
Looking Back
Bob Seger
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Tom: A
E C D A E E C D A E
| | | | | | | You hit the
[Verse 1]
E C
street You feel them | staring. You know they
D A E
hate you you can feel their eyes a | glarin'. Because you're
E C
different Because you're | free. Because you're
D A E
everything deep down they wish they could | be. You're lookin
[Chorus 1]
E B7
back (looking back) They're looking | back (looking back)
A7 G Gb E
Too many people looking | back. You're lookin
E B7
back (looking back) They're looking | back (looking back)
[Próxima Parte]
A7 G Gb E
Too many people looking | back. They watch the
[Verse 2]
E C
news, see young men | dying. They watch them
D A E
bleedin' and listen to them | lyin'. And if they're
E C
normal if they can | see, they just reach
D A E
out and change the channel on the | TV. You're lookin
[Chorus 2]
[Próxima Parte]
A7 G Gb E
Too many people looking | back.
[Interlude]
E C D A E E C D A E
| | | | | | | When they could
[Verse 3]
E C
vote, and end the | war, they're much too
D A E
busy fittin' locks upon the back | door. Give you a
E C
foxhole, a place to | hide, cause when the
D A E
war come the cops'll be on their | side. You're lookin
[Chorus 3 2x 2x]
[Próxima Parte]
A7 A7
Too many people .. | Too many people ..
A7 G Gb E
Too many people looking [break] | Back !
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