Manchester Orchestra - Back of your old church
tabsver. 1
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Tuning: D# G# C# F# A# D#
[Intro]
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[Verse]
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Behind the back of your old church
there is a path that no one takes
it's covered up
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C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
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D#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
in wood & leaves
it's hidden by a crucifix
It leads to
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C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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nothing that you want
It leads to everything that's ever let you down.
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C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
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F#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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Still repeatedly each week,
the congregation tries to figure it out.
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[Verse]
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F#|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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Once you start that little path
there's only one chance you get back
you see your
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C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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faith inside a ditch
you see your family in a trap
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C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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when a man appears and asks you if you're sure
this is the way you wanna go
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C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D#|------------------|
A#|------------------|
F#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
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You'd be surprised how many folks
decide to fuck the path & head back on their own.
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[Verse]
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F#|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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I heard that at the finish line
there is a light that never lights
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C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
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it was a trick that everyone that took the trip can recognize
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C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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it's a way to help the weaker men
to pasts that they could never let go
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F#|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D#|------------------|
A#|------------------|
F#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
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you figure out the path has led you to a
mirror that can not be shown.
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F#|--1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-|
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
[Chorus]
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A#|-----------------|
F#|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
C#|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
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D#|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
I still believe
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C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
there is something up that sleeve
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A#|-----------------|
F#|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
C#|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
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D#|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
I do conceive
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F#|--1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-|
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
there is so much I can't see.
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F#|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
C#|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
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D#|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
I won't believe
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F#|--1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-|
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
there is nothing
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A#|-----------------|
F#|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
C#|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
G#|-----------------|
D#|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
[Verse]
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A#|------------------|
F#|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G#|------------------|
D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Behind the back of your old church
there is a path that no one takes
it's covered up
D#|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|
F#|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
G#|-----------------|
D#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
in wood & leaves
it's hidden by a crucifix
It leads to
D#|------------------|
A#|------------------|
F#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D#|------------------|
nothing that you want
It leads to everything that's ever let you down.
D#|------------------|
A#|------------------|
F#|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G#|------------------|
D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D#|------------------|
A#|------------------|
F#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D#|------------------|
Still repeatedly each week,
the congregation tries to figure it out.