Intro - (clean tone, in at 1:18)                                                           
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Verse - (in at 1:41) “Run . . . hide . . .”
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Pre-Chorus - (strum, in at 2:38) “To rest our head on . . .“                                                                             
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Chorus - (strum with clean tone, in at 2:45)                            
“Who’s . . . . . . . . got my . . .  back . . .  now . . . .”
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                                                                            “When all we have left is deceptive . . . so disconnected . . . .”
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“What is the truth now? . . .”
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Then go into the verse (in at 3:08)


Pre-Chorus - (all palm muted, play with distortion, in at 4:29)       
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Chorus - (distorted, in at 4:35)
“Who’s . . . . . . . . got my . . .  back . . .  now . . . .”
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                                                                            “When all we have left is deceptive . . . so disconnected . . . .”
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“What is the truth now? . . .”
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Then it goes into the ‘tribal’ interlude - (in at 5:20)

Play 3 x -   Then this -
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Bridge - (in at 5:47) “What is the truth now?”
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It goes onto the chorus. (in at 6:07) “Who’s got my back now?”
 
Then play the bridge until the end “What is the truth now . . .” (in at 6:51)

Then goes back to the Cherokee Indian chants.

Tab Key -  
b = bend string
/ = slide up
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Author/Artist: Creed 
Title: Who's Got My Back? 
Album: Weathered 
Tuning: Drop D 
Transcribed by: Philipp Strller & Adam Strachn 
Email: PStroeller@gmx.de & Creedoholic@hotmail.com 

Philipp and I both worked on this GREAT song. 

Notes: 

Intro/Verse There is a weird effect going on here. Delay or reverb? 

Pre-Chorus/Chorus Octave chords. Listen to song to get it right! 

Interlude clean but palm mute it! 

Bridge palm mute the open chords. 

Other Just follow the song. 


Intro - (clean tone, in at 1:18) 
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Verse (in at 1:41) Run . . . hide . . . 
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PreChorus (strum, in at 2:38) To rest our head on . . . 
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Chorus - (strum with clean tone, in at 2:45) 
Whos . . . . . . . . got my . . . back . . . now . . . . 
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When all we have left is deceptive . . . so disconnected . . . . 
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What is the truth now? . . . 
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Then go into the verse (in at 3:08) 


Pre-Chorus (all palm muted, play with distortion, in at 4:29) 
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Chorus (distorted, in at 4:35) 
Whos . . . . . . . . got my . . . back . . . now . . . . 
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When all we have left is deceptive . . . so disconnected . . . . 
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What is the truth now? . . . 
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Then it goes into the tribal interlude (in at 5:20) 

Play 3 x - Then this - 
-------------|---------------------------| 
-------------|---------------------------| This is all 
-------------|---------------------------| palm muted! 
-5--7--8--7--|--5--7--8--7--10--8--7--5--| 
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Bridge (in at 5:47) What is the truth now? 
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---------------------------------| The open 0s are 
-4-5--7--0-0--5--7--8--0-0--8-5--| palm muted 
---------0-0-----------0-0-------| 
-0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0-0--| 

It goes onto the chorus. (in at 6:07) Whos got my back now? 

Then play the bridge until the end What is the truth now . . . (in at 6:51) 

Then goes back to the Cherokee Indian chants. 

Tab Key - 
b = bend string 
/ = slide up 
 = slide down
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