Bassackwards chords by
Kurt Vile

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Key: D major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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I was on the beach but

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I was thinking about the bay

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Got to the bay but by

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then I was far away

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I was on the ground but

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looking straight into the sun

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But the sun went down and

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I couldn't find another one

For awhile

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For because it was an all-burning

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feeling feeling in my chest

To fill the void

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Of a long night unwatched by,

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well, the sun

Until the morn

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Until when, well, the sun's reborn

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And so am I

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From all the scorn buried deep

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Within the psyche of my soul

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I was standing down but I

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was also on the run

Interlude 1

In my mind

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Verse 2

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I was on the radio talking

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with a friend of mine

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There wasn't no format because well,

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we like it like that

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He was out of his mind and

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I was way out of mine

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Then everything went backwards

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With words coming out

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Bassackwards

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And I appreciate him to

Interlude 2

the utmost degree

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Verse 3

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I was on the beach but

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I was thinking about the bay

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Got to the bay but by

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then I was far away

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I was on the ground but

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looking straight into the sun

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But the sun went down and

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I couldn't find another one

For a while

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To fill the void

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Until the morn

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Then everything went backwards

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I mean, phrases flying out

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Bassackwards, yeah

Interlude 3

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Verse 4

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I was

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on the moon but more so,

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I was in the grass

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So I was chilling out but

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with a very drifting mind

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ground circa planet earth

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But out of sorts but

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I snapped back, baby

Just in time to jot

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it down and come around

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And it's always to see you

And I came around

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It's always to see you

here when I come around

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Or when I'm plain come, comin' down

Verse 5

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Then everything goes backwards

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I mean, everything moving out

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Then everything goes backwards

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I mean, everything oozing out

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Bassackwards

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(Strummin' a Chet Atkins)

Verse 6

I was standing up

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But you know I hate

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to still stoop you down

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To my level

Interlude 4

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Verse 7

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Bassackwards

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And I appreciate her to

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the utmost degree.

Interlude 5

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Verse 8

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yeah

Verse 9

Then everything went backwards

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I mean, words coming out

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Verse 10

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It's just the way

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things is these days

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That's the way they

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come out these days

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Just the way things come out

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Verse 11

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Yeah, come

Interlude 7

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Verse 12

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on

Verse 13

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To the utmost degree

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Bassackwards by Kurt Vile is D major.

The primary chords used in Bassackwards are D, C, Am, A, Asus4, G.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, C, Am, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Bassackwards is approximately 95 beats per minute.

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