From: "Backless" (1978) play: A Key B For chords in original key transpose +2 [Verse] basic riff 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|------------|------------| B|2-------3-3---2-|--------3-3-----| G|2-------2-2---2-|--------2-2-----| D|2-------4-4---2-|--------4-4-----| A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| E|------------|------------| ------------ CHORDS D/A x-0-4-2-3-x --------------------------- [Intro] | / | % | % | % | | / | % | % | % | [Verse] Blue sky upon the horizon Private eye is on my trail And if I don’t be there by morning You know that I must have spent the night in jail [Verse] I’ve been running from Memphis to L. A. Had an appointment set sometime for today And if I don’t be there by morning You know that I must have gone the other way [Middle 8] Finding my way back to you girl Lonely and blue and mistreated too Sometimes I think of you girl Is it true that you think of me too? [Solo] | / | % | % | % | | / | % | % | % | | | % | % | | | / | % | % | % | [Verse] I got a woman living in L. A. I got a woman waiting for my pay And if I don’t be there by morning Pack my clothes get down on your knees and pray [Middle 8] Finding my way back to you girl Lonely and blue and mistreated too Sometimes I think of you girl Is it true that you think of me too? [Verse] I left my woman with a twenty dollar bill I left her waiting I hope she’s waiting for me still And if I don’t be there by morning You know that I I never will. [Outro] | / | % | % | % | | / | % | % | % | | | % | % | | | / | % | % | % | | / | % | % | % | | / | % | % | % | | | % | % | | (fade out)

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque le parcours tumultueux d'un homme qui, fuyant des soucis, se retrouve dans une situation précaire. Il parle des incertitudes de sa vie, mentionnant une éventuelle incarcération et la distance qu'il a parcourue entre différentes villes. Cet homme a une femme à Los Angeles qui l'attend, mais il exprime ses doutes et ses regrets, se demandant s’il sera de retour auprès d'elle. Entre nostalgie et désespoir, il laisse transparaître un désir sincère de retrouver l'amour, tout en étant confronté à ses choix passés.