Tuning: E A D G B E

BACKBITER by THE RUTS (from The Crack LP 1979) BASS & DRUM INTRO: E -----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ a few times VERSE: E -----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ x2 A A E E Don’t grow my insight you talk about fiction The words you say are gushing by you talk about friction I don’t wanna hear about the troubles that you found Don’t wanna know the way that you’ve been messed around CHORUS:

^BBackbiter you’re a ^Eloser ^ABackbiter you’re a ^Euser ^BBackbiter you’re a ^Eloser ^ABackbiter you’re a ^Euser ^E

VERSE: E -----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ x2 A A E E You stitch up your friends you think you’ve got it sown up But that was a true lie, we know that you suck I don’t wanna know about what happened to your life Don’t wanna know the reasons why you’re still alive CHORUS:

^BBackbiter you’re a ^Eloser ^ABackbiter you’re a ^Euser ^BBackbiter you’re a ^Eloser ^ABackbiter you’re a ^Euser

BREAK: B B D D x4 LEAD PLAYS: D------------1---2---0------4---7-------------- A-----2h---2---2---2------5---5---5slide2------ x4 DRUM BREAK: BASS RETURNS WITH MAIN BASS RIFF VERSE: E -----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ x2 A A E E Don’t grow my insight you talk about fiction The words you say are gushing by you talk about friction I don’t wanna hear about the troubles that you found

Don’t wanna know the way that you’ve been messed around^A ^A ^E ^E ^A ^A ^E ^E CHORUS: ^BBackbiter you’re a ^Eloser ^ABackbiter you’re a ^Euser ^BBackbiter you’re a ^Eloser ^ABackbiter you’re a ^Euser ^BBackbiter you’re a ^Eloser ^ABackbiter you’re a ^Euser ^BBackbiter you’re a ^Eloser ^ABackbiter you’re a ^Euser ^E

Ruts - Backbiter