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Back on the Corner chords by
John Hiatt
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Back on the corner
Verse 1
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I'm singing the blues

I can see my reflection
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In the shine of your shoes
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Like Momma used to say
Verse 2
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No news is good news
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And I'm back on the corner again
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Back on the corner
Verse 3

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Got my seeing eye dog
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He's blind as justice
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Hungry as a hog
Verse 4
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Feel like a prince
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But I look like a frog
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And I'm back on the corner again
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Back on the corner
Verse 5

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Pitching pennies and dimes

Hell, I don't even know
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How I got here this time
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Singing for my sup
Verse 6
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per
A
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At 12th Street and Vine

And I'm back on the
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corner again
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Used to take seven pills
Verse 7


Just to get up in the morning
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From seven different doctors
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With seven different warnings
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I'd call 'em up
Verse 8
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to say I'm
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coming apart
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They'd say call us back when
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the fireworks start
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Well, I lost my address
Verse 9

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I lost my wife
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I lost my children
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I lost my knife
Verse 10
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But if you trifle with me
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It's my life against your life
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Back on the corner again
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I'm back
Interlude 1
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Back on the corner
Verse 11

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Something's sticking in
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my craw

How come everything I do
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Em
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Is up against the law?
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You can't arrest a man, can
Verse 12
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you
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Trying to break his own fall?
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Back on the corner again
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Back on the corner
Verse 13

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Got a pi geon for a friend
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He said he'd come to see me
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But he did not say when
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One of these days
Verse 14
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Gonna fly back home and then
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Back on the corner again
C
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Every long, drawn step
Verse 15
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it

took to get me here
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Was full of best intentions
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Bright hopes and good cheer
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With dreams made out of silk
Verse 16


Lined with silver and gold
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Too beautiful to mention
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Too heavy to ever hold
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Well, I'm back on the corner
Verse 17
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With the pimps and the whores
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Least I know what they're
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standing here for
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She smiles, tips me a dollar
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And I play her one more
Verse 18
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Em
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Back on the corner again, that's right
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Back on the corner again
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Back on the corner again
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • B

    2

  • Em

  • A

  • D

  • F

  • E

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Back on the Corner by John Hiatt is G major.

The primary chords used in Back on the Corner are G, C, B, Em, A, D.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, B, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Back on the Corner is approximately 105 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Back on the Corner using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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