Back To The Old House Chords

by The Smiths
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: D
Capo: no capo
Author Trbz [pro] 40,957. Last edit on Feb 4, 2023
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Chords

Em
G
A
D
Bm
Bm7
F#m
C#m
Cmaj7

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Em* 022003
G   355433
A*  577655
 
[Intro]
 
|D       |Bm  Bm7 |D       |Bm  Bm7
|D       |Bm  Bm7 |D       |
 
[Verse 1]
 
Em      Em*  D          Bm  Bm7
I would ra - ther not go
D           Bm     Bm7  D    Bm  Bm7
Back to the old house
D   Em      Em*  D          Bm  Bm7
    I   would  rather not go
D           Bm       Bm7
Back to the old house
G    A*
  There's too many
G     A*
  Bad memories
G        A*
  Too many memories
F#m    D
The-e-ere
F#m   D
Oooh ohoooh
F#m  C#m
    Ohoooh
 
|A       |A       |Cmaj7    |Cmaj7
 
[Verse 2]
 
D          Bm       Bm7
  When you cycled by
D            Bm          Bm7
  Here began all my dreams
D     Bm      Bm7        D        Em  Em*
  The saddest thing I've ever seen
D         Bm        Bm7
  And you never knew
    D                   Bm  Bm7
How much I really liked you
D                    Bm      Bm7
Because I never even told you
D          Em      Em*
 Oh, and I meant to
D     Bm      Bm7 D      Bm  Bm7
  Are you still   theeere
G    A*
  Or have you
G        A*
  Moved away?
G    A        F#m        D
  Or have you mo-o-oved away?
F#m   D
Oooh ohoooh
F#m  C#m    A        Cmaj7
    Ohoooh
 
|A       |A       |Cmaj7    |
 
[Verse 3]
 
Cmaj7   D          Bm  Bm7
I would love to go
D           Bm       Bm7
Back to the old house
D       Bm        Bm7
  But I never will
D   Bm        Bm7
  I never will
D   Bm Bm7 D  Bm  Bm7
  I ne-ver wi-ill
 
[Outro]
 
|D       |Bm  Bm7 |D       |Bm  Bm7
|D       |Bm  Bm7 |D       |Bm  Bm7
|D       |Bm  Bm7 |D       |Bm  Bm7
|D       |Bm  Bm7 |D       |Bm  Bm7
|D       |Bm  Bm7 |D       |Bm  Bm7
|D       |Bm  Bm7 |D       |Bm  Bm7
|D       |Bm  Bm7 |D       |Bm  Bm7
|D       |Bm  Bm7 |D       |Bm  Bm7
|D       |Bm  Bm7 |D       |Bm  Bm7
|D       |Bm  Bm7 |D       |Bm  Bm7
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