Back Road Into Town chords by
The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers

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Key: Bb major
Verse 1
Bb
Bb

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Bbsus4
Bbsus4

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Eb
Eb

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Bb
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Gm
Gm

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Bb
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Bbsus4
Bbsus4

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Eb
Eb

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I asked
Bb
Bb

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Cm
Cm

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mama many times what kept papa so far behind
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Eb

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F
F

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What in the world was holding
Fsus4
Fsus4

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Bb
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my daddy down
Cm
Cm

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Papa always dropped his head, but he seemed so afraid,
Eb
Eb

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F
F

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Eb
Eb

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Bb
Bb

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like he was carrying a heavy burden all the time.
Cm
Cm

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There was a man up in the big house, your papa was afraid to speak out,
Eb
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Fsus4
Fsus4

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F
F

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Fsus4
Fsus4

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Bb
Bb

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the man kept my daddy's nose right on the ground.
Girl, your papa, was mighty good
Cm
Cm

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He was doin' the best he could
Eb
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All his life he lived
Fsus4
Fsus4

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Bb
Bb

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just for you
Gm
Gm

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Bb
Bb

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Twelve kids, he had a heavy load
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Eb

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He couldn't walk the front road
Cm
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F
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Bb
Bb

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On his face he always wore a frown
Eb
Eb

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It was for you and the others too, he was trying to make it through,
Cm
Cm

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F
F

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Fsus4
Fsus4

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Bb
Bb

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he had to take the back road into town
Cm
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Every year your papa would say, next year we're gonna move away,
Eb
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Bb
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I wanna take my children away from here
He said, I've almost lost my fear,
Cm
Cm

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I think I see my way clear
Eb
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Cm
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I'm gonna take a stand
Fsus4
Fsus4

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Bb
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and be the man
But then the man would come
from the big house
Cm
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Daddy would always back out
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An d then right up again
Fsus4
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Eb
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Bb
Bb

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behind the plow
But 12 kids, had a heavy load
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Eb

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He couldn't walk the front of the road
Cm
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F
F

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Fsus4
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Bb
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On his face he always wore a frown
It was for you and the others too
Eb
Eb

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He was trying to make it through
Cm
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He had to take the back
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Bb
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B
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road into town
When he finally made up his mind
Dbm
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Your daddy had wasted too much time
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Your papa just put it off a little too long
Cause all the years that papa was sleepin'
Dbm
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All the time kept right on creepin'
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Till it was time for him to lay
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Gbsus4
Gbsus4

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B
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Dbm
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his body down
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He did it all against his will
Dbm
Dbm

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It got lost back in them fields
E
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Gb
Gb

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My daddy never made
Gbsus4
Gbsus4

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B
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it into town
Well, kids, had a heavy load
E
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He couldn't walk the front road
Dbm
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On his face he al
Gbsus4
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B
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ways wore a crown
Abm
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B
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It was for you and the others, too
Abm
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E
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He was tryin' to make it through
Dbm
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Oh, but he had to take the
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B
B

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Dbm
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back road into town
B
B

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Abm
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B
B

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Oh, kids, yeah, oh, hell no
E
E

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He couldn't walk the front road
Dbm
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Gbsus4
Gbsus4

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On his face he always
B
B

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Dbm
Dbm

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wore a frown
B
B

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It was for you and the others, too
E
E

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He was tryin' to make it through
Dbm
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But he had to take the
Gbsus4
Gbsus4

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B
B

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back road in this town
Dbm
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B
B

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Oh, 12 kids he had
He couldn't walk the front road

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