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Watch Your Back Chords

by The Coathangers
Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty — Plays424

Watch Your Back by The Coathangers is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
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Speed 
  			Intro 

e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| 
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| 
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| 
D|-------------------------------------------|  x4 
A|-------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
           
e|-10\1/10-| 
B|-10\1/10-|  strum on way down 
G|-10\1/10-| 
D|---------|  x2 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 

e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--| 
D|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--| x2 
A|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--| 
E|------------------| 


Verse 

e|-10\1/10-| 
B|-10\1/10-|  strum on way down 
G|-10\1/10-| 
D|---------|  x2 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 
I'm stuck here 
No way out 

e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--| 
D|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--| x2 
A|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--| 
E|------------------| 

Back you can never go 
Back you can never go 
Back you can never go 
Back no no no 

e|-10\1/10-| 
B|-10\1/10-|  strum on way down 
G|-10\1/10-| 
D|---------|  x2 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 
Not my plan 
Not my house 

e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--| 
D|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--| x2 
A|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--| 
E|------------------| 
Back you can never go 
Back you can never go 
Back you can never go 
Back no no no 

e|-10\1/10-| 
B|-10\1/10-|  strum on way down 
G|-10\1/10-| 
D|---------|  x2 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 
No yawning 
Smile for me 

e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-| 
E|-------------------------| 
Back you can never go 
Back you can never go 
Back you can never go 


Chorus 

e|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-7-7-5-5-3-3-------| 
D|-7-7-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-| x3 
A|-5-5-3-3-1-1-5-5-5-| 
E|-------------3-3-3-| 
Said you'd do 
What you said 
I'll come back one day 
What you said 
What'd you do 
I'll come back to you 
What'd you say 
What'd you do 
I'll come back to you 

e|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|-------------| 
D|-3-3-3-5-5-5-| x2 
A|-3-3-3-5-5-5-| 
E|-1-1-1-3-3-3-| 
I said you'll never go back 
They said you'll never go back 


Verse 

e|-10\1/10-| 
B|-10\1/10-|  strum on way down 
G|-10\1/10-| 
D|---------|  x2 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 
Push pull stop 
No warning 

e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--| 
D|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--| x2 
A|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--| 
E|------------------| 

Back you can never go 
Back you can never go 
Back you can never go 
Back no no no 

e|-10\1/10-| 
B|-10\1/10-|  strum on way down 
G|-10\1/10-| 
D|---------|  x2 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 
This foreman 
Has got hungry 

e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--| 
D|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--| x2 
A|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--| 
E|------------------| 
Back you can never go 
Back you can never go 
Back you can never go 
Back no no no 

e|-10\1/10-| 
B|-10\1/10-|  strum on way down 
G|-10\1/10-| 
D|---------|  x2 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 
Yeah yeah yeah 
Stop talking 

e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-| 
E|-------------------------| 
Back you can never go 
Back you can never go 
Back you can never go 


Chorus 

e|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-7-7-5-5-3-3-------| 
D|-7-7-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-| x3 
A|-5-5-3-3-1-1-5-5-5-| 
E|-------------3-3-3-| 
Said you'd do 
What you said 
I'll come back one day 
What you said 
What'd you do 
I'll come back to you 
What'd you say 
What'd you do 
I'll come back to you 

e|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|-------------| 
D|-3-3-3-5-5-5-| x2 
A|-3-3-3-5-5-5-| 
E|-1-1-1-3-3-3-| 
I said you'll never go back 
They said you'll never go back 


Solo 

e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-15-15-15-13-13-| 
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-15-15-15-13-13-| 
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-15-15-15-13-13-| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| x2 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-8-8-8-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-8-8-8-| 
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-8-8-8-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-8-8-8-| 
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-8-8-8-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-8-8-8-| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-15-15-15-13-13-| 
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-15-15-15-13-13-| 
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-15-15-15-13-13-| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-| 
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-| 
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-13-13-13-13-| 
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-13-13-13-13-| 
G|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-13-13-13-13-| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5---------------------------| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-------------------| 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------| 
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6---------1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1-------------------| 


Chorus 

e|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-7-7-5-5-3-3-------| 
D|-7-7-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-| x3 
A|-5-5-3-3-1-1-5-5-5-| 
E|-------------3-3-3-| 
Said you'd do 
What you said 
I'll come back one day 
What you said 
What'd you do 
I'll come back to you 
What'd you say 
What'd you do 
I'll come back to you 

e|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|-------------| 
D|-3-3-3-5-5-5-| x2 
A|-3-3-3-5-5-5-| 
E|-1-1-1-3-3-3-| 
I said you'll never go back 
They said you'll never go back 



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