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"Don't Look Back"
(Billy Vera)
Intro: Am C/G Fmaj7 [2X]
Verse 1:
Am C/G D/F#
You both made your bed and now
F
You're gonna have to sleep there
Am C/G D/F#
Old Man Blues is goin' to try
F
To find you everywhere
Chorus:
Am C/G Fmaj7
Don't look back (oh, you better not look now)
Am C/G Fmaj7
Don't look back (or he'll catch you)
Am C/G Fmaj7
Don't look back
Dm
[2: Well] you gotta keep runnin'
F C
Runnin' till the end of time, whoa yeah
[1: E7, to verse 2 2: to bridge 3: to coda]
Verse 2:
If you both have faith you'll find
A sunny day
Don't be bothered by what smaller
Minds have to say, just
[repeat chorus]
Bridge:
(C) [N.C.]
All right now, hold it, hold it
C F C [N.C.]
You know there's one thing I wanna say / / /
C F C [N.C.; drums stop]
I say there's one thing I wanna say / / /
You know some people got some strange ideas on how life should
C7
be lived and things should be done / /
C7
But I'm here to say you gotta do just what you want / /
[drums re-enter]
And when they start-a their talk-talk-talking
Remember just one thing
bass:
(C)
v v v v v v v v
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(1)------1---1---|-3---------------|
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^ guitar enters
C Gm F [2X; electric piano enters 2nd time]
/ / / / / / / /
C Gm F
Truth is the light (truth is the light)
C Gm F
The light is the way (light is the way)
C Gm F
The less folks know (the less they know)
C Gm F
The more they have to say (yeah, yeah)
C Gm F
And if you want me to (uh-huh)
C Gm F
Here's what I'll do for you (all right)
Verse 3:
Well - I'll light a candle and I'll pray
The Lord will bless you
I hope someday He will understand
But 'til they do, just
[repeat chorus]
Coda:
Am C/G Fmaj7
Don't look back (oh, you better not look)
Am C/G Fmaj7
Don't look back (or he'll get you down)
Am C/G Fmaj7
Don't look back (keep your head up high)
Am C/G Fmaj7
Don't look back (oh, don't look back)
[repeat and fade...]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers