Back To The Land Chords
Back To The Land by Black Oak Arkansas is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, F and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
G C F C G F C
E ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G -------------0-------0-2-0--------------------------
D ---------0h2---2---3-------2--2h3-3-2-----3-2-0-----
A ---0-2-3-----------------------------------------3--
E -3-------------------------------------3------------
Verse:
C F C
I woke up one morning to a world that was grey
G F C
Sunshine was gone and the birds had flown away
F C
I wanted to be in the early mountain dew
G F C
Where big city lights are oh so few
Am G F C
Back to the land where the water runs free
Am G F C
Back in those hills is where I want to be
Am G F C
Oh dear Lord please take me there
Am G F C
Oh let me breathe your sweet fresh air
Verse:
C
I'm homesick for the land
F C
That I used to plow
G F C
Please dear Lord get me there somehow
F C
Back to the land that I'm so fond of
G
You can hear the birds a singin'
F C
In the blue sky up above
Verse:
C F C
This breeze I long for has tall green trees
G
With birds you had flowers
F C
and a warm summer breeze
F C
Is where I want to be in the early mountain dew
G F C
Where big city lights are oh so few
Am G F C
Back to the land where the water runs free
Am G F C
Back in those hills is where I want to be
Am G F C
Oh dear Lord please take me there
Am G F C
Oh let me breathe your sweet fresh air
Am G F C
Back to the land where the water runs free
Am G F C
Back in those hills is where I want to be
Am G F C
Oh dear Lord please take me there
Am G F C
Oh let me breathe your sweet fresh air
OUTRO:
Am G F C
Am G F C
Am G F C
Am G F C