Luke Combs – Back 40 Back (Guitar)
Capo 4
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
G D C
Em D
Em D C
C D G
[Verse 1]
G D C Em D For sale by owner sign on Highway fifty-nine Em D C Em D A signal of the times, a turning of the page G D C Em D There used to be nothing here, but that nothing disappeared D Em D C Em D The pond, the barn, the farm, the fields have long since been replaced Cmaj7 Dadd4add9 Asphalt parking where that ten pew Pentecostal stood Cmaj7 Dadd4add9 Fast food, four lanes, and a subdivided neighborhood
[Chorus]
G D Em The walls of the world are closin' in Bm C The spreadin' city spreads us thin G C Em D Till we can't seem to make our ends meet in the black G D Em I never would've thought it wouldn't last Bm C A way of life that time moved past G C Em D G What I wouldn't give to have... the back forty back
[Instrumental]
G D C
Em D
Em D C
C D G
[Verse 2]
G D C Em D Maybe I'm a sucker for knowing who lives next door Em D C Em D G A view from my back porch, a pinch of peace and quiet D C Em D I can't get back the used to be's, so I hang on to the memories Em D C Em D Of when I could still look up and see the stars not street lights shining
[Chorus]
G D Em The walls of the world are closin' in Bm C The spreadin' city spreads us thin G C Em D Till we can't seem to make our ends meet in the black G D Em I never would've thought it wouldn't last Bm C A way of life that time moved past G C Em D G What I wouldn't give to have... the back forty back
[Instrumental]
G D C
Em D
Em D C
G Am7 D G
[Post-Chorus]
G D Em Now, I get that progress has its place Bm C And no regard for what it takes G C Em D Wish it would slow its pace, and cut us all some slack G D Em 'Cause it's all changing way too fast Bm C A way of life that time moved past G C Em D G What I wouldn't give to have... the back forty back
[Outro]
G D C
Em D
Em D C
C D G