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Back Against The Wall Tab by Cage the Elephant

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    2

  • Db

    4

  • Cb

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Intro 1
(A flat major) (G flat major) (D flat major) (C flat major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|-11-------------------------------| G|-5-----------------------3--------|-------------10----------8--------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|-9--------------------------------| E|-4-----------------------2--------|-------------9-----------7--------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A flat major) (G flat major) (D flat major) (C flat major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|-11-------------------------------| G|-5-----------------------3--------|-------------10----------8--------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|-9--------------------------------| E|-4-----------------------2--------|-------------9-----------7--------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A flat major) (G flat major) (D flat major) (C flat major)
E|-------------9--------------------|-(9)------------------------------| B|---------9------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-5h--6----------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A flat major) (G flat major) (D flat major) (C flat major)
E|-------------9--------------------|-(9)------------------------------| B|---------9------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-5h--6----------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 1
(A flat major) Tonight, I'll have a (G flat major) look and
E|-4--------------------------------| B|-4--------------------------------| G|-5--------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
try to find (D flat major) my face a (C flat major) gain
(A flat major) Buried beneath this (G flat major) house
My spirit screams (D flat major) and dies a (C flat major) gain
(A flat major) Out back, a monster (G flat major) wears
a cloak of Per (D flat major) sian leather (C flat major)
(A flat major) Behind the T V screen, (G flat major)
I've fallen to (D flat major) my knees
I (C flat major) said, you've

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Pre-chorus 1
(A flat major) got me where you want me again
E|----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------4----| G|-------------4--------------------| D|-6---6---6-------6---6---6--------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(C flat major) and I can't (D flat major) turn away I'm
E|----------------------------------| B|-(4)-4---4---4---2---2---2---2----| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(A flat major) hanging by a thread and I'm
feel (G flat major) ing like I'll (D flat major) fall
I'm (A flat major) stuck here in between these
sha (C flat major) dows of my (D flat major) yes terday
I (A flat major) want to get away, I need
(G flat major) to get a (D flat major) way
E|----------------------------------| B|-(4)-4---4---4---2---2---2--------| G|-----------------------------4----| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Verse 2
(A flat major) Blanket of silence (G flat major) makes me
want to sink (D flat major) my teeth in (C flat major) deep
(A flat major) Burn all the evidence (G flat major) of
fabrica (D flat major) ted disbe (C flat major) lief
(A flat major) Pull back the curtains, (G flat major) took a
look into (D flat major) your eyes (C flat major)
(A flat major) My tongue has now become (G flat major) a
platform for (D flat major) your lies
Pre-chorus 2
I (C flat major) said, you've (A flat major) got me where you want me
again (C flat major) and I can't (D flat major) turn away
I'm (A flat major) hanging by a thread and I'm
feel (G flat major) ing like I'll (D flat major) fall
I'm (A flat major) stuck here in between these
sha (C flat major) dows of my (D flat major) yes terday
I (A flat major) want to get away, I need (G flat major) to get a (D flat major) way
Chorus 1
(A flat major) Now you (G flat major) know, yeah
(C flat major) You've got my (D flat major) back against the (A flat major) wall
Oh (G flat major) God, I (C flat major) ain't got no (D flat major) oth er place to (A flat major) hide
Chained (G flat major) down, like a (C flat major) sit ting duck
just (D flat major) wait_ing for the (A flat major) fall
You (G flat major) know, yeah
(C flat major) You've got my (D flat major) back against the
(A flat major) wall (G flat major)
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-5-----------------------3--------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-4-----------------------2--------| 1 2 3 4
(D flat major) (C flat major)
E|----------------------------------| B|-11-------------------------------| G|-------------10----------8--------| D|----------------------------------| A|-9--------------------------------| E|-------------9-----------7--------| 1 2 3 4
(A flat major) (G flat major) (D flat major) (C flat major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|-11-------------------------------| G|-5-----------------------3--------|-------------10----------8--------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|-9--------------------------------| E|-4-----------------------2--------|-------------9-----------7--------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 3
(A flat major) Deep in the jungle, (G flat major) cam ouflaged
by all (D flat major) the fallen (C flat major) leaves
(A flat major) A hand holds up the sky (G flat major) while,
shamefully, (D flat major) I make my (C flat major) plea
(A flat major) The altar's calling (G flat major) but my legs
won't seem (D flat major) to stand (C flat major)
(A flat major) Guess I'm a coward scared (G flat major) to
face the man (D flat major) I am
Pre-chorus 3
I (C flat major) said, you've (A flat major) got me where you want me
again (C flat major) and I can't (D flat major) turn away
I'm (A flat major) hanging by a thread and I'm
feel (G flat major) ing like I'll (D flat major) fall
I'm (A flat major) stuck here in between these
sha (C flat major) dows of my (D flat major) yes terday
I (A flat major) want to get away, I need (G flat major) to get a (D flat major) way
Chorus 2
(A flat major) Now you (G flat major) know, yeah
(C flat major) You've got my (D flat major) back against the (A flat major) wall
Oh (G flat major) God, I (C flat major) ain't got no (D flat major) oth er place to (A flat major) hide
Chained (G flat major) down, like a (C flat major) sit ting duck
just (D flat major) wait_ing for the (A flat major) fall
You (G flat major) know, yeah
(C flat major) You've got my (D flat major) back against the
Solo 1
(A flat major) wall (C flat major) (D flat major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|-(9)-------------(7)-----(9)------| G|-(8)------------------------------|-8---------------6-------8--------| D|-6--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A flat major) (G flat major) (D flat major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|-(9)-------------(7)-----(9)------| G|-(8)------------------------------|-8---------------6-------8--------| D|-6--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A flat major) (C flat major) (D flat major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------------------7--------|-9---------------9----------------| G|-(8)-----------------6-8----------|----------------------------------| D|-6--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A flat major) (G flat major) (D flat major)
E|----------------------------------|-7-9-----9-11----1114--1416----14-| B|-7h9-----------------9---9---9----|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A flat major) (G flat major) (C flat major) (D flat major)
E|-14161616161414141416161616141414-|-14161616161414141416161616-------| B|-14161616161414141416161616141414-|-14161616161414141416161616--1919-| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A flat major) (G flat major) (C flat major) (D flat major)
E|---------16--16--16--16--16--16---|-16--16--16--16--16--16--16-------| B|-19b-----19b-19b-19b-19b-19b-19b--|-19b-19b-19b-19b-19b-19b-19b------| G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------11---| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A flat major) (G flat major) (C flat major) (D flat major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------12----------12-----------|-12----------12------12-----------| G|-11b---------11b---------11b------|-----11b---------11b-----11b------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A flat major) (G flat major) (C flat major) (D flat major)
E|-7-9-9-9-9-1111111114141414161616-|-16--16--16--161616--16--16-------| B|-7-9-9-9-9-1111111114141414161616-|-16--16--16--161616--16--16-------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Chorus 3
(A flat major) Now you (G flat major) know, yeah
(C flat major) You've got my (D flat major) back against the (A flat major) wall
Oh (G flat major) God, I (C flat major) ain't got no (D flat major) oth er place to (A flat major) hide
Chained (G flat major) down, like a (C flat major) sit ting duck
just (D flat major) wait_ing for the (A flat major) fall
You (G flat major) know, yeah
(C flat major) You've got my (D flat major) back against the (A flat major) wall
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