I Go Back
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Intro - E-(Eadd9) - Asus2-(Asus2/add13)= 4x's
E Asus2 (Asus2/add13)
Jack & Diane painted a picture of my life and my dreams
E Asus2 (Asus2/add13)
suddenly this crazy world made more sense to me
E B Asus2 (Asus2/add13)
I heard it today and couldn't help but sing along
F#m Bsus B
cause everytime I hear that song
[Refrão] E
I go back to a two tone short bed Chevy
A
Drivin my first love out to the levy
E A
Livin life with no sense of time
E
And I go back to the field of a fifty yard line
A
A blanket, a girl, some raspberry wine
E A
Wishin time would stop right in its tracks
F#m Bsus B
Everytime I hear that song,
E - A E - A
I go back, I go back
E Asus2 (Asus2/add13)
I use to rock all night long to keep on rockin my baby
E Asus2 (Asus2/add13)
Frat parties, college bars just tryin to impress the ladies,
E B Asus2
I heard it today and couldn't help but sing along
F#m Bsus B
cause everytime I hear that song
[Refrão] E
I go back to the smell of an old gym floor,
A
And the taste of salt on a Carolina shore,
E A
After graduation and drinkin goodbye to friends,
E
And I go back to watchin summer fade to fall,
A
Growin up to fast and I do recall,
E A
Wishin time would stop right in its tracks,
F#m Bsus B
Everytime I hear that song,
E - A E - A
I go back, I go back,
(bridge)
C#m A
We all, have a song that somehow stamped our lives,
F#m Bsus Bsus B - Bsus Bsus - B
Takes us to another place and time,
[Refrão] E
So I go back to the pew, Preacher and a chior,
Asus2
Singin about God, bimestone and fire,
E Asus2
And the smell of Sunday chicken after church,
E
And I go back to the loss of a real good friend,
Asus2
And the sixteen summers a sharin with him
E Asus2
Now "Only the good die young" stops me in my tracks,
F#m Bsus B
Everytime I hear that song,
E - Asus2 E - Asus2
I go back, I go back,
E
To the field of a fifty yard line,
Asus2 E
A blanket, a girl, some raspberry wine,
Asus2
I go back, (I go back)
E
To watchin summer fade to fall,
Asus2 E
Growin up to fast and I do recall,
Asus2
I go back, (I go back)
E
To the loss of a real good friend,
Asus2 E
And the sixteen summers a sharin with him,
Asus2
I go back, (I go back)
How to play I Go Back
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.