Back On My Feet

How many days will the wet weather last? I want to know will the clouds When they roll back Reveal a man in an old mac Living on a park bench Sitting on his own? Cut to the rain as it runs down the glass Eventually through the lightning and thunder We see a man going under This is how it happens This is what he said Chorus: I don't need love Though temptation is sweet Give me your hand 'Til I'm back on my feet You're always telling me about my misery I've seen things you'll never see Don't pity me Focus in on the breath of a man Who takes a brown paper bag From his knapsack Between his whispers and wise cracks He's looking for permission Screaming at the sky (Chorus) I'll be right again Be upright without you I'll stand up again Kick up a fuss again too Cut back again to a girl walking by Until the feet that are all shoes and no socks Climb an invisible soap box Laughing at the traffic Shouting at the world (Chorus) I'll stand up again Kick up a fuss again too I'll be right again Be upright without you We see a life through the eyes of a man As he live and he dies By a simple tattoo I'll be back again When I land on my feet I'll stand up again Kick up a fuss again, wouldn't you Well there you go, though we tried hard to know him It's there on his face He's a case where there's clearly no hope Give me your hand again 'Til I land again His face starts to fade As we pull down the shade And the picture we made Is in glorious cinemascope I'll be back...

Back On My Feet Written by Paul McCartney & Declan MacManus Background:  This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello. First known performance:      (0 known performances) Paul McCartney version Performed by Paul McCartney Produced by Phil Ramone Musicians Paul McCartney - lead vocal, guitars, piano, backing vocals Tim Renwick - guitar Nick Glennie-Smith - keyboards Charlie Morgan - drums Linda McCartney - backing vocals Albums Paul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt (CD reissue), 1993 Singles Paul McCartney: Once Upon A Long Ago, 1987 Length 4:24

Covers

Cockeyed Ghost

Coming Up   Various artists

2001

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Paul McCartney

Flowers In The Dirt [reissue]

1999

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Chords

A

 A
How many days will the wet weather last?
A                         G
I want to know will the clouds
                E
When they roll back 
          A             F#m
Reveal a man in an old mac
             Bsus4    B
Living on a park bench
               Esus4   E
Sitting on his own? 

 A
Cut to the rain as it runs down the glass
                        G                 E
Eventually through the lightning and thunder 
          A           F#m
We see a man going under 
                Bsus4  B
This is how it happens 
                 Esus4  E
This is what he said  

E             A
I don't need love
            E          A
Though temptation is sweet 
 E            F#m
Give me your hand
          D          A
'Til I'm back on my feet 
 E             A         E         A
You're always telling me about my misery
      E                  F#m
I've seen things you'll never see
 D         A
Don't pity me 
 
 A
Focus in on the breath of a man
 A                       G
Who takes a brown paper bag
              E
From his knapsack 
              A                 F#m
Between his whispers and wise cracks  
                     Bsus4  B
He's looking for permission
                 Esus4  E
Screaming at the sky 

E             A
I don't need love
            E          A
Though temptation is sweet 
 E            F#m
Give me your hand
          D          A
'Til I'm back on my feet 
 E             A         E         A
You're always telling me about my misery
      E                  F#m
I've seen things you'll never see
 D         A
Don't pity me 

C
 I'll be right again 
                    A
Be upright without you 
C
 I'll stand up again 
                      A
Kick up a fuss again too 

 A
Cut back again to a girl walking by 
                        G                 E
Until the feet that are all shoes and no socks 
            A            F#m
Climb an invisible soap box 
                       Bsus4  B
Laughing at the traffic 
                 Esus4  E
Shouting at the world 

E             A
I don't need love
            E          A
Though temptation is sweet 
 E            F#m
Give me your hand
          D          A
'Til I'm back on my feet 
 E             A         E         A
You're always telling me about my misery
      E                  F#m
I've seen things you'll never see
 D         A
Don't pity me 

C
 I'll stand up again 
                      A
Kick up a fuss again too 
C
 I'll be right again 
                    A
Be upright without you 

A
We see a life through the eyes of a man 
As he live and he dies 
By a simple tattoo 
C       
 I'll be back again 
                   A
When I land on my feet 
C
 I'll stand up again 
                                A
Kick up a fuss again, wouldn't you 

A
Well there you go, though we tried hard to know him 
It's there on his face 
He's a case where there's clearly no hope
C
 Give me your hand again 
                 
'Til I land again 
A
His face starts to fade 
As we pull down the shade 
And the picture we made 
Is in glorious cinemascope 

C                  A
 I'll be back...

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