Chord/Tab song: Backroad

BACKROAD by Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses)

transcribed by Edmond Hum

Define Chords:(for verse)

[B] [BaddA] [E]


E--------------------------------------------------------------
B------0---------0---------------------------------------------
G------4---------4-----------1---------------------------------
D------4---------4-----------2---------------------------------
A------2---------0-----------2---------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------


Define Chords:(For Chorus) - use regular barre chord fingerings

[A] [F] [B] [D] [C#]


E------5------1-----7------10-------9------------------------------
B------5------1-----7------10-------9------------------------------
G------6------2-----8------11------10------------------------------
D------7------3-----9------12------11------------------------------
A------7------3-----9------12------11------------------------------
E------5------1-----7------10-------9------------------------------


Define fingerpicking pattern:(for verse)



E------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----4-----4---------4-----4--------------------------------------
D-------4-----4---------4-----4------------------------------------
A---2-----2-----0---------0-----0--2-------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
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Intro:



E-------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------
A---0-2-----2-5-----5-4-0-2-----------
E-------------------------------------


[B] [BaddA]
[B] [BaddA]
Verse:

[B]One two three four
How [BaddA]many, many people out[B]side your door?[BaddA]
B F7How [BaddA]many, many people out[B]side?[BaddA][-][E]

Verse:

[B] [BaddA]
[B] [BaddA]
[B]Four three two one
[BaddA]I don't think you can [B]hold your own[BaddA]
[B]Five six seven eight
[BaddA]I don't think you can [B]save your face[BaddA]
You don't [E]say no[B][BaddA][B][BaddA]
You don't [E]say no

Chorus:

[A] He dunk the b[F]ackboard
And he [B]- sleep on the [D]couch[C#]
[A] He jump the b[F]ackseat
And he [B]- sleep on the [D]couch[C#]
[A] He drive the b[B]ackroad[D][C#]
[A] He drive the b[B]ackroad[D][C#]
[A] He drive the b[B]ackroad
And he [D]sleep



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(some kind of lead-in - it's close enough - just improvise)
( s/ means slide up )
( s\ means slide down )



E---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------
D--2s/4-4s\-----------------------------------------------
A-------------3s/5-5s\---1s/3-3s\--------------3-3s/5s\2--
E-----------------------------------1s/3-3s\--------------


[B]B [BaddA]BaddA F7vF7
B BaddA
[B] [BaddA] [E]
[B] [BaddA]
[B] [BaddA]


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Verse:

[B] You're a p[BaddA]usher[B]
S[BaddA]py in a [B]bath
W[BaddA]e make us [B]move[BaddA]
[B] [BaddA]Like some kind of [E]bath

[B] [BaddA]
[B] [BaddA]
[B] Come [BaddA]when you [B]- need [BaddA]some
[B] Come [BaddA]when you [B]- need [BaddA]some
[B] You're a p[BaddA]usher[E]

Chorus:

[A] He dunk the b[F]ackboard
And he [B]- sleep on the [D]couch[C#]
[A] He jump the b[F]ackseat
And he [B]- sleep on the [D]couch[C#]
[A] He drive the b[B]ackroad[D][C#]
[A] He drive the b[B]ackroad[D][C#]
[A] He drive the b[B]ackroad
And he [D]sleep

Chorus:

[A] He dunk the b[F]ackboard
And he [B]- sleep on the [D]couch[C#]
[A] He jump the b[F]ackseat
B D C# F7F7
 And he - sleep on the couch
[A] He drive the b[B]ackroad[D][C#]
[A] He drive the b[B]ackroad[D][C#]
[A] He drive the b[B]ackroad
And he [D]sleep



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