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Feels Like We Only Go Backwards by Tame Impala

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Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
              from their 2012 album Lonerism

Intro:
Bass tabbed for guitar:
e|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|
E MajorE|-3--3--3--3--|

Keyboard:
e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
D MajorD|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
A augmentedA|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
E MajorE|----------------------------|

Pause:
"It feels like I..."

Chorus:
"...only go backwards, baby,
Every part of me says "go ahead",
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,
Feels like we only go backwards, darling"
Since the synth just holds the 3 chords, I add in a rhythm to the strumming like this:
  FF major    C majorC major   G+G minor
e|--8---8---8--8--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
BB|-10--10--10-10--8---8---8--8-11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-|
G+G|-10--10--10-10--9---9---9--9-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| x4
D MajorD|-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|
A augmentedA|--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
E MajorE|----------------8---8---8--8-------------------------------------|

Verse:
"I know that you think you sound silly when you call my name"
  D MajorD minor
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
BB|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
G+G|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D MajorD|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
A augmentedA|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
E MajorE|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|

"...(my name),
But I hear it inside my head all day"
  Cmaj7Cmaj7
e|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
BB|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
G+G|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
D MajorD|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

"When I realise I'm just holding onto the hope that..."
  D MajorD minor
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
BB|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
G+G|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D MajorD|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
A augmentedA|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
E MajorE|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|

"...maybe your feelings don't show"
  G+G major                 G+G minor
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
BB|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--11--11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--|
G+G|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
D MajorD|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
A augmentedA|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
"It feels like I only go backwards, baby,
Every part of me says "go ahead",
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,
Feels like we only go backwards, darling"
  FF major    C majorC major   G+G minor
e|--8---8---8--8--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
BB|-10--10--10-10--8---8---8--8-11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-|
G+G|-10--10--10-10--9---9---9--9-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| x4
D MajorD|-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|
A augmentedA|--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
E MajorE|----------------8---8---8--8-------------------------------------|

Verse:
"Seed of all this indecision isn't..."
  D MajorD minor
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
BB|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
G+G|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D MajorD|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
A augmentedA|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
E MajorE|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|

"...me, oh no,
'Cause I decided long ago, but..."
  Cmaj7Cmaj7
e|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
BB|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
G+G|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
D MajorD|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

"...that's the way it seems to go when trying so hard to get to something..."
  D MajorD minor
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
BB|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
G+G|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D MajorD|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
A augmentedA|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
E MajorE|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|

"...real,
It feels"
  G+G major                 G+G minor
e|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
BB|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--11--11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--|
G+G|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
D MajorD|-12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--|
A augmentedA|-10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
"It feels like I only go backwards, darling,
Every part of me says "go ahead",
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,
Feels like we only go backwards, darling"
  FF major    C majorC major   G+G minor
e|--8---8---8--8--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
BB|-10--10--10-10--8---8---8--8-11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-|
G+G|-10--10--10-10--9---9---9--9-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| x4
D MajorD|-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|
A augmentedA|--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
E MajorE|----------------8---8---8--8-------------------------------------|

Outro:
Chorus:
"It feels like I only go backwards, baby,
Every part of me says "go ahead",
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,
It feels like we only go backwards, darling
It feels like I only go backwards, baby,
Every part of me says "go ahead",
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,
Feels like we only go backwards, darling"
  FF major    C majorC major   G+G minor
e|--8---8---8--8--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
BB|-10--10--10-10--8---8---8--8-11--11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-|
G+G|-10--10--10-10--9---9---9--9-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-| x8
D MajorD|-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-12--12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|
A augmentedA|--8---8---8--8-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
E MajorE|----------------8---8---8--8-------------------------------------|

A augmentedA guitar with weird effects on it comes in
and plays these root notes behind the chords:
e|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|-----------------------| x8
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-------15--------------|
E MajorE|-13----------15--------|

End with echoed delay.


************************************

| /  slide up
|  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| .  staccato
| b  Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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