Goin Back Chords
by The Byrds
Goin Back by The Byrds is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, C#m, Abm and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
GOIN' BACK by The Byrds
from the LP The Notorious Byrd Brothers
(Nils Lofgren does a nice version on his first solo LP)
E A E
I think I'm goin' back to the things I learned so well in my youth
A E
I think I'm returning to those days when I was young enough to know the truth
C#m Abm
Now there are no games to only pass the time
C#m E
No more electric trains, no more trees to climb
A B E
But thinking young and growing older is no sin
A B E
And I can play the game of life to win
I can recall a time when I wasn't ashamed to reach out to a friend
Now I think I've got a lot more than just my toys to lend
Now there's more to do than watch my sailboat glide
But every day can be a magic carpet ride
A little bit of courage is all we lack
So catch me if you can, I'm goin' back
A B E
La la la la la la la la la la la
A B E
La la la la la la la la la
C#m Abm
Now there's more to do than watch my sailboat glide
C#m E
But every day can be a magic carpet ride
A B E
A little bit of courage is all we lack
A B n.c.
So catch me if you can, I'm goin' back
A B E
La la la la la la la la la la la
A B E
La la la la la la la la la
C#m Abm
Ahhhhhhhh... Ah ah ah ahhhhhhhh
C#m E
Ahhhhhhhh... fade