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Back In Nyc

Jeff Buckley

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Used chords
D5          (E0 A0 D0 GX BX EX)
D           (E0 AX DX G2 B3 E2)        
D6          (E0 AX DX G2 B0 E2)
C5/D        (E0 AX DX G0 B1 E3)
Gmaj7/D     (E0 AX DX G0 B0 E2)
Doct        (EX AX D0 G7 BX EX)
Dsus2       (EX AX D0 G9 BX EX)
Dm          (EX AX D0 G10 BX EX)
D(7)        (EX AX D0 G5 BX EX)
D5*         (EX AX DO G2 BX EX)
D(b6)       (EX AX D0 G3 BX EX)
D*          (EX AX D0 G2 B3 E2)
E/D         (EX AX D0 G4 B5 E4)
A/D         (EX AX D0 G6 B5 E5)

intro

D5
    I see facesand traces of home,

Back in new york city

/D          /D          /D6         /D6
/C5/D       /C5/D       /Gmaj7/D    /Gmaj7/D

Verse 1
       D                      D6
So you think i'm a tough kid?
   C5/D                Gmaj7/D
Is that what you heard
       D                       D6
well i like to see some action
       C5/D               Gmaj7/D
and it gets into my blood
    D
Oh, let me out of pontiac
           D6
when i was just sevnteen
  C5/D
I had to get it out of me
       Gmaj7/D
If you know what i mean, what i mean.

Instrumental 1

/D5          /D5          /D5          /D5
/D5          /D5          /D5          /D5
/D5          /D5          /

Verse 2
D                  D6
Ah,      you say i must b crazy
C5/D                        Gmaj7/D
   cause i don't care who i hit who i hit
      D                               D6
cause i know its me thats hitting out
    C5/D            Gmaj7/D
and i'm not full of shit
D
down by my bottle
          D6
filled up high with gasoline
        C5/D
you can tell by the night fires
      Gmaj7/D
where rael has been has been

Instrumental 2

/D5          /D5          /D5          /D5

Chorus 1
Doct   Dsus2  Dm         Dsus2 D(7) D5*
As     i      cuddld the por - cu - pine
Doct Dsus2  Dm     Dsus2  D(7)  D5*          Doct
he   said   i  had none   to    blame, but me
Doct   Dsus2 Dm       Dsus2 D(7) D5*
Held   my    heart,   deep  in   hair
Doct   Dsus2 Dm       Dsus2  D(7)D5*
Time   to    shave,   shave  it  off, it off
D5*
   No time for romantic escape,
         D(b6)
When your  filthy heart is ready for rape. No
D5*
  No time for romantic escape,
         D(b6)
When your  filthy heart is ready for rape. 
D* E/D A/D    D* E/D A/D   D*  E/D A/D
Off we go,    off we go     off we go

Verse 3
     D
Your sitting in your comfort
    D6
you don't believe i'm real
        C5/D
well yo cannot buy protection
        Gmaj7/D
for the way that i feel
D
   Your progrssive hypocrites
D6
hand ou their trash
       C5/D
it was mine in the first place
        Gmaj7/D
so i'll burn it to ash.


Verse 4
         D
And i've taken all the strongest meets
    D6
and laid them down in coloured sheets
C5/D      Gmaj7/D
laid them down in coloured sheets
D
who needs illusion
   D6
Of love and affection
          C5/D
when your out walking in the streets
         Gmaj7/D
your mainline connection, connection.


Chorus 2
Doct   Dsus2  Dm         Dsus2 D(7) D5*
As     i      cuddld the por - cu - pine
Doct Dsus2  Dm     Dsus2  D(7)  D5*          Doct
he   said   i  had none   to    blame, but me
Doct   Dsus2 Dm       Dsus2 D(7) D5*
Held   my    heart,   deep  in   hair
Doct   Dsus2 Dm       Dsus2  D(7)D5*
Time   to    shave,   shave  it  off, it off
D5*
   No time for romantic escape,
         D(b6)
When your  filthy heart is ready for rape. No
D5*
  No time for romantic escape,
         D(b6)
When your  filthy heart is ready for rape. 
D5*
   No time for romantic escape,
         D(b6)
When your  filthy heart is ready for rape. No
D5*
  No time for romantic escape,
         D(b6)
When your  filthy heart is ready for rape. 

No time.

Back in New York City

Coda

//D5          /D5          /D5          /D5          //
                                        Repeat ad lib.
                                        w/noise& FX

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Back In Nyc

Jeff Buckley