Bob Marley - Back Out: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Back Out' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Back Out Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Marley

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Back Out' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Chorus:
C        F7
Back out; this is the rout,
C       F7
Back out, and shut your mouth!
C                    F7
Back out; you ain't got no behaviour!
C                     F7
Back out; don't know who could be your saviour?

F                G
Yahso, Mistress Martin;
F                    G
Couldn't speak like yahso!
F                G
Yahso, Mistress Martin;
F                    G                    G7
Couldn't speak like yahso, yahso, yahso, yahso!
Yeah!

Chorus:
Back out, and shut your mouth!
Back out: ooh, yea-eah!
Back out: you're makin' things go slow!
Back out: on the go!

Yahso, Mistress Martin:
Couldn't speak like yahso!
Yahso, Mistress Martin:
Could never speak like yahso, yahso, yahso
(yahso)! Ooh, yeah!

Eh! Yahso, Mistress Martin:
Couldn't speak like yahso!
Yahso, Mistress Martin:
Could never speak like yahso, yahso, yahso (yahso)!

Chorus:
Eh! Ooh! Back out now, and shut your mouth
(Back out!)
Shut your mouth! (Back out!)
Makin' things go slow! (Back out!)
Now you're on the go! (Back out!)
You're back - back - back - now! (Back out!)
You never, never knew (Back out!)
You would be back - back - back now! (Back out!)



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

F7

Guitar chord F7

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

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 'Back Out' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Back Out' by Bob Marley.