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

Intro 1

Cm

Ab

Ebsus2

Bb

Cm

Ab

Ebsus2

Bb

Verse 1
Cm Cm 
 
Time has gone by
Ab Ab 
 
I don't know why
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I'm just so        stuck on you
Cm Cm 
 
Hear my soul cry
Ab Ab 
 
I've been so  high
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I might nosedive  over you

Pre-chorus 1
Cm Cm 
 
I   don't want the regrets
Ab Ab 
 
I   don't wanna feel lost
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
I         just wanna say no
Bb Bb 
 
but that word can't be found
Cm Cm 
 
I   don't want the night sweats
Ab Ab 
 
I   don't want the withdraws
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I         just wanna be up 'cause I'm feeling so down

Chorus 1
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I backslide
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
I'm an addict,     you're a habit
Bb Bb 
 
that just won't set me free
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I backslide
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Back to what we        had, now rehab's
Bb Bb 
 
the fix that I need
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Done did pills, then white lines
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Nothing feels     like you're high
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
So I backslide
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Backslide
Bb Bb 
 
I'm sliding back to

Interlude 1

Cm

Ab

Ebsus2

Bb

(you)

Verse 2
Cm Cm 
 
I've been shaking
Ab Ab 
 
Got me craving
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I need saving    from you
Cm Cm 
 
Staying wasted
Ab Ab 
 
Chasing pavement
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Can't escape      it so I use

Pre-chorus 2
Cm Cm 
 
I   don't want the heart race
Ab Ab 
 
I   don't want the crossfade
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Say       I wanna get clean
Bb Bb 
 
but I knock on your door
Cm Cm 
 
I   just wanna find peace
Ab Ab 
 
I   just wanna get sleep
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Say       I wanna move on
Bb Bb 
 
but can't find my way forward

Chorus 2
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I backslide
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
I'm an addict,     you're a habit
Bb Bb 
 
that just won't set me free
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I backslide
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Back to what we        had, now rehab's
Bb Bb 
 
the fix that I need
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Done did pills, then white lines
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Nothing feels     like you're high
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
So I backslide
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Backslide
Bb Bb 
 
I'm sliding back...

Verse 3
Cm Cm 
 
Time has gone by
Ab Ab 
 
I don't know why
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I'm just so        stuck on you
Cm Cm 
 
Hear my soul cry
Ab Ab 
 
I've been so  high
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I might nosedive  over you

Chorus 3
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I backslide
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
I'm an addict,     you're a habit
Bb Bb 
 
that just won't set me free
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I backslide
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Back to what we        had, now rehab's
Bb Bb 
 
the fix that I need
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Done did pills, then white lines
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Nothing feels     like you're high
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
So I backslide
Ebsus2 Ebsus2 
 
Backslide
Bb Bb 
 
I'm sliding back to you

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsCm Ab Ebsus2 Bb

Chords

Cm
Ab
Ebsus2
Bb

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

Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Ebsus2: x-6-8-8-6-6
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 9

9

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 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 is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Jelly Roll's performance.

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