Backwards And Forwards

C     Fmaj7      G        C


[Verse 1]
C
Craze my hair and shine my shoes,
             Am                G      G7
And kiss the kiss that I could lose,
C                      E7
And I looked at what I have,
           F           Em     Dm
And I have one wish,
C                       E7
And I looked back in your eyes,
               F             F/G
And there were two words,
              C
Backwards and forwards.


[Verse 2]
C
Here lies the essence of my peers,
            Am                G       G7
Handshakes, hellos and golden years,
       C                   E7
See it smiling through its teeth,
         F                F    Em   Dm
It's the whore who has to die,
C               E7
Unhappy, underneath,
         F
And it's long learned not to show it,
F/G                  C
Get backwards and forwards.


[Bridge]
                                 Dm       A7     Dm
How come when I'm gone I get the blues?
Bbmaj7                      F
Or something special that I might confuse,
Bbmaj7                        F
With getting gifts I'm not at liberty to use.
     Gm                    A
It's cold to the touch and older than I know,
             Bb
And when the world's with me too much,
          C                 C#dim
I say she comes and then it goes.


[Guitar Solo]
D    Bm   A    F#m   Gm   D
Gm   D    F#m   G    E7


[Verse 3]
D
Could completeness still appeal,
           Bm                    A
To one who thinks what he should feel?
       D                F#7
And it stares me in the face,
             G
And holds me speechless,
      D                 F#7
And I look back in your eyes,
             G
And see your eyes gaze,
         E7
See your eyes gaze into mine,
A
Forever.


[Outro]
D  F#7  Em  A  G  A
Repeat to fade