The Road & The Rodeo Chords by Aaron Watson

[E] _ _ _ _ Wild horses _ [F#m] and honky-tonking bars
_ [A]
Drives a man to chase gold [E] buckles and guitars
I don't do it for the money, I can't blame [F#m] the fame
[A] It's been a long hard ride, still [Am] I saddle up [E] just the same
_ _ _ I'm rolling right along, sky [F#m] above is blue
I got the winter [A] rolled down and I'm listening [E] to Chris LeDoux
Half a can of caffeine running [F#m] through my veins
Riding rain or [A] shine and I'm never pulling [E] back the reins
Now [C#m] you may not see me [F#m] on your [E] TV
[C#m] I'm seldom heard on [E] your radio
But [F#m] if you're looking, you [E] might just find me
[A] Somewhere between the [B] road and [E] the rodeo
_ _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _
[B] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] I'm [B] _ [C#m] _
[B] _ [A] _ _ [B] there [A] to greet you [B] when your life [E] begins
_ You'll start [A] your journey [B] on your knees [E] and hands
I [A] offer many [B]
choices [E] and [G#m] places you [C#m] can go
But you [F#m] must [B] choose, cause I'm just [E] a road
_ I'm paved [A] with memories, [B]
glory and [E] regrets
I'm lined [A] with broken [B] dreams and [E] cigarettes
_ You [A] can take all you [B] can hold, but if [E] you [B] stumble beneath [C#m] your load
Don't [F#m] blame me, [B]
[E] I'm just a road
[B] I'm a million miles before you, [A] I'm a million miles [E] behind
[B] I'll take you straight and narrow, [A] I'll ramble and [E] I'll whine
[B] So curse my [G#] broken brimstone, [C#m] or kiss my bricks of gold
I'm not [F#m] the reason, [B]
I'm just [A] a road
[E] The road [A] to riches, [B] the path of [E] righteousness
_ Through [A] busy cities [B] or through a mountain [E] mess
_ [A] I'll take you on [B] the highway [E] or sneak you through [C#m] the low
[F#m] But it's your call, [B]
I'm just [E] a road
[B] I'm a million miles before you, [A] I'm a million miles [E] behind
[B] I'll take you straight and narrow, [A] I'll ramble and [E] I'll whine
[B] So curse my [G#] broken brimstone, [C#m] or kiss my bricks of gold
I'm not [F#m] the reason, [B]
I'm just [E] a road
Your [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [G#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] last [B] breath, not the death [E] of me
_ I'll take [A] you on [B] to where your ticket [E] reads
To [A] that place where [B] I [E] hope shining [B] angels greet [C#m] your soul
But if [F#m] they [B] don't, I'm just [A] a road
[E] [B] I'm a million miles before you, [A] I'm a million miles [E] behind
[B] I'll take you straight and narrow, [A] I'll ramble and [E] I'll whine
[B] So curse my [G#] broken brimstone, [C#m] or kiss my bricks of gold
I'm not [F#m] the reason, [B]
I'm just [E] a road
I'm [B] a million miles before you, [A] I'm a million miles [E] behind
[B] I'll take you straight and narrow, [A] I'll ramble and [E] I'll whine
[B] So curse my [G#] broken brimstone, [C#m] or kiss my bricks [F#] of gold
I'm not [F#m] the reason, [B]
I'm just [E] a road
_ So don't [B] you thank me, don't [G#] you blame me
When [C#m] you're at that [F#] judgment throne
Cause I'm not [F#m] the reason, [B] I'm just [E] a road _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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