Backwards Women (The Jayhawks)
from Back Roads and Abandoned Motels (2018)
[Intro]
| A | A | E | E | A | A | E | E |
[Verse]
|A |A |A |E | E |
... When you're down crawlin' out your window ...
|A |A |E |B |
... And you can't seem to stay in one place ...
|B |F#m |F#m |B |
.. We've been thinkin' . 'bout better days ...
|B |F#m |F#m |B | B |
.. We've been drinkin', . smiles away ...
[Chorus]
|E |A G#m |F#m |B |
. I ... .... . I don't wanna love you but I'll
|E |A G#m |F#m |B |A |
Try ... .... Try to stay away from you next time ...
| A | E | E |
(Riff)
[Verse]
A E
... I love backwards women
A E B
... In the pool halls underneath the neon sun
B F#m B
.. I've been wasted, on the run
B F#m B
.. I've been chasin' troubled ones
[Chorus]
E A G#m F#m B
. I ... .... . I don't wanna love you but I'll
E A G#m F#m B A
Try ... .... Try to stay away from you next time ...
| A | E | E | A | A |
(Riff) (Riff)
[Bridge]
|C#m |D |A |E |
... Every street sign says, "Stop, turn around"
|C#m |D |A |E |
... I can't help myself even though it runs me down .. hey
[Break]
| D A | E | D A | E | D A | E | D A | E |
[Verse]
A E
... Yesterday, show your face, {guess to borrow} (Lyric?)
A E B
... There's a weight that drags you down across the floor
[Chorus]
E A G#m F#m B
. I ... .... . I don't wanna love you but I'll
E A G#m F#m B
Try ... .... Try to stay away from you, but
E A G#m F#m B
. I ... .... . I don't wanna love you but I'll
E A G#m F#m B A
Try ... .... Try to stay away from you next time
| A | E |
(Riff)
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