Kasey Chambers – Backbone The Desert Child (Guitar)
Capo 4
Key
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Chords
As recorded by Kasey Chambers
(From the 2024 Album BACKBONE)
[Verse 1]
G C G Well, they call me the desert child C G I was born out in the wild C G C Ain't never been lost to the Southern Cross G C G With a heart that runs a mile C G While the train it waits arrival C G I'd learn to read the Bible C G C I remembered every word just to sing like a bird G D G And to whistle on down the line
[Chorus]
G C G Oh my backbone, take me back home Em D Wherever you are, tell 'em my star C Will leave the light on G C G D/F# Em Oh my backbone, harder than stone D C G C G I'mma go east, I'mma go west, I'mma come home
[Verse 2]
G C G Well, the only road to find her C G From the tread underneath the tire C G C If the fox didn't howl, it'd save us now G D G From the bid from highest buyer C G And our hair it grew like fire C G Like Samson and Delilah C G C But the rust wouldn't hurt from the dust and dirt G D G That we used to barb the wire
[Chorus]
G C G Oh my backbone, take me back home Em D Wherever you are, tell 'em my star C Will leave the light on G C G D/F# Em Oh my backbone, harder than stone D C G I'mma go east, I'mma go west, I'mma come home
[Pedal Steel Solo]
Em D C G
[Verse 3]
G C G At night, the words were spoken G Will the circle be unbroken? C And the voice went higher from the family choir G D G And the moon it played in time C G And the boxcar disappeared C G With a wave from the engineer C G C And I always came back for the coin on the track G D G 'Cause it made me a millionaire
[Chorus]
G C G Oh my backbone, take me back home Em D Wherever you are, tell 'em my star C Will leave the light on G C G D/F# Em Oh my backbone, harder than stone D C G I'mma go east, I'mma go west, I'mma come home D C G I'mma go east, I'mma go west, I'mma come home
[Outro]
G N.C. Well, they call me the desert child G C G I was born out in the wild C G Ain't never been lost to the Southern Cross D G With a heart that runs a mile