Backbone chords by
Kaleo (Official Version)

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Key: Bb minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

G

Em

Bm

A

G

Em

Bm

Bsus2

Verse 1
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
Hold the line, yeah
Em Em 
 
Do you fight for pride or glory?
G G 
 
A A 
 
Do you hold your scars
Bm Bm 
 
close to your heart?
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
Fall behind, yeah
Em Em 
 
Who will live to tell your story?
G G 
 
You were taught
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
to leave no man behind

Chorus 1
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
I don't know where you have gone
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
You used to be the heart of this town
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Now you waste your tears
Bm Bm 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
on someone else
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
I don't know where you are now
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
You used to have a heart of gold
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Only trust yourself
Bm Bm 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
and no one else

Verse 2
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
Hold your fire, yeah
Em Em 
 
Brave young men will fall before they
G G 
 
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Ever get to watch their young ones grow
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
Hear me now, yeah
Em Em 
 
Carry all my sins and I will
G G 
 
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Learn to love the flag and nothing more

Chorus 2
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Oh, I don't know where you have gone
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
You used to be the heart of this town
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Wasted all your tears
Bm Bm 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
on someone else
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
I don't know where you are now
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
You used to have a heart of gold
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Only trust yourself
Bm Bm 
 
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
and no one else

Solo 1

G

Em

Bm

A

Oh, no one else

G

Em

Bm

Bsus2

Oh

G

Em

Bm

A

Oh

G

Em

Bm

Bm

Bridge 1
Em Em 
 
A7 A7 
 
You've got your back against the wall
D D 
 
F#7 F#7 
 
Say, where's your backbone, brother?
Bm Bm 
 
Where's your backbone, brother?
D D 
 
G G 
 
Where's your backbone, brother?
D D 
 
A#dim7 A#dim7 
 
Where's your backbone, brother?
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
Where's your backbone, brother?
D D 
 
A#dim7 A#dim7 
 
Where's your backbone, brother?
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Where's your backbone, brother?

Outro 1

Em

A7

Got your back against the wall

D

A#dim7

Say, where's your backbone, brother?

Bm

A#dim7

D/A

Where's your backbone, brother?

Em7b5

D

Where's your backbone, brother

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG Em Bm A Bsus2...

Chords

G
Em
Bm
A
Bsus2
A7
D
F#7
A#dim7
D/A
Em7b5

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

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Bsus2: x-2-4-4-2-2
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
A#dim7: x-1-2-0-2-0
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
Em7b5: x-x-2-3-3-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 1

1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Backbone by KALEO, 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 Bb minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of KALEO's performance.

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