Rivers Cuomo – Backflip (Guitar)

      B  F#/A#  G#m  F#   E    F#        C    G/B  Am   G    F    G
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----9----8----6----4----2----4----|----10---9----7----5----3----5----|
A|----9----9----6----4----2----4----|----10---10---7----5----3----5----|
E|----7----6----4----2----0----2----|----8----7----5----3----1----3----|

e|------------------------|    e|-------------|
B|------7----9-x----------|    B|------7------|
G|----8----9--------------|    G|----8--------|
D|--9-------------9-11p9--|x3  D|--9----------|
A|------------------------|    A|-------------|
E|------------------------|    E|---------7\--|
x = mute string
p = pull-off
\ = slide down

B (mute)              B (mute)
   Watch me back flip,   watch me back flip

B  (mute)                 B (mute)
Let me work my magic, let    me work my magic

B (mute)              B (mute)
   Watch me back flip,   watch me back flip

B  (mute)
Let me work my magic

            B        F#/A#       G#m    F#
If you only knew how to laugh and dance

               E                    F#
Whether you're a pancakes or waffles man

               B        F#/A#   G#m    F#
We still got a whole lot left to learn

         E                 F#
If you only knew (if you only knew)

      B      F#/A#            G#m              F#
We’ll do something new, start a snowball fight in June

   E             F#
If you only knew   (only knew)

B (mute)              B (mute)
   Watch me back flip,   watch me back flip

B  (mute)                 B (mute)
Let me work my magic, let    me work my magic

B (mute)              B (mute)
   Watch me back flip,   watch me back flip

B  (mute)
Let me work my magic

            C        G/B         Am
If you only knew how the game has changed

G                   F                    G
You'd think it's kinda nice even when it rains

               C         G/B       Am    G
But take any advice with a grain of salt

         F                 G
If you only knew (if you only knew)

      C      G/B              Am               G
We’ll do something new, start a snowball fight in June

   F             G
If you only knew   (only knew)

C (mute)              C (mute)
   Watch me back flip,   watch me back flip

C  (mute)                 C (mute)
Let me work my magic, let    me work my magic

C (mute)              C (mute)
   Watch me back flip,   watch me back flip

C  (mute)
Let me work my magic (lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky)

C  Am                   Dm  G
      Hey guitar player

C                   Am         Dm       G
  New York's number one cut creator, uh-huh, uh-huh

C     Am          Dm            G
  Hey speed skater, tha tha tha tha, check it right

      C                Am      Dm  G
Let's put an ad in the papers, uhh

C    Am  Dm    G            C  Am  Dm             G
Backflip,  you know what to do,   ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

C    Am  Dm    G            C  Am  Dm           G          C
Backflip,  you know what to do,   ooh, let your freak flag fly

C (mute)              C (mute)
   Watch me back flip,   watch me back flip

C  (mute)                 C (mute)
Let me work my magic, let    me work my magic

C (mute)              C (mute)
   Watch me back flip,   watch me back flip

C  (mute)             C (mute)
Let me work my magic