Pushin Forward Back

I got a lot of response on my earlier TOTD stuff, so here's some

more of it! This song is quite tricky to play if you're not used

to 7/8 beats.

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"Pushing forward back" / Temple of the Dog

Tab transcription by Mark van 't Zet (tmvtzet@cs.vu.nl)

MAIN RIFF / INTRO

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Count: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &

VERSE 1

Mother mother found me on her step

Gracious mother held to to her breast

Until the day I started..

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Count: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &

PRE-CHORUS 1

..pushing

Too late to cry she turned away

I started pushing

I saw no future in this lack

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Count: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 &

CHORUS / MAIN RIFF

I started pushing pushing pushing forward back

I started pushing pushing pushing forward back

VERSE 2

Baby brother clinging to her hair

Gracious pleading not another soul to bare

He started..

PRE-CHORUS 2

..pushing

All my kings have fallen down

I started pushing

Fallen heroes feed the ground

BRIDGE (4/4 beat)

Falling down.. (great movie as well!)

Now I know her

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I know I'll never drown

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I was pushing pushing pushing forward back

I was pushing pushing pushing forward back