🎸 Backbone chords by Kaleo

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

F Dm Am G
F Dm Am


Verse 1:
     Am  G
Hold the line, yeah
Dm
Do you fight for pride or glory?
F    G    Am
Do you hold your scars close to your heart?
    Am  G
Fall behind, yeah
Dm
Who will live to tell your story?
F         G      Am
You were taught to leave no man behind

Chorus:
F         Dm
I don't know where you have gone
Am         G
You used to be the heart of this town
F         Dm        Am
Now you waste your tears on someone else
F         Dm
I don't know where you are now
Am         G
You used to have a heart of gold
F       Dm       Am
Only trust yourself and no one else


Verse 2:
Am       G
Hold your fire, yeah
Dm
Brave young men will fall before they
F      G           Am
Ever get to watch their young ones grow
Am      G
Hear me now, yeah
Dm
Carry all my sins and I will
F         G        Dm
Learn to love the flag and nothing more


Chorus:
  F         Dm
Oh, I don't know where you have gone
Am         G
You used to be the heart of this town
F        Dm        Am
Wasted all your tears on someone else
F         Dm
I don't know where you are now
Am         G
You used to have a heart of gold
F        Dm      Am
Only trust yourself and no one else

Oh, no one else

Break:

F Dm Am G
F Dm Am (x2)

Bridge:

Oh, oh
Am       Dm        G
You've got your back against the wall
  C       E     Am
Say, where's your backbone, brother?
Am
Where's your backbone, brother?
C      Dm
Where's your backbone, brother?
C      E
Where's your backbone, brother?
Am      F
Where's your backbone, brother?
C      Dm
Where's your backbone, brother?
Am      F         C
Where's your backbone, brother?


Outro:
        Dm        G
You've got your back against the wall
   C      G
Say, where's your backbone, brother?
Am      Fm    C
Where's your backbone, brother?
C      F     C
Where's your backbone, brother?