Hell & Back chords by Kid Ink (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Cm
Eb
Ab
Eb/G
Ab/G

Intro 1

Chorus 1
Cm 
 (C minor) You can tell them that
Eb 
I've been from  (E flat major) hell and back
Ab 
 (A flat major) When the heat is on
Eb/G 
I  (E flat/G) fire   back
Cm 
 (C minor) In this cold world
Eb 
Where your  (E flat major) lighters at?
Ab 
 (A flat major) Let's burn it down
Fire back
Cm 
 (C minor) You can tell them that
Eb 
I've been from  (E flat major) hell and back
Ab 
 (A flat major) When the heat is on
Eb/G 
I  (E flat/G) fire   back
Cm 
 (C minor) In this cold world
Eb 
Where your  (E flat major) lighters at?
Ab 
Ab/G 
 (A flat major) Let's burn it down  (A flat/G) 

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Verse 1
Fire back
Cm 
Eb 
 (C minor) Uh, let's take it  (E flat major) to  the ground
Ab 
 (A flat major) Don't too many make it
Eb/G 
coming  (E flat/G) through our town
Cm 
Eb 
 (C minor) Looking for a detour nowhere  (E flat major) to  be found
Ab 
 (A flat major) When the pressure's on seems
Eb/G 
nobo (E flat/G) dy's   around
Cm 
Eb 
 (C minor) Uh, but I won't let 'em see me  (E flat major) sweat
Ab 
Yeah it  (A flat major) took a little time,
But can't really be upset
Eb/G 
Cm 
 (E flat/G) Long    (C minor) way to the top,
Eb 
I can barely see the  (E flat major) steps
Ab 
Yeah, they  (A flat major) sleeping on me still
But I barely need to rest
Cm 
See me  (C minor) standing here head high
Eb 
Ab 
Face up,  (E flat major) I   don't need no  (A flat major) X-Ray
Show you what I'm made of
Eb/G 
Cm 
 (E flat/G) Tell 'em I paid my  (C minor) dues and
You can check the pay stubs
Eb 
Ab 
 (E flat major) Never had a  (A flat major) chance so
Ab/G 
I had to go and  (A flat/G) make   one

Pre-chorus 1
Say some
Cm 
 (C minor) You can tell them that
Eb 
I've been through  (E flat major) hell and back
Ab 
But I'm  (A flat major) home, can't really complain when
Eb/G 
Cm 
 (E flat/G) It's the life that I   (C minor) chose
Eb 
Ab 
Sacrificed it all and  (E flat major) everything that I  (A flat major) owned
Ab/G 
Say what doesn't  (A flat/G) kill   me can only make me...

Chorus 2
Cm 
 (C minor) You can tell them that
Eb 
I've been from  (E flat major) hell and back
Ab 
 (A flat major) When the heat is on
Eb/G 
I  (E flat/G) fire   back
Cm 
 (C minor) In this cold world
Eb 
Where your  (E flat major) lighters at?
Ab 
 (A flat major) Let's burn it down
Fire back
Cm 
 (C minor) You can tell them that
Eb 
I've been from  (E flat major) hell and back
Ab 
 (A flat major) When the heat is on
Eb/G 
I  (E flat/G) fire   back
Cm 
 (C minor) In this cold world
Eb 
Where your  (E flat major) lighters at?
Ab 
Ab/G 
 (A flat major) Let's burn it down  (A flat/G) 

Verse 2
Fire back
Cm 
Eb 
 (C minor) Yeah, can you  (E flat major) feel the heat
Ab 
 (A flat major) The block is hot as ever
Eb/G 
In these  (E flat/G) city   streets
Cm 
 (C minor) You only get one shot
Eb 
Keep your  (E flat major) arm steady
Ab 
 (A flat major) They tried to make me wait
Eb/G 
But I'm  (E flat/G) more   than ready
Cm 
Eb 
 (C minor) To go and get mine, grind like an  (E flat major) in-line
Ab 
 (A flat major) Skater check your wrist watch you'll see that
Eb/G 
Cm 
This  (E flat/G) time   it's  (C minor) my  time
And I don't need no invite
Eb 
Ab 
To the  (E flat major) party, got  (A flat major) roll over minutes and it
Feels like my calling, uh
Cm 
 (C minor) I'm just doing what I can
Eb 
Ab 
With a  (E flat major) whole lot of  (A flat major) drive
Trying to make my own path
Eb/G 
Cm 
Take a  (E flat/G) chance, can't  (C minor) sit and worry about
Eb 
Ab 
No five year  (E flat major) plan, gotta  (A flat major) live for the day
Ab/G 
'Cause I could  (A flat/G) die    where I stand

Pre-chorus 2
Tell 'em
Cm 
 (C minor) You can tell them that
Eb 
I've been through  (E flat major) hell and back
Ab 
But I'm  (A flat major) home, can't really complain when
Eb/G 
Cm 
 (E flat/G) It's the life that I   (C minor) chose
Eb 
Ab 
Sacrificed it all and  (E flat major) everything that I  (A flat major) owned
Ab/G 
Say what doesn't  (A flat/G) kill   me can only make me...

Chorus 3
Cm 
 (C minor) You can tell them that
Eb 
I've been from  (E flat major) hell and back
Ab 
 (A flat major) When the heat is on
Eb/G 
I  (E flat/G) fire   back
Cm 
 (C minor) In this cold world
Eb 
Where your  (E flat major) lighters at?
Ab 
 (A flat major) Let's burn it down
Fire back
Cm 
 (C minor) You can tell them that
Eb 
I've been from  (E flat major) hell and back
Ab 
 (A flat major) When the heat is on
Eb/G 
I  (E flat/G) fire   back
Cm 
 (C minor) In this cold world
Eb 
Where your  (E flat major) lighters at?
Ab 
Ab/G 
 (A flat major) Let's burn it down  (A flat/G) 

Outro 1

Fire back

[Repeat and fade]

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Cm
Eb
Ab
Eb/G
Ab/G

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C minorBPM: 67

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

Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Eb/G: x-x-5-3-4-3
Ab/G: 3-x-1-1-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Hell & Back by Kid Ink, 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 C minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Kid Ink's performance.