Laid Back Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays395

Laid Back by Crash Test Dummies is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, G, C and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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E          A 
 Im laid back  
E          A 
 Im cool Jack  
E          A 
 I went away  
      E          A      
But now Im back  
G         C 
 I dont worry  
G         C 
 I never hurry  
E                      A 
People give me crap  
        E                      A 
But I cut them some slack  
           G      A     B 
Im laid back yeah  

E           A     
 Im laid back 
E           A  
 Im so relaxed  
E                   A 
Never gonna have 
   E         A  
a heart attack 
G                    C  
 My hands are steady 
G               C  
 Im always ready 
E                        A  
You can put the pressure on  
      E         A 
but I wont crack 
           G      A     B  
Im laid back yeah  

     E                       A 
Im la la la la la laid back  
     E                       A 
Im la la la la la laid back  

MUSICAL BREAK 
E A 
E A 

E        A 
 I feel fine 
E          A  
 All the time 
E             A       
 My baby left me 
      E          A  
But I dont mind  
G                       C 
 Got my thing together 
G                C  
 Im saddled up in leather  
E               A 
 I right my lines 
               E         A 
And they always rhyme  
         G    A     B 
I feel fine yeah  

     E                      A 
Im fa fa fa fa fa fa fine 
     E                      A  
Im fa fa fa fa fa fa fine  

E           A 
 Im laid back 
E         A 
 Im on track 
E                   A  
People try to mess with me  
      E        A 
But I step back 
G         C       
 I dont hussle 
G                    C  
 Dont flex my muscle 
E              A   
 I sing so sweet 
           E              A  
People think Im black 
           G      A     B 
Im laid back yeah  

     E                       A 
Im la la la la la laid back  
     E                       A 
Im la la la la la laid back  

    E                       A 
Im la la la la la laid back  
    E                       A 
Im la la la la la laid back 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante