Backslide Chords

BACKSLIDE
As recorded by Rancid
(From the 1998 Album LIFE WON'T WAIT)
 
 
[Intro]
G
 
[Verse 1]
G
Los Angeles take your dreams away
G
Put you on the ground
G
At the end of the day it's your life, your loss
G
If you can't turn the clock around
G
I said, oh, my God, you can have her for that one
G
So you better not miss a shot
G
You're letting yourself get into all kinds of danger
                          C
Soon enough, you're gonna get caught
 
[Pre-Chorus]
           D
They had a feeling
            C                                D
It was like you had to prove you're one in a million
       C                       D
And on top of that junkies are dealing
              C
This time the drugs are you and they'll come through
   D
It ain't gonna stop 'til they get what they want
 
[Chorus]
           G      Am        C        G
And I said nobody knows me, I'm all alone
         Am       C
I, I, I, I, I, I, I gotta go
G                    Am           C       G
It's a Hollywood bus stop and the party's over
         Am       C       G
I, I, I, I, I, I, I gotta go
 
[Verse 2]
G
John was havin' his homeboy down, so he waited for a ride
G
Then waited to confide in Hollywood's constant backslide
G
With affordable lives and a sunroof, nestled among the filth
G
Frequencies and bad intentions, gotta take it for what it's worth, but I say
 
[Pre-Chorus]
C          D
They had a feeling
            C                                D
It was like you had to prove you're one in a million
       C                         D
And on top of that junkies still dealing
              C
This time the drugs are you and they'll come through
   D
It ain't gonna stop 'til they get what they want
 
[Chorus]
           G      Am        C        G
And I said nobody knows me, I'm all alone
         Am       C
I, I, I, I, I, I, I gotta go
G                    Am           C       G
It's a Hollywood bus stop and the party's over
         Am       C       G   C
I, I, I, I, I, I, I gotta go
 
[Bridge]
                   F               Am
Have you ever been haunted by your past?
            G          C
And it will never let you go
     Am          G            C
Will never ever, ever let you go
                    G                        C   G N.C.
No, I said, they'll never ever, ever let you go
 
[Guitar Solo]
C  D  C  D  C  D  C  D
 
[Chorus]
           G      Am        C        G
And I said nobody knows me, I'm all alone
         Am       C
I, I, I, I, I, I, I gotta go
G                    Am           C       G
It's a Hollywood bus stop and the party's over
         Am       C       G
I, I, I, I, I, I, I gotta go
         Am       C       G
I, I, I, I, I, I, I gotta go
         Am       C       G
I, I, I, I, I, I, I gotta go
         Am       C       G  Am C G
I, I, I, I, I, I, I gotta go
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