Backbone chords by
Kaleo (Official Version)

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Key: Bb minorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

A

F#m

C#m

B

A

F#m

C#m

C#sus2

Verse 1
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
Hold  the line, yeah
F#m F#m 
 
Do you fight for pride or glory?
A A 
 
B B 
 
Do you hold your scars
C#m C#m 
 
close to your heart?
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
Fall  behind, yeah
F#m F#m 
 
Who will live to tell your story?
A A 
 
You were taught
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
to leave no man behind

Chorus 1
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
I don't know where you   have gone
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
You used to be the heart of this town
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
Now you waste your tears
C#m C#m 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
on someone   else
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
I don't know where you   are now
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
You used to have a heart of gold
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
Only trust yourself
C#m C#m 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
and no one   else

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

Chorus 2
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
Oh, I don't know where you   have gone
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
You used to be the heart of this town
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
Wasted all your tears
C#m C#m 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
on someone   else
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
I don't know where you   are now
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
You used to have a heart of gold
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
Only trust yourself
C#m C#m 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
and no one   else

Solo 1

A

F#m

C#m

B

Oh, no one else

A

F#m

C#m

C#sus2

Oh

A

F#m

C#m

B

Oh

A

F#m

C#m

C#m

Bridge 1
F#m F#m 
 
B7 B7 
 
You've got your back against the wall
E E 
 
G#7 G#7 
 
Say, where's your backbone, brother?
C#m C#m 
 
Where's your backbone, brother?
E E 
 
A A 
 
Where's your backbone, brother?
E E 
 
Cdim7 Cdim7 
 
Where's your backbone, brother?
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
Where's your backbone, brother?
E E 
 
Cdim7 Cdim7 
 
Where's your backbone, brother?
C#m C#m 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
Where's your backbone, brother?

Outro 1

F#m

B7

Got your back against the wall

E

Cdim7

Say, where's your backbone, brother?

C#m

Cdim7

E/B

Where's your backbone, brother?

F#m7b5

E

Where's your backbone, brother

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsA F#m C#m B C#sus2...

Chords

A
F#m
C#m
B
C#sus2
B7
E
G#7
Cdim7
E/B
F#m7b5

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

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
C#sus2: x-4-6-6-4-4
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
G#7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
Cdim7: x-3-4-2-4-x
E/B: x-2-2-1-0-0
F#m7b5: 2-x-2-2-1-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

3

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 experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of KALEO.

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