Backslide chords by
Jelly Roll (Official Version)
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Key: Eb minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Dm

Bb

Fsus2

C

Dm

Bb

Fsus2

C

Verse 1
Dm Dm 
 
Time has gone by
Bb Bb 
 
I don't know why
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
C C 
 
I'm just so       stuck on you
Dm Dm 
 
Hear my soul cry
Bb Bb 
 
I've been so  high
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
C C 
 
I might nosedive over you

Pre-chorus 1
Dm Dm 
 
I   don't want the regrets
Bb Bb 
 
I   don't wanna feel lost
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
I        just wanna say no
C C 
 
but that word can't be found
Dm Dm 
 
I   don't want the night sweats
Bb Bb 
 
I   don't want the withdraws
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
C C 
 
I        just wanna be up 'cause I'm feeling so down

Chorus 1
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I backslide
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
I'm an addict,    you're a habit
C C 
 
that just won't set me free
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I backslide
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Back to what we       had, now rehab's
C C 
 
the fix that I need
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Done did pills, then white lines
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
C C 
 
Nothing feels    like you're high
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
So I backslide
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Backslide
C C 
 
I'm sliding back to

Interlude 1

Dm

Bb

Fsus2

C

(you)

Verse 2
Dm Dm 
 
I've been shaking
Bb Bb 
 
Got me craving
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
C C 
 
I need saving   from you
Dm Dm 
 
Staying wasted
Bb Bb 
 
Chasing pavement
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
C C 
 
Can't escape     it so I use

Pre-chorus 2
Dm Dm 
 
I   don't want the heart race
Bb Bb 
 
I   don't want the crossfade
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Say      I wanna get clean
C C 
 
but I knock on your door
Dm Dm 
 
I   just wanna find peace
Bb Bb 
 
I   just wanna get sleep
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Say      I wanna move on
C C 
 
but can't find my way forward

Chorus 2
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I backslide
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
I'm an addict,    you're a habit
C C 
 
that just won't set me free
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I backslide
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Back to what we       had, now rehab's
C C 
 
the fix that I need
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Done did pills, then white lines
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
C C 
 
Nothing feels    like you're high
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
So I backslide
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Backslide
C C 
 
I'm sliding back...

Verse 3
Dm Dm 
 
Time has gone by
Bb Bb 
 
I don't know why
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
C C 
 
I'm just so       stuck on you
Dm Dm 
 
Hear my soul cry
Bb Bb 
 
I've been so  high
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
C C 
 
I might nosedive over you

Chorus 3
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I backslide
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
I'm an addict,    you're a habit
C C 
 
that just won't set me free
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I backslide
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Back to what we       had, now rehab's
C C 
 
the fix that I need
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Done did pills, then white lines
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
C C 
 
Nothing feels    like you're high
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
So I backslide
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Backslide
C C 
 
I'm sliding back to you

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsDm Bb Fsus2 C

Chords

Dm
Bb
Fsus2
C

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

Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Fsus2: x-x-3-0-1-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 11

11

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Backslide by Jelly Roll, 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 Eb minor. It suits players who want to learn Backslide the way Jelly Roll intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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