This is the live, acoustic version of Frightened Rabbit's "My Backwards Walk", 9th
track off their record The Midnight Organ Fight. Standard tuning, no capo!
Intro: C
Verse 1:
I'm working on [C]my backwards walk
walking with [F]no shoes or socks
and the time rewinds to t[G]he end of may
I wish we'd never met th[F]en met today
Verse 2:
I'm working on my fau[C]lts and cracks,
filling in the blank[F]s and gaps
and when I write them out they don[G]'t make sense
I need you to pencil [F]in the rest
Verse 3
[C]I'm working on drawing a straight line
and i'll draw until I get o[F]ne right
it's bold [G]and dark girl, can't you see
I done drawn a line betw[F]een you and me
Verse 4
I'm working on era[C]sing you
just don't have the[F] proper tools
I get hammered, forget that[G] you exist
there's no way I'[F]m forgetting this
Verse 5:
I'm working hard [C]on walking out
shoes keep sticking to [F]the ground
my clothes won't let me close the [G]door
these trousers seem to love your[F] floor
Verse 6:
I been working on my [C]backwards walk
there's nowhere else for [F]me to go
except back to you just [G]one last time
say yes before I c[F]hange my mind, say yes before I?
Outro:
[G]You're the shit and I'm knee-deep in it
You're the shit and I'm knee-deep in it
[F]You're the shit and I'm knee-deep in it
You're the shit and I'm knee-deep in it, you'[G]re...
Nota Bene:
Throughout the song play the chords quite softly but emphasise the sounds towards
the higher end, the B and high E mainly, this creates the hollow sound Scott uses
in the song.
When the tab denotes an F chord, play it as an F/E Major chord, so basically don't
play the root notes on either of the E strings.
track off their record The Midnight Organ Fight. Standard tuning, no capo!
Intro: C
Verse 1:
I'm working on [C]my backwards walk
walking with [F]no shoes or socks
and the time rewinds to t[G]he end of may
I wish we'd never met th[F]en met today
Verse 2:
I'm working on my fau[C]lts and cracks,
filling in the blank[F]s and gaps
and when I write them out they don[G]'t make sense
I need you to pencil [F]in the rest
Verse 3
[C]I'm working on drawing a straight line
and i'll draw until I get o[F]ne right
it's bold [G]and dark girl, can't you see
I done drawn a line betw[F]een you and me
Verse 4
I'm working on era[C]sing you
just don't have the[F] proper tools
I get hammered, forget that[G] you exist
there's no way I'[F]m forgetting this
Verse 5:
I'm working hard [C]on walking out
shoes keep sticking to [F]the ground
my clothes won't let me close the [G]door
these trousers seem to love your[F] floor
Verse 6:
I been working on my [C]backwards walk
there's nowhere else for [F]me to go
except back to you just [G]one last time
say yes before I c[F]hange my mind, say yes before I?
Outro:
[G]You're the shit and I'm knee-deep in it
You're the shit and I'm knee-deep in it
[F]You're the shit and I'm knee-deep in it
You're the shit and I'm knee-deep in it, you'[G]re...
Nota Bene:
Throughout the song play the chords quite softly but emphasise the sounds towards
the higher end, the B and high E mainly, this creates the hollow sound Scott uses
in the song.
When the tab denotes an F chord, play it as an F/E Major chord, so basically don't
play the root notes on either of the E strings.
