Back 2 Good Chords & Tabs
The other submissions sound a little off in the second to last chorus as well as
another part. Try this.
Tuning: standard(EADGBe)
No capo
CHORDS:
D C C9 G A Bm
e|----2----0----0----3----0----2------|
B|----3----1----3----3----2----3------|
G|----2----0----0----0----2----4------|
D|----0----2----2----0----2----4------|
A|----x----3----3----2----0---(2)-----|
E|----x----x----x----3----x----x------|
(Riff 1) (Riff 2)
e|----------------------0-------------|------------------|
B|------3--------3--------3--------3--|----------3-------|
G|----2--------0-----------------0----|--------0---------|
D|--0--------2-------0---------2------|------0-----------|
A|---------3-----------------3--------|------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----3-------------|
Riff 3 Riff 4a+b (the reeds' part)
e|----2---0-------------2---3--|-a--3--------|-b--------10-------|
B|------3---3-------------3----|------3------|----7-8-10--7------|
G|------------2----------------|--------0----|--------------9-7--|
D|--0-----------0----0---------|-------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------------|
INTRO:
(Riff 1)
D C9 D C9
(Riff 1)
D C9 D C9
VERSE 1:
D C D C
it's nothing, it's so normal
(Riff 2)
D C D C G
you just stand there, i could say so much
(Riff 2)
G G D C D C
but i don't go there cuz i don't want to
D C D C
i was thinkin if, you were lonely
(Riff 2)
D C D C G
maybe we could leave here and no one would know
(Riff 2)
G G D C D C
at least not to the point that we would think so
CHORUS:
G A D G
everyone here knows everyone here is thinkin bout somebody else
G A D A Bm Bm A G
well it's best if we all keep this under our heads
G A D G
i couldn't tell, if anyone here was feeling the way i do
(Riff 4a)
G G
but i'm lonely now, and i don't know how
(Riff 1) (Riff 1)
D C D C D C D C
to get it back to good
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/matchbox_twenty/back_2_good_crd.html ]
VERSE 2:
(Riff 1)
D C D C
this don't mean that, you own me well,
(Riff 1) (Riff 2)
D C D C G
this ain't no good, in fact it's phony as hell
(Riff 2) (Riff 1)
G G D C D C
but things worked out just like you wanted to
(Riff 1)
D C D C
if you see me out you don't know me
(Riff 1) (Riff 2)
D C D C G
try to turn your head, try to give me some room
(Riff 2) (Riff 1)
G G D C D C
to figure out just what i'm gonna do
CHORUS:
G A D G
cuz everyone here hates everyone here for doin just like they do
G A D A Bm Bm A G
and it's best if all keep this quiet instead
G A D G
i couldn't tell, why everyone here was doin me like they do
(Riff 4a)
G G
but i'm sorry now, and i don't know how
(Riff 1) (Riff 1)
D C D C D C D C
to get it back to good
CHORUS:
Em A D G
everyone here is wondering what it's like to be with somebody else
G A
and everyone here's to blame, everyone here
D
gets caught up in the pleasure of the pain
Em A
yea well everyone here hides shades of shame
D G
yea but lookin inside we're the same, we're the same
G G
and we're all grown now, but we don't know how
(Riff 1) (Riff 1)
G D C D C D C
to get it back to good
CHORUS:
G A D G
everyone here knows everyone here is thinkin bout somebody else
G A D A Bm Bm A G
well it's best if we all keep this under our heads, hell our heads yea
G A D G
i couldn't tell, if anyone here was feeling the way i do
(Riff 4a) (Riff 4b)
G G
but it's over now, and i don't know how
(Riff 3)
G D C
yes it's over now there's no getting back to good
OUTRO:
(Riff 3) x3
D C x6
End on D
