Looking Forward Looking Back Chords

KeyG Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays432

Looking Forward Looking Back by Slim Dusty is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords C, G, Am, Em, Dm and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro Chords: C G C G C 

          G              C 
Looking forward looking back 
             Am                Em 
I've come a long way down the track 
       Am              Em 
Got a long way left to go 
        G                 C 
Making songs from what I know 
         G                 C 
Making sense of what I've seen 
         Am              Em 
All the love we've had between 
        Am           Em 
You and I along the track 
          G              C 
Looking forward looking back 


            Am 
There are strange days 
        Dm   Em        Am 
Full of change on the way 
              G           C 
But we'll be fine unlike some 
         D                  G            
I'll be leaning forward to see what's coming 
  NC      G              C       
Looking forward looking back 
             Am                Em 
I've come a long way down the track 
       Am              Em 
Got a long way left to go 
         G                C 
Making songs from what I know 


G C Am Em Am Em G C 


         Am          
If I'm alone at night I can see 
        Dm Em    Am 
Through all triviality 
        G           C 
Of the day and I'm okay 
         D                 G      
I just think of those who are dear to me 
  NC       G             C 
Looking forward looking back 
           Am                 Em 
I've come along way down the track 
       Am              Em 
Got a long way left to go 
        G                 C 
Making songs from what I know 
        G                 C 
Making songs from what I know 
          G              C 
Looking forward looking back 
    	

Chord diagrams

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