Don't Look Back In Anger
View chords used in this chart
EADGBe
C (x32010)
G (3x0033)
G2 (355433)
Am (x02210)
E (022100)
F (x33211)
F2 (133211)
Fm (x33111)
Abdim (456xxx)
Tab Key
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b = bend (7b8 means bend the string at the 7th fret to make the note the
string would make if played at the 8th fret with no bend)
r = release bend
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
Intro (guitar & piano parts mixed and tabbed for guitar)
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C F C F
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1---1---1---1----1---1---1--------1-1---1---1---1---1--1---1----------------|
G|-0---0---0---0----2---2---2------0---0---0---0---0---2--0h2-0------0-------0-|
D|-2---2---2---2----3---3---3--2h3-----2---2---2---2---3---------0h2---0h2p0---|
A|---3---3---3---3----3---3--------------3---3---3---3-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
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C G Am
Slip inside the eye of your mind
E F
Don't you know you might find
G C Am G [play these 2 chords quickly]
A better place to play
C G Am
You said that you'd never been
E F
But all the things that you've seen
G C Am G
Slowly fade away
Pre|-Chorus
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F Fm C
So I start a revolution from my bed
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|----5---5--------------------|
D|----5h7-5-------5------------|
A|------------5s7-----7s5--3---|
E|-----------------------------|
F Fm C
Cos you said the brains I had went to my head
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-----------5-5-----5--|
D|-----------5-5-----5--|
A|---------------5h7----|
E|----------------------|
F Fm C
Step outside, the summertime's in bloom
e|------------------8-8---|
B|------------------8-8---|
G|--------------8h9-------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
G
Stand up beside the fireplace
Abdim
Take that look from off your face
Am G2 F2 G2
Cos you ain't ever gonna burn my heart ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut
G2(cont.)
e|--------------------------|
B|----------------5---------|
G|--5---5--7--7b9---7p5--7--|
D|--5h7-5-------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[NOTE: The "Abdim" chord in the pre|-chorus could possibly also be played 4
other ways if you don't think the "Abdim" sounds right:
G#/E (4x2100)
G#/E7 (420100)
Abdim (xx0101)
Abdim7 (056400)
Chorus
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C G Am E F
So Sally can wait, she knows it's too late
G C Am G
as she's walking on by
C G Am E F G
Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger
C G Am E F G C Am
I heard you say
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------8--------------------------|
G|-----------5-7-7b9r7--5---5----7s9----b8r7--5--------5h7------|
D|-------5h7--------------7------------------------5h7------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
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G C G Am
Take me to the place where you go
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-----5h7--5--|
D|-5h7---------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
E F G F
Where nobody knows, if it's night or day
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--5---5------------------5h7---5-------|
guitar #2 D|--5h7-5----------5---5h7-----------|
A|---------5--5h7------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Am G C G Am
Please don't put your life in the hands
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2 G|--7b9--7--5--7--5-------------------------------------5--5--|
D|--------------------------------------------------5h7-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 3 e|--12------12-----|
B|--15b17---15b17------|
E F G C
of a rock and roll band, who'll throw it all away
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2 G|---7-5--7b9--7--5--7--5--------------------5--5-----5---|
D|--------------------------------------5h7--------7----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12----12-----------|
guitar 3 B|-15b17-15b17----|
Pre|-Chorus
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F Fm C
Gonna start a revolution from my bed
e|----------------8---------|
B|----------------8---------|
G|------------8h9--------5--|
D|-----------------------5--|
A|-------------------5h7----|
E|--------------------------|
F Fm C F
Cos you said the brains I had went to my head Step
e|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------5--------------|
G|-------------------7b9-----7p5-----5---|
D|--------------------------------7------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Fm C
outside, the summertime's in bloom
e|--------8-8---------|
B|--------8-8---------|
G|----8h9-------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
G
Stand up beside the fireplace
Abdim
Take that look from of your face
Am G2 F2 G2
Cos you ain't never gonna burn my heart oooooouuuuuuuuut
G2(cont.)
e|-----------------------------------------5--------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5---7--5--7b9r7--5-----5--7--7b9----7--5--7--5--7--5--|
D|---5h7----------------------7---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus again:
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So sally can wait, she knows it's too late
as she's walking on by
Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger
I heard you say
Guitar Solo
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F Fm C
e|----------------------------------------------8-------------|
B|----------------------------------------------8-------------|
G|----5--7b8r7-7b8r7-7b8r7--5-----------5---8h9----5-----5----|
D|--7--------------------------5---5h7----------------7-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
F Fm C F
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-5--7b8r7-7b8r7-7b8r7--5-----5---5--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5--5h7-5------5--------------------------5--7-|
A|---------------------------------------5h7---7p5-3----------3--5--5s7------|
E|------------------------------------------------------1--5-----------------|
Fm C G
e|--------------------------------------8--8--8h10--8-------8------8------8--|
B|----------------------------8--8--10-----------------8h10---8h10---8h10----|
G|-5--5--7b9--7--5-----5---s9------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------7--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Abdim Am
e|------8------8--8h10p8------8------8------8-------12----12----12----12-----|
B|-8h10---8h10-----------8h10---8h10---8h10---8h10--15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2 F2
e|-12----12-----------------------------------17---------------------|
B|-15b17-15b17--15b17r15--13----13--15--15b17---b17r15--15-17-15-17--|
G|---------------------------14--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2
e|--------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12--12------|
B|--15b17-------15b17-------15b17-------15b17-------15b17--------15b17---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus again]
C G Am E F G C Am G
So Sally can wait, she knows it's too late as we're walking on by
C G Am E
Her soul slides away,
F G C Am G C
but don't look back in anger I heard you say So
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------8--8-8----6--6--6---5-----------------------------|
G|--------------------9--9-9----7--7--7---5----7b9---7p5---5--5h7-5--5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------7--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G Am E F G C
Sally can wait, she knows it's too late as we're walking on by
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5--5s9----------------5--5s9----------8--8--8----6-----5--|
G|-5--7--------------5--5--7------------------9--9--9----7-----5--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C G Am
Her soul slides away [long pause]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--6---5----8---------------8---------6p5--5---|
G|----5---5-----5--5----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
F
But don't look back in anger
Fm
Don't look back in anger [pause]
C G Am E
I heard you say
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5-7--7b9r7--5-----5--7--5--7b9---7--5---5h7--5-|
D|----------5h7-----------------7-------------------------------|
A|-----5h7------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F Fm C
least not today
e|--------------------------0----------------|
B|--------------------------1----------------|
G|--------------------------0----------------|
D|--7--5------------5-------2----------------|
A|--------3-5-5s7---------7s3----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
----------------- Acordes -----------------
Abdim = 4 X 3 4 3 X
Abdim7 = 4 X 3 4 3 X
Am = X 0 2 2 1 0
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
F = 1 3 3 2 1 1
F2 = 1 3 5 2 1 1
Fm = 1 3 3 1 1 1
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3
G#/E = 0 X 1 1 1 X
G2 = 3 X 0 2 0 X
How to play Don't Look Back In Anger
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.