YOUR BACKYARD Burton Cummings Transcribed by Steve Garner (s_garner@hotmail.com) Intro: G |------------------| |------------------| This quick little riff is |------------------| played during the last two |------------5-----| bars of the intro. |------------------| |--3h5--6h7--------| Verse 1:

I wrote^G you long love letters Mama, I s^Cent 'em o^Gn day by day I need you no^Dw even more than I did before But as^G I'm lookin' here's your daddy Comin' wi^Cth a big o^Gl' shotgun too My l^Dovin' situat^Gion ^Clook^Gin' mighty poor

Chorus 1:

So if yo^Gu're really wonderin' What I'm d^Coin' in ^Gyour backyard I told you ba^Dby, I'd beat it home so soon But if you're r^Geally worried About what I'm ^Cdoin' in your back^Gyard Come out later, I'll s^Dhow you by the^G lig^Cht o^Gf the moon.

Verse 2:

I had s^Gome dreams and fortunes ready Mama, ^CI got carried aw^Gay And lookin' back^D even more than I did before But as I'm k^Geepin' creepin' hidin' and sleepin' There's ^Cyour daddy w^Gith the shotgun too My lovin' ^Dsituation ain'^Gt no^Cthin^G' but poor

Chorus 2:

So i^Gf you're really worried 'Bout what^C I'm doin' i^Gn your backyard I told you ba^Dby, I was beatin' it home so soon But if you^G're really worried About what I'm d^Coin' in your ^Gbackyard C'mon ou^Dt later, I'll^G sho^Cw yo^Gu by the light of the moon

(THE SONG CHANGES KEY AT THIS POINT) (piano and guitar solos over these chords): A D A E A D A E A D A Verse 3:

N.C.

Baby thinkin' bout it R^Aeally might be wonderin' why I'm standin' here cryin' Ho^Dney lookin' i^An your backyard You worry 'bout^E nothin', you got nothin' on your mind but me But as^A I'm layin' on my back about Thinkin' b^Dout sum^Amertime, gettin' back all the way Everyt^Ehing I se^Ae, h^Doney^A remindin' me

Verse 4:

C'mon ^Aget your lovin' man C'mon and ge^Dt him whi^Ale he's hot, get him on the run Baby hear you'^Ere lookin' but really too blind to see, ho hey Whatcha gon^Ana think about a wham-bam thank-you ma'am Where^D you goin^A' on the wildwood trail Everything I ^Esee, hon^Aey r^Demin^Adin' me

Chorus 3:

Baby mig^Aht be thinkin' bout a-really livin' back Layi^Dn' back^A, standin' in your backyard I told you b^Eaby, I was beatin' it home so soon If you^A're really wonderin' What^D I'm doin^A' in your backyard C'mon ^Eout later bab^Ae, s^Dhow ^Ayou by the light of the moon

---------------------------------------------------------- PERFORMANCE NOTES: The main instrument in this song is actually a piano, so the chords listed above are actually what the piano is playing. The guitar plays a steady riff of power chords throughout the song in this type of pattern: G |---------------------| |---------------------| Use the same pattern for all |---------------------| the other power chords. |---------------------| |--5--5h7--5--5h7-----| |--3--3----3--3-------| Here are the positions for each of the power chords: G C D A E |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |----------5------7------------------------| |---5------3------5------7------2----------| |---3--------------------5------0----------| ----------------------------------------- Comments, corrections: s_garner@hotmail.com

Cummings Burton - Your backyard