I Want You Back Chords

by Colin Hay
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Can be played without capo, as seen in his live performances of this song. Includes strumming patterns for small fills during verse and chorus.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: beginner
Capo: 2nd fret
Author brodie1600 [a] 33. Last edit on Oct 30, 2016

Chords

G
Cadd9
D
Em
C
Gm
Am7

Strumming

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*To transition easily between G and Cadd9, use 320033 and x32033*
 
[Intro]
G Cadd9 G D x2
 
 
[Verse]
       G
I'd be glad to give back
Cadd9 G       D
All I've ever owned
               G
If I could've seen into the future
   Cadd9 G      D
If only I had known
             G
Behind these walls of separation
        Cadd9  G        D
I have learned to live alone
 
 
[Chorus]
      Em
But I want you
  C        G
I want you back
 
 
[Verse]
        G
I could clearly see the letters
            Cadd9   G      D
But not the writing on the wall
      G
About what had come between us
    Cadd9   G      D
And how the mighty fall
    G
But one thing keeps repeating
         Cadd9 G     D
It's the only thing I know
 
 
[Chorus]
       Em
That I want you
  C        G
I want you back
       Em
Yeah I want you
  C        G
I want you back
 
 
[Bridge]
          Cadd9    G
Well I've taken that number
          D          G
How could I have been so blind
        Cadd9          G
Now I'm coming up from under
     D
It's you I'll have to find
   Cadd9     G
My back is up against the ropes
     D            G
Only one way I can go
      Gm   Am7
And I want you
 
 
[Solo]
G Cadd9 G D Em C G
 
 
[Verse]
    G
How far is the distance
         Cadd9  G        D
Have you gone beyond the signs
         G
Have you passed the point of no return
Cadd9     G           D
Have you crossed that line
       G
And it burns me like a fever
        Cadd9   G      D
I gotta tell you one last time
 
 
[Chorus]
       Em
That I want you
  C        G
I want you back
       Em
Yeah I want you
  C        G
I want you back
       Em
Yeah I want you
  C        G
I want you back
       Em
Yeah I want you
  C        G
I want you back
 
 
Strumming patterns:
*Verse strumming pattern (Cadd9GD lines): D on e of 3+4, xx0230 on a of 3, and xx0233 on
a of 4*
*Chorus strumming pattern (Em line): 022003 on e of 3, 022002 on a of 3, and Em on e and
a of 4*
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I Want You Back – Colin Hay
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