How to Play My Back Pages on Guitar?

Bob Dylan - My Back Pages can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, Em, F, G, G7 chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play My Back Pages with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Bob Dylan - My Back Pages Chords

Chord reference C, Am, Em, F, G, G7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]Crimson [Am]flames tied [Em]through my ears Rollin’ [F]high and [G]mighty [C]traps [C]Pounced with [Am]fire on [Em]flaming [C]roads Using [F]ideas [Em]as my [G]maps

“We’ll [F]meet on [Am]edges, [G]soon,” said [C]I [Am]Proud ‘neath heated [F]brow. [G] Ah, [C]but I was so much [Am]older [C]then, I’m [F]younger [G]than that [C]now.

[G] [G] [G7] [G7]

[C]Half-wracked [Am]prejudice [Em]leaped forth “[F]Rip down all [G]hate,” I [C]screamed [C]Lies that [Am]life is [Em]black and white [F]Spoke from my skull. I [G]dreamed

Ro[Am]mantic facts of [Em]musketeers Foun[F]dationed deep, some[G]how. Ah, but [C]I was [Am]so much [Em]older [F]then, I’m [G]younger [G7]than that [C]now.

[C]Girls’ faces [Am]formed the [Em]forward path From [F]phony [G]jealou[C]sy [C]To memo[Am]rizing [Em]politics Of [F]ancient [Am]histo[G]ry

Flung [Am]down by corpse e[Em]vangelists Un[F]thought of, though, som[G]how. Ah, [C]but I was so much [F]older [C]then, I’m [F]younger [G]than that [C]now.

A [C]self-or-[Am]dained pro[Em]fessor’s tongue Too [F]ser[G]ious to [C]fool [C]Spouted [Am]out that [Em]liberty Is [F]just equality in [G]school

“E[Am]quality,” I [Em]spoke the word As [F]if a wedding [G]vow. Ah, [C]but I was [Am]so much older then, [F]I’m younger [G]than that [C]now.

In a [C]soldier’s [Am]stance, I [Em]aimed my hand At the [F]mongrel [G]dogs who [C]teach [C]Fearing not that I’d [Am]become my [Em]enemy In the [F]instant that I [G]preach

My [Am]existence led by [F]confusion [C]boats [Am]Mutiny from [Em]stern to [G]bow. Ah, but [C]I was [Am]so much [F]older [C]then, I’m [G]younger than that [C]now.

Yes, my [C]guard [Am]stood hard when [Em]abstract threats Too [F]noble [G]to ne[C]glect De[C]ceived me [Am]into [Em]thinking I had [F]something to pro[G]tect

[Am]Good and bad, I de[Em]fine these terms [F]Quite clear, no doubt, some[G]how. Ah, but [C]I was [Am]so much [F]older [C]then, I’m [G]younger than that [C]now.

Artist Bob Dylan

Album Another Side of Bob Dylan

Genres Folk

Year 1964

Key C

Bob Dylan - My Back Pages can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, Em, F, G, G7 chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play My Back Pages with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.