Backwaters chords by Drenge
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Intro 1
(A5) (A minor) (D5) (D major) (A5)
Verse 1
(A5) Sun's so high,
waterhole's dry
I wanna give up, but I don't know why
Sun's (A minor) so (C major) hot that meat (G major) cooks
in (A5) the shade
(A minor) (A5)
Verse 2
Saw a lamb and it was choking on death
Its mother kicked, and (A minor) broken its neck
I never (C major) seen blood and milk (G major)
mixed (A5) so divine (A minor) (A5)
(C major) I never seen such beau (D major) ty so (A minor) (A5) malign
Interlude 1
(A minor) (A5) (A minor) (G major) (C major)
(D major) (C major) (A5) (G major) (C major) (D major) (A5) (A minor) (G major) (C major) (D major) (C major) (D5) (D major) (A minor) (A5)
Verse 3
Brother said Bourbon (A5) never
done me good
Neither did a face full of campfire soot
(A minor) Them burn (C major) ing Alport (G major) coals
sting (A5) like a bitch
(A minor)
Verse 4
(A5) I catch a lift on the last bus home
To the end of the line for the coppers I own
I (A minor) get (C major) thrown off, hit on,
beat (D major) up be (A major) fore I drown (A5)
(C major) In the murky backwaters I lay (D major) my body (A minor) down
Interlude 2
(A5) (A minor) (A5) (G major)
(C major) (D major) (C major) (A5) (G major) (C major) (D major) (C major) (A5) (G major) (C major) (D5) (C major) (D5) (C major) (D major) (C major) (A5)
Verse 5
Fifty stars above (A5) my head
And thirteen scars run through my chest
(C major) Blue and red blood (B major) fuck up
my vein (A5) (A minor) s
(A5)
Verse 6
Blackened eyes, and a purple nose
(A minor) I've got missing teeth (A5) , got a lot (A minor) of those
(C major) Oh Marigold, (D major) you've never
(A5) done me no harm
(A minor)
Verse 7
(A5)
(C major) Oh Marygold, in debt (D major) to you
Don't (C major) ever wanna say the
things (D major) I've thought of you
Oh (C major) Marygold, I wro (D major) te you (A major) a (A5) love song (A minor)
Outro 1
(G major) (C major) (D major) (C major) (A5) (G major) (C major) (D major) (A5) (G major) (C major) (D5) (C major) (D major) (C major)
(D5) (A minor) (A5) (G major) (C major) (D major) (C major) (A minor) (G major) (C major) (D5) (D major) (A5) (A minor) (G major) (C major) (D5) (C major) (D5) (C major) (D major) (C major) (A5)
(A minor) (A5) (B flat major)
Backwaters
Drenge
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