Tame Impala – Feels Like We Only Go Backwards (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
from their 2012 album Lonerism
[Intro] Bass tabbed for guitar: e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-3\--3\--3\--3\--| Keyboard: e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----| D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----| A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----| E|----------------------------|
Pause:
"It feels like I..."
[Chorus]
"...only go backwards, baby,
Every part of me says "go ahead",
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,
Feels like we only go backwards, darling"
Since the synth just holds the 3 chords, I add in a rhythm to the strumming like this:
F major C major G minor
e|--8---8---8--8--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
B|-10--10--10-10--8---8---8--8-11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-|
G|-10--10--10-10--9---9---9--9-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| x4
D|-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|
A|--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
E|----------------8---8---8--8-------------------------------------|
[Verse]
"I know that you think you sound silly when you call my name"
D minor
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
B|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
G|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
A|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
E|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
"...(my name),
But I hear it inside my head all day"
Cmaj7
e|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
B|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
G|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
D|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"When I realise I'm just holding onto the hope that..."
D minor
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
B|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
G|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
A|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
E|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
"...maybe your feelings don't show"
G major G minor
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
B|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--11--11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--|
G|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
D|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
A|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|[Chorus]
"It feels like I only go backwards, baby,
Every part of me says "go ahead",
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,
Feels like we only go backwards, darling"
F major C major G minor
e|--8---8---8--8--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
B|-10--10--10-10--8---8---8--8-11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-|
G|-10--10--10-10--9---9---9--9-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| x4
D|-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|
A|--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
E|----------------8---8---8--8-------------------------------------|
[Verse]
"Seed of all this indecision isn't..."
D minor
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
B|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
G|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
A|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
E|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
"...me, oh no,
'Cause I decided long ago, but..."
Cmaj7
e|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
B|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
G|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
D|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"...that's the way it seems to go when trying so hard to get to something..."
D minor
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
B|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
G|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
A|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
E|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
"...real,
It feels"
G major G minor
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
B|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--11--11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--|
G|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
D|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
A|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|[Chorus]
"It feels like I only go backwards, darling,
Every part of me says "go ahead",
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,
Feels like we only go backwards, darling"
F major C major G minor
e|--8---8---8--8--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-| B|-10--10--10-10--8---8---8--8-11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-| G|-10--10--10-10--9---9---9--9-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| x4 D|-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| A|--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-| E|----------------8---8---8--8-------------------------------------|
[Outro]
[Chorus]
"It feels like I only go backwards, baby,
Every part of me says "go ahead",
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,
It feels like we only go backwards, darling
It feels like I only go backwards, baby,
Every part of me says "go ahead",
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,
Feels like we only go backwards, darling"
F major C major G minor
e|--8---8---8--8--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-| B|-10--10--10-10--8---8---8--8-11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-| G|-10--10--10-10--9---9---9--9-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| x8 D|-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| A|--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-| E|----------------8---8---8--8-------------------------------------| A guitar with weird effects on it comes in and plays these root notes behind the chords: e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| x8 D|-----------------------| A|-------15--------------| E|-13----------15--------|
End with echoed delay.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| . staccato
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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