Backstabber chords by The Dresden Dolls

Chords with lyrics

This is based on the performance Amanda and Brian did for Occupy Melbourne, so I'd recommend watching that if
you want to see the best strumming pattern. I double checked the sheet music to be sure of my chords, they are
correct, although I simplified them a little.

G+G D MajorD A minorAm C majorC
G+G D MajorD A minorAm C majorC

  G+G      D MajorD
The record goes
   A minorAm      C majorC
From blue to gold
  G+G       D MajorD    A minorAm
So thank you for all your help
 G+G       D MajorD
I know you want
  A minorAm        C majorC
To jump around
  G+G     D MajorD     A minorAm
But try to contain yourself

      C majorC        G+G        D MajorD
You always struck me as the type to take it lightly
        C majorC       G+G         D MajorD
But now you're gonna have to shut your mouth and fight me

Oh

A minorAm       C majorC
Backstabber, backstabber...

    G+G      D MajorD
You're all alone
    A minorAm      C majorC
You're all over
  G+G    D MajorD   A minorAm   C majorC
The popular magazines
   G+G       D MajorD
Will never care
   A minorAm        C majorC
What do you care
    G+G    D MajorD     A minorAm   C majorC
You're down with the Japanese

         C majorC         G+G     D MajorD
But you've got no right to sit there saying I abuse it
       C majorC          G+G          D MajorD
When you only sleep with girls who say they like your music


*Palm mute

A minorAm           C majorC
Backstabber, backstabber, backstabber, backstabber
A minorAm           C majorC
Backstabber, backstabber, backstabber, backstabber

*Back to full strums

G+G      D MajorD
Backstabber, hope grabber
A minorAm      C majorC
Greedy little fit haver
G+G    D MajorD    A minorAm    C majorC
God I feel for you, fool
G+G        D MajorD
You hit lover, off-brusher
A minorAm     C majorC
Jaded bitter joy crusher
G+G      D MajorD     A minorAm    C majorC
Failure has made you so cruel

You

G+G D MajorD A minorAm C majorC
G+G D MajorD A minorAm C majorC

G+G D MajorD A minorAm C majorC
G+G D MajorD A minorAm C majorC

A minorAm      C majorC
Rotten to the core
A minorAm      C majorC
Rotten to the core


*Here, switch to palm-muted power chords, even on an acoustic guitar.

BB        G+G
Rotten like a crackwhore
BB        G+G
Begging out the backdoor
C majorC          G#G#
Show us what you're good for
C majorC          G#G#
Post it on the noise board
C#C#        A augmentedA
Come on join the bloodsport
C#C#        A augmentedA
Show us some support still
C#C#        A augmentedA
Working at the drugstore
C majorC    A augmentedA
Is it because you're

A augmentedA FU-CKING


*The rest is half a step up, so either shove a capo on the first fret and play as normal, or play barre chords
as written here:

G#G#      D#D#
Backstabber, hope grabber
BbmBbm      C#C#
Greedy little fit haver
G#G#   D#D#   BbmBbm    C#C#
God I feel for you, fool
G#G#        D#D#
You shit lover, off-brusher
BbmBbm      C#C#
Jaded bitter joy crusher
G#G#      D#D#     BbmBbm    C#C#
Failure has made you so cruel


     BbmBbm       C#C#
So don't tell me what to write
     BbmBbm        C#C#
And don't tell me that I'm wrong
     BbmBbm       C#C#     BbmBbm       C#C#
And don't tell me not to reference my songs within my songs


Oh, oh, oh

G#G#      D#D#   BbmBbm   C#C#
You backstabber
  G#G#     D#D#   BbmBbm   C#C#
You backstabber
G#G#      D#D#
Backstabber, hope grabber
BbmBbm      C#C#
Greedy fucking bitch lover
G#G#
Backstabber
D#D#    BbmBbm    C#C#
Oh, Oh

G#G# D#D# BbmBbm C#C#
G#G# D#D# BbmBbm C#C#
G#G# D#D# BbmBbm C#C#
G#G# D#D# BbmBbm C#C#

Finish on a high E MajorE chord, for the album ending, or a G+G if you want a perfect cadence.