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Back to the Old House

The Smiths
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7/C Dsus2 Fmaj7C

e|------------------------|-------0-----------------|-----------------0------|-------0---------0-------|
B|-0---1-1----------------|-0---1-------------------|-0---1---------1---1---0|-1---3---3-1-3-----1---0-|
G|-----------------0-2---0|-----------------0-2---0-|-------0----------------|---------------2---------|
D|---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3---|---2-----------------3--|---2---------0-------3---|
A|-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3-----|-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-----------------3-----|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------3|-----------------------3-|

I would...

Verse 1

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7/C Dsus2 Fmaj7C

e|------------------------|-------0-----------------|-----------------0------|-------0---------0-------|
B|-0---1-1----------------|-0---1-------------------|-0---1---------1---1---0|-1---3---3-1-3-----1---0-|
G|-----------------0-2---0|-----------------0-2---0-|-------0----------------|---------------2---------|
D|---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3---|---2-----------------3--|---2---------0-------3---|
A|-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3-----|-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-----------------3-----|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------3|-----------------------3-|

rather not go... back to the old house I would...

Cmaj7 Cmaj7

e|------------------------|-------0-----------------|
B|-0---1-1----------------|-0---1-------------------|
G|-----------------0-2---0|-----------------0-2---0-|
D|---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3---|
A|-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3-----|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|

rather not go... back to the old house

Chorus

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

e|-3-------1-------0--------------|-3-------1-------0--------------|-3-------1-------0--------------|
B|------1-------1----------3------|------1-------1----------3------|------1-------1----------3------|
G|---2--------2--------0--------0-|---2--------2--------0--------0-|---2--------2--------0--------0-|
D|-3-------3---------0--------0---|-3-------3---------0--------0---|-3-------3---------0--------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-------3------|-----------------3-------3------|-----------------3-------3------|

There's too many... Bad memories... Too many memories

Interlude

Em7 Cmaj7 Em7 Cmaj7 Em7 Bm9

e|------------0---------------|------------0--------------|----------------------------0-|
B|-------3--------------------|-------3-------------------|-------3---------------2------|
G|--------------------0-----0-|-------------------0-----0-|---------0-----------2--------|
D|-----2------------2-----4---|-----2-----------2-----4---|-----2-----2-------0----------|
A|---2------2-----3-----5-----|---2------2----3-----5-----|---2-------------2--------2---|
E|-0--------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0----------------------------|

G B♭maj7

e|-------------------------------|------------------------0-----|
B|---------2-------2-------2-----|-3-------3-------3--------3-0-|
G|-------------0-------0-------0-|-----2-------2------2---------|
D|-----0-----0-------0-------0---|---3-------3-------3----------|
A|---2-----2-------2-------2-----|-1-------1-------1------------|
E|-3-----------------------------|------------------------------|

Verse 2

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7/C Dsus2 Fmaj7C

e|------------------------|-------0-----------------|-----------------0------|-------0---------0-------|
B|-0---1-1----------------|-0---1-------------------|-0---1---------1---1---0|-1---3---3-1-3-----1---0-|
G|-----------------0-2---0|-----------------0-2---0-|-------0----------------|---------------2---------|
D|---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3---|---2-----------------3--|---2---------0-------3---|
A|-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3-----|-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-----------------3-----|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------3|-----------------------3-|

When you cycled by here began all my dreams the saddest thing I've ever seen

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7/C Dsus2 Fmaj7C

e|------------------------|-------0-----------------|-----------------0------|-------0---------0-------|
B|-0---1-1----------------|-0---1-------------------|-0---1---------1---1---0|-1---3---3-1-3-----1---0-|
G|-----------------0-2---0|-----------------0-2---0-|-------0----------------|---------------2---------|
D|---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3---|---2-----------------3--|---2---------0-------3---|
A|-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3-----|-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-----------------3-----|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------3|-----------------------3-|

And you never knew how much I really liked you, 'cause I never even told you, oh, but I meant to

Cmaj7 Cmaj7

e|------------------------|-------0-----------------|
B|-0---1-1----------------|-0---1-------------------|
G|-----------------0-2---0|-----------------0-2---0-|
D|---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3---|
A|-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3-----|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|

Are you still there?

Chorus

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

e|-3-------1-------0--------------|-3-------1-------0--------------|-3-------1-------0--------------|
B|------1-------1----------3------|------1-------1----------3------|------1-------1----------3------|
G|---2--------2--------0--------0-|---2--------2--------0--------0-|---2--------2--------0--------0-|
D|-3-------3---------0--------0---|-3-------3---------0--------0---|-3-------3---------0--------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-------3------|-----------------3-------3------|-----------------3-------3------|

Or have you moved away? Or have you moved away?

Interlude

Em7 Cmaj7 Em7 Cmaj7 Em7 Bm9

e|------------0---------------|------------0--------------|----------------------------0-|
B|-------3--------------------|-------3-------------------|-------3---------------2------|
G|--------------------0-----0-|-------------------0-----0-|---------0-----------2--------|
D|-----2------------2-----4---|-----2-----------2-----4---|-----2-----2-------0----------|
A|---2------2-----3-----5-----|---2------2----3-----5-----|---2-------------2--------2---|
E|-0--------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0----------------------------|

G B♭maj7

e|-------------------------------|------------------------0-----|
B|---------2-------2-------2-----|-3-------3-------3--------3-0-|
G|-------------0-------0-------0-|-----2-------2------2---------|
D|-----0-----0-------0-------0---|---3-------3-------3----------|
A|---2-----2-------2-------2-----|-1-------1-------1------------|
E|-3-----------------------------|------------------------------|

I would love to go...

Outro

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7

e|------------------------|-------0-----------------|------------------------|-------0-----------------|
B|-0---1-1----------------|-0---1-------------------|-0---1-1----------------|-0---1-------------------|
G|-----------------0-2---0|-----------------0-2---0-|-----------------0-2---0|-----------------0-2---0-|
D|---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3---|---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3---|
A|-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3-----|-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3-----|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|

back to the old house... but I never will I never will

Cmaj7 Cmaj7

e|------------------------|-------0-----------------|
B|-0---1-1----------------|-0---1-------------------|
G|-----------------0-2---0|-----------------0-2---0-|
D|---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3---|
A|-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3-----|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|

I never will

Cmaj7 Cmaj7

e|------------------------|-------0-----------------|
B|-0---1-1----------------|-0---1-------------------|
G|-----------------0-2---0|-----------------0-2---0-|
D|---2-----------2-----3--|---2-----------2-----3---| x10, fade out
A|-3-------3-2-0-----3----|-3-------3-2-0-----3-----|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|

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