Back to Bradford Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays443

Back to Bradford by Smokie is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, Esus4, F#m and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			A   E  A  E  A E A E 
 
A                           E           A          E   Esus4 E 
Even though you offered I still refuse 
A	E         A                  E   Esus4 E 
Your face is pretty, I don?t have to choose 
 
A  E  A E A E A E 
 
       A                           E                  A                E  Esus4 E 
Oh goodbye cardboard city you?ve nothing to say 
A                              E           A                  E    Esus4 E   
Though your face is pretty I don?t have to stay 
F#m   Bm  E               F#m Bm     E 
She?s my friend, you know what I like 
F#m  Bm E                F#m  Bm     E 
She?s my friend, you know what I like 
        F#m  Bm      E 
You know what I like 
 
A E A E A E A E 
 
A                     E                   A           E  Esus4 E 
Going back to Bradford it?s what I prefer 
A                              E                     A                E   Esus4 E 
Though your face is pretty, you?re nothing like her 
F#m   Bm E               F#m  Bm     E 
She?s my friend, you know what I like 
F#m  Bm E                F#m   Bm     E 
She?s my friend, you know what I like 
 
 (bridge uncomp) 
 
A E A E A E A E 
 
A                     E                   A           E  Esus4 E 
Going back to Bradford it?s what I prefer 
A                              E                     A                E   Esus4 E 
Though your face is pretty, you?re nothing like her 
F#m   Bm E               F#m  Bm     E 
She?s my friend, you know what I like 
F#m  Bm E                F#m   Bm     E 
She?s my friend, you know what I like 
 
A                     E                   A           E  Esus4 E 
Going back to Bradford it?s what I prefer 
A                              E                     A                E   Esus4 E 
Though your face is pretty, you?re nothing like her 
A                     E                   A           E  Esus4 E 
Going back to Bradford it?s what I prefer 
A                              E                     A                E   Esus4 E 
Though your face is pretty, you?re nothing like her 
A                     E                   A           E  Esus4 E 
Going back to Bradford it?s what I prefer 
A                              E                     A                E   Esus4 E 
Though your face is pretty, you?re nothing like her 
 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante