Biography:
The Ruts were a reggae-influenced British punk rock band, notable for the 1979 Top 10 hit "Babylon's Burning." Thier debut album The Crack was produced by Mick Glossop and released in September 1979, reaching number 16 in the UK Albums Chart. Singles "Babylon's Burning" and "Something That I Said" were re-recorded for the album. The band were active in anti-racist causes and played a number of benefits for Rock Against Racism.
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BACKBITER by THE RUTS (from The Crack LP 1979)
BASS & DRUM INTRO:
E -----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ a few times
VERSE:
E -----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ x2 A A E E
Don’t grow my insight you talk about fiction
The words you say are gushing by you talk about friction
I don’t wanna hear about the troubles that you found
Don’t wanna know the way that you’ve been messed around
CHORUS:
B E A E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
B E A E E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
VERSE:
E -----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ x2 A A E E
You stitch up your friends you think you’ve got it sown up
But that was a true lie, we know that you suck
I don’t wanna know about what happened to your life
Don’t wanna know the reasons why you’re still alive
CHORUS:
B E A E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
B E A E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
BREAK: B B D D x4
LEAD PLAYS:
D------------1---2---0------4---7--------------
A-----2h---2---2---2------5---5---5slide2------ x4
DRUM BREAK:
BASS RETURNS WITH MAIN BASS RIFF
VERSE:
E -----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ x2 A A E E
Don’t grow my insight you talk about fiction
The words you say are gushing by you talk about friction
I don’t wanna hear about the troubles that you found
A A E E A A E E
Don’t wanna know the way that you’ve been messed around
CHORUS:
B E A E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
B E A E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
B E A E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
B E A E E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
BASS & DRUM INTRO:
E -----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ a few times
VERSE:
E -----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ x2 A A E E
Don’t grow my insight you talk about fiction
The words you say are gushing by you talk about friction
I don’t wanna hear about the troubles that you found
Don’t wanna know the way that you’ve been messed around
CHORUS:
B E A E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
B E A E E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
VERSE:
E -----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ x2 A A E E
You stitch up your friends you think you’ve got it sown up
But that was a true lie, we know that you suck
I don’t wanna know about what happened to your life
Don’t wanna know the reasons why you’re still alive
CHORUS:
B E A E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
B E A E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
BREAK: B B D D x4
LEAD PLAYS:
D------------1---2---0------4---7--------------
A-----2h---2---2---2------5---5---5slide2------ x4
DRUM BREAK:
BASS RETURNS WITH MAIN BASS RIFF
VERSE:
E -----0-2-0-2-0-5-0-2------ x2 A A E E
Don’t grow my insight you talk about fiction
The words you say are gushing by you talk about friction
I don’t wanna hear about the troubles that you found
A A E E A A E E
Don’t wanna know the way that you’ve been messed around
CHORUS:
B E A E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
B E A E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
B E A E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
B E A E E
Backbiter you’re a loser Backbiter you’re a user
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