The Background Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][F][C][F]
[C][F][C][F]
[C][F][C][F]

[Verse 1]
[C]Everything is qui[F]et
[C]Since you're not arou[F]nd
[C]And I live in the num[F]bness now
In the back[C]ground[Am][G]

[Verse 2]
[C]I do the things we did bef[F]ore
[C]I walk Haight Street to the[F] store
And they say, [C]"Where's that crazy girl?"
You don't get [F]drunk on red wine
and fight no more
[C]I don't see you anymor[F]e since the hospital

[Chorus 1]
The [G]plans I make still have you in them
'Cause [Am]you come swimming into [C]view
And I'm hanging on your [Am]words
Like I always used to [C]do
The words they use so [Am]lightly
I only feel for [C]you
I only know because [F]I carry you around
In the back[C]ground[F]
I'm in the back[C]ground[Am][G]

[Verse 3]
[C]Words, they come and memories all [F]repeat
[C]I lift your head while they
change the hospi[F]tal sheets
And [C]I would never lie to you no
[F]I would never lie to you no
[C]I felt you long after we were thr[Am]ough,
we [G]were through

[Chorus 2]
The [G]plans I make still have you in them
'Cause [Am]you come swimming into [C]view
And I'm hanging on your [Am]words
Like I always used to [C]do
The words they use so [Am]lightly
I only feel for [C]you
I only know because [F]I carry you around

[Solo 1]
In the background
[C][F][C][F]

[Bridge 1]
'Cause [G]I felt you long after we were through
[Am][C][Am][C]
[Am][C][G]

[Outro 1]
Well, [Am]you come swimming into v[C]iew
And I'm hanging on your [Am]words
Like I always used to [C]do
The words they use so [Am]lightly
I only feel for [C]you
I only know because
[F]I'm way, I'm way in the background
I'm in the background
[C]