Backbone Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Umm,[Dm] oh, [Am]yeah[Dm]
Well, well, [Am]well, well
Well, well, well, well
[Dm]Umm, [Am]oh baby[Dm][C][Dm][C]
[Gsus4]Listen to me[Am][Dm]

[Verse 2]
Just got laid off [Am]from work [Dm]today
I can't go home,
[Am]what am I gonna say[Dm]
Guess I'll [Am]go to the local bar
[Dm]Toss up a few to the b[Gsus4]artender what
I'm goin' [Dm]through[C][Dm]
He say if you got [Am]a good [Dm]woman
She gon' catch you [Am]when [Dm]you fall
So instead of givin' me [Am]an earfull
Here's a [Dm]quarter, you need to call her
So here I [Gsus4]am, baby
If to[C]night [Am]I

[Verse 3]
[Dm]cry[Am]
I need you to [Dm]be strong[Am]
Will you be [Dm]my shoulder[Am]
Girl you are my [Dm]backbone, my backbone
[Am]And [Gsus4]I'm falling [G]apart[Dm]

[Verse 4]
My little boy's birthday is [Am]com ing,
[Dm]yeah
And he want [Am]that PlayStation II,
[Dm]yes he do
What am I [Am]gonna tell him
[Dm]Gotta save 'cause the rent [Gsus4]is due,
the rent is [G#dim]due[Am][Dm]

[Verse 5]
You say you get [Am]an other job,
yes [Dm]you do girl
But I won't put you through [Am]that
[Dm]Just hold me close tonight
[Am]Say everyting'll be alright
[Dm]I just need to know
I need to know you got [Gsus4]my back, so
[G]If to[C]night[Am]

[Verse 6]
[Dm]I cry[Am]
I need you to [Dm]be strong[Am]
Will you [C]be [Dm]my s[Am]houlder
Girl you are my [Dm]backbone, my backbone
[Am]And I'm [Gsus4]falling ap[C]art[Am]

[Verse 7]
[Dm]Girl I kno[Am]w this[C] is really messe[Dm]d up[Am]
[C]I think the Lord is t[F]ryna test us, yes he is
[Dm]But I have never meant so much to me
Like [C]any real man, I want my family
To have [F]everything and anything
But I'm struggling [Gsus4]to get on my [C]feet
[Am]If tonight

[Verse 8]
[Dm]I cr[Am]y
I need you [Dm]to be strong
[Am]Will [C]you be [Am]my shoulder[Dm][F][Am]
Girl you are my [Dm]backbone, my backbone
[F]And I'm falling [Gsus4]apart[Am][Dm]

[Verse 9]
I don't want [Am]to cry
So I need you [Dm]to be strong
For the [Am]kids and the family
[Dm]Can't let 'em see us down
'cause yo [Am]know they gon' kick ya
[Dm](Backbone, backbone)
When you're down and out
[Gsus4]See nobody [F]wants ya
[Gsus4]Nobody ev[C]en ca[Am]res
[F]If ton[Dm]ight

[Verse 10]
[Am]I cry
I need you to [Dm]be strong[Am]
[Dm]Will you be my shoulder
Girl you are my backbone,
my backbone
And I'm falling apart