Back, Baby chords by Jessica Pratt (Official Version)

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Cm
Bb
Ebmaj7
Abmaj7
Ab
Gm
Eb
Bbm
C
F

Intro 1

Sometimes I pray for the rain

Verse 1
Ebmaj7 
You know I  (E flat minoraj7) try,
Abmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
to  (A flat minoraj7) see        things from your  (E flat minoraj7) side
Abmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
To  (A flat minoraj7) leave      things unde (E flat minoraj7) fined
Abmaj7 
Bb 
But  (A flat minoraj7) where      would you ad (B flat major) vise?
Ab 
Ebmaj7 
That I gen (A flat major) erate a new design  (E flat minoraj7) 
Ab 
Ebmaj7 
For the  (A flat major) missing piece I had to disguise  (E flat minoraj7) 
Ab 
Saw a  (A flat major) paper with the header
Ebmaj7 
Bb 
that your  (E flat minoraj7) love       is just a myth I devised  (B flat major) 
Gm 
And  (G minor) things like that
Ab 
Ebmaj7 
you can  (A flat major) never take back again  (E flat minoraj7) 
Gm 
 (G minor) Things like that
Ab 
Ebmaj7 
you can  (A flat major) never take back again  (E flat minoraj7) 

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Pre-chorus 1

If there was a time

That you loved me

If there was a time

When you said that you want me to believe

Chorus 1
Gm 
Ab 
Ebmaj7 
But  (G minor) you  can't go back,  (A flat major) baby  (E flat minoraj7) 
Gm 
Ab 
Ebmaj7 
 (G minor) Can't go back,  (A flat major) baby  (E flat minoraj7) 
Abmaj7 
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
And  (A flat minoraj7) sometimes  (B flat major) I pray  (E flat minoraj7) for the rain
Abmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
La-la- (A flat minoraj7) la-la-la-la-la-la  (E flat minoraj7) 
Abmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
La-la- (A flat minoraj7) la-la-la-la-la-la  (E flat minoraj7) 

Verse 2
Ebmaj7 
Abmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
 (E flat minoraj7) You        and your  (A flat minoraj7) glass      world that does  (E flat minoraj7) ring
Abmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
Though at  (A flat minoraj7) times      a frozen  (E flat minoraj7) thing
Abmaj7 
Bb 
It en (A flat minoraj7) closes     you in its  (B flat major) crystalline
Ab 
Eb 
Look so  (A flat major) lovely but you'll have to decide  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Eb 
If you could  (A flat major) play it in reverse then you'd find  (E flat major) 
Ab 
That you'd  (A flat major) better reconsider
Ebmaj7 
Bb 
all the  (E flat minoraj7) love       you took and then cast a (B flat major) side
Gm 
But  (G minor) things like that
Ab 
Ebmaj7 
you can  (A flat major) never take back again  (E flat minoraj7) 
Gm 
 (G minor) Things like that
Ab 
Ebmaj7 
you can  (A flat major) never take back again  (E flat minoraj7) 

Pre-chorus 2

If there was a time

When you loved me

If there was a time

When you said that you want me to believe

Chorus 2
Gm 
Ab 
Ebmaj7 
But  (G minor) you  can't go back,  (A flat major) baby  (E flat minoraj7) 
Gm 
Ab 
Ebmaj7 
 (G minor) Can't go back,  (A flat major) baby  (E flat minoraj7) 
Abmaj7 
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
And  (A flat minoraj7) sometimes  (B flat major) I pray  (E flat minoraj7) for the rain
Abmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
La-la- (A flat minoraj7) la-la-la-la-la-la  (E flat minoraj7) 
Abmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
La-la- (A flat minoraj7) la-la-la-la-la-la  (E flat minoraj7) 

Bridge 1
Cm 
Ebmaj7 
 (C minor) Girl, I know I'm  (E flat minoraj7) losing     time without you
Bbm 
Never  (B flat minor) had   a second chance
Ab 
before  (A flat major) this time
C 
But  (C major) things like that,
F 
Bb 
they  (F major) never do work out  (B flat major) right
C 
 (C major) Things like that, no,
F 
Bb 
they  (F major) never do work out  (B flat major) right

Chorus 3
Gm 
Ab 
Ebmaj7 
 (G minor) Can't go back,  (A flat major) baby  (E flat minoraj7) 
Gm 
Ab 
Ebmaj7 
 (G minor) Can't go back,  (A flat major) baby  (E flat minoraj7) 
Abmaj7 
Bb 
Ebmaj7 
And  (A flat minoraj7) sometimes  (B flat major) I pray  (E flat minoraj7) for the rain
Abmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
La-la- (A flat minoraj7) la-la-la-la-la-la  (E flat minoraj7) 
Abmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
La-la- (A flat minoraj7) la-la-la-la-la-la  (E flat minoraj7) 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Cm
Bb
Ebmaj7
Abmaj7
Ab
Gm
Eb
Bbm
C
F

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Eb majorBPM: 142

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Back, Baby by Jessica Pratt, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Jessica Pratt.