Status Quo - Backwater: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Backwater" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
B Down at Backwater junction rolling down the line In the dark early morning I heard the one-forty-nine E I was walking down the highway, needed somewhere to go B Lady laid beside me and she invited me home A E B She led me cold, tired and hungry down the backwater road In a house on the corner looking over the track I woke up with a fever and a pain in my back She was lying there beside me, my fever started to grow Had a funny feeling but the lady said no My lover needs a doctor down the Backwater Road B Whatcha lookin' for, whatcha lookin' for D E B Lady do you know what you're lookin' for B Was I wrong to play along? D E B Lady was I right or lady was I wrong? Backwater doctor, you've got me breathing in time It's ten-thirty in the morning and I'm feeling alright I went back to my lady but I wasn't to know Lady left this morning and she's not coming home I was cold when she left me down the Backwater Road You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  D  E  B  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Backwater" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Backwater" by Status Quo.