Frightened Rabbit – My Backwards Walk (Guitar)

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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]
               C
I'm working on my backwards walk

             F
walking with no shoes or socks

                         G
and the time rewinds to the end of may

                        F
I wish we'd never met then met today
[Verse 2]
                     C
I'm working on my faults and cracks, 

                    F
filling in the blanks and gaps

                                  G
and when I write them out they don't make sense

                     F
I need you to pencil in the rest
[Verse 3]
C
I'm working on drawing a straight line

                           F
and i'll draw until I get one right

          G
it's bold and dark girl, can't you see

                        F
I done drawn a line between you and me
[Verse 4]
                  C
I'm working on erasing you

                   F
just don't have the proper tools

                           G
I get hammered, forget that you exist

                 F
there's no way I'm forgetting this
[Verse 5]
                 C
I'm working hard on walking out

                       F
shoes keep sticking to the ground

                                  G
my clothes won't let me close the door

                                F
these trousers seem to love your floor
[Verse 6]
                     C
I been working on my backwards walk

                         F
there's nowhere else for me to go

                        G
except back to you just one last time

                  F
say yes before I change 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

                                             G
You're the shit and I'm knee-deep in it, you'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.