown girl in my t-shirt
Cmaj7
Need me some of that
G Em7
Ain't on the map
Cmaj7 G Em7
Take me back to the backwoods, yeah
Cmaj7 G Em7
Take me back to the backwoods
How to play Backwoods
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Cmaj7. 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.