Looking Forward Looking Back chords by Slim Dusty (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Chorus 1
G7 
C 
Looking  (G7) forward, looking  (C major) back
Am 
Em 
I've come a  (A minor) long way down the  (E minor) track
Am 
Em 
Got a  (A minor) long way left to go  (E minor) 
G7 
C 
Making  (G7) songs, from what I  (C major) know
G7 
C 
Making  (G7) sense of what I've  (C major) seen
Am 
Em 
All the love  (A minor) we've had between  (E minor) 
Am 
Em 
You and I,  (A minor) along the  (E minor) track
G7 
C 
Looking  (G7) forward, looking  (C major) back

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Verse 1

There are strange days

Full of change on the way

But we'll be fine, unlike some

I'll be leaning forward, to see what's coming

Chorus 2

Looking forward, looking back

I've come a long way down the track

Got a long way left to go

Making songs, from what I know

Interlude 1

Verse 2

If I'm alone at night, I can see

Through all the triviality

Of the day and I'm okay

I just think of those who are dear to me

Chorus 3
G7 
C 
Looking  (G7) forward, looking  (C major) back
Am 
Em 
I've come a  (A minor) long way down the  (E minor) track
Am 
Em 
Got a long  (A minor) way left to go  (E minor) 
G7 
C 
Making  (G7) songs, from what I  (C major) know
G7 
C 
Making  (G7) songs, from what I  (C major) know
G7 
C 
Looking  (G7) forward, looking  (C major) back

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Eb majorBPM: 85

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2

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This is the original studio version of Looking Forward Looking Back by Slim Dusty, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Eb major. It suits players who want to learn Looking Forward Looking Back the way Slim Dusty intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.