This transcription is not my own work; it was contributed to the site by another Caedmon's Call fan.
Climb On (A Back That's Strong)
Caedmon's Call
written by: Shawn Colvin, John Leventhal
Transcribed by Darrin DeJohn
Capo 2rd Fret
INTRO: D Csus (FINGER PICKING)
G D G3 Csus D Dsus
Oh, my soul, sometimes we don't know what to do
Em D Csus
We work so hard at being tough on our own
G D
but now it's me and you
G D G3
Let's give it up, sad bones
Csus D Dsus
'cause we are following hard times
Em D Csus
but you don't have to stand up all alone
G D
just put your hands in mine
CHORUS:
G D C3
Climb on........
Csus D
a back that's strong
G D
yeah, you can get what you want
C3 Csus
climb on a back that's strong
G D G3
If you could save me a place in heaven
Csus D Dsus
with a clean well lighted room
Em D Csus
I'd muscle up to armegeddon
G D
Wave to you darlin'......be home soon
G D G3
If you could show me the story of love
Csus D Dsus
I would write it again and again
Em D Csus
and then you could be.................the women you need
G D
If you'd just let me be................ the man that I am
CHORUS 2X
SOLO G D C3 Csus D Dsus
G D G3
Oh, I don't know
Csus D Dsus
sometimes we try to hard to see
Em D Csus
but we've got one down...........and one more to go
G D
that's when you say...............to me
CHORUS 3X Fade
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