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Back In The Days chords by
Junior Reid
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Key: A minor•
Verse 1
Am
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Back in the days,
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we were kings and queens
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Back in the days, we were royal family
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there was love and humility
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Back in the days, some meets nowadays
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Some of them want on gangsta

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Dm

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Simply sing dem gandem gaffa

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Dem no respect dem elder
A
A

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hits nowadays
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A
A

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Dm

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We were taken from our home

They brought us down here in

Rome

The way we used to live
A
A

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was taken from us all
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Dm

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Am
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With our lives they play games
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Dm

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Just for fortune and fame

I don't even know,
A
A

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if to narrate if that's my real name
Dm
Dm

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No, no
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Back in the days,
Dm
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we were kings and queens

Back in the days, we were a royal family
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Dm

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there was love and humility
A
A

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Back in the days, boy
Dm
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Am
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Back in the days,
Dm
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we used to ride from we elephant
F
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Back in the days,
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from we camel to the desert
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Back in the days,
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now we robe and we turban
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A

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Back in the days, whoa
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Mamamita
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First mother of the earth
A
A

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She always wear her dark skirts
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Am
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Well, she don't wait at the clinic

To abort her birth
A
A

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She knows what life is really worth
Dm
Dm

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Why, why
Am
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Back in the days there was
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no use for railway station
F
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Back in the days to communicate
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Dm

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with the nation
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Back in the days of telepathical
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communication
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A

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Back in the days
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Am
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F
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Ital we jump and we link up in
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Ghana
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Ital we jump and we link in

Soweto
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Ital we jump and we link in

South
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Africa

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No
F
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Babylon want convert us to human
Am
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But human being and

Imanstan
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Jah say man,

don't let they convert you to mankind, no
F
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They say they are citizen,
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Am
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well I am not no citizen
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Jah is my father, and I am

Jah,

Jah's son
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Back in the days we were
F
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kings and queens
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Back in the days we were royal family
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Back in the days there was
Dm
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no need for no poverty
F
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Am
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Back in the days
F
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We were taken from our home
F
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And they brought us down here in

Rome

The way we used to live

was taken from us all
F
F

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With our lives they play games,
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just for fortune and fame

I don't even know, if
Am
Am

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Juniority that's my real name
Dm
Dm

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No, no
F
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Back in the days man used
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to live up in a mountain
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Drinking water from the fountain
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Bombing banana and planting
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Back in the days
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Am
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Back in the days there was
Dm
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no need for no money
F
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Back in the days, jump rope,
Dm
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hot milk and honey
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Back in the days,
Dm
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sometimes I really act funny
F
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Back in the days,
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were king s and queens

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • Dm

  • F

  • A

  • Em

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Back In The Days by Junior Reid is A minor.

The primary chords used in Back In The Days are Am, Dm, F, A, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Am, Dm, F, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Back In The Days is approximately 82 beats per minute.

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