Chords for Back Roads, by Kate Wolf
Tempo:
143.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G]
I'll take [D] the back roads home [Am] through the open countryside
[D]
[Am] Letting things [Bm] slip by, [C]
drawing out [D] time
[G] I'll take [Em] the long way home [Bm] on the back roads of [C] this life
[A]
Taking time [D] to see what [G] goes by
[C]
[B] Come [A] in and go in, there's no [D] dividing line
[E] What you're headed [Am] [Abm]
for, [C] someone left [D] behind
[G]
And [Em] the shortest road [Bm] ain't always [C] the best
[Am] Sometime [D] let a back road take [G] you home
[C]
[G]
And a back road is [D] so easy, it [Am] just rambles on and [D] on
[A] Take it [Bm] or leave it, [C] as it rolls [D] along
[G]
Drifts through [Em] things it cannot [Bm] change and doesn't even [C] try
[A] Wouldn't that be [D] something [G] for you and [C] I
[G] [F] Come in [A] and go in, [A] there's no [D] dividing line
[E]
What you're headed [B] for,
[C] someone left [D]
behind
[G]
And [Em] the shortest road [Gb] ain't always [C] the best
[A] Sometime [D] let a back road take you [G] home
[C] [G]
[B] [G]
And any place you're [D]
bound, well [Am] you'll get there [D] someday
[A] You're the one who [Bm] chooses [C] what you see along the [D] way
[G] And when [Em] the heartaches seem [Bm] too much for you [C] to bear
[A] There's a back road [D]
winding [G] everywhere
[C] [F]
Come in [A] and go in, there's no [D] dividing line
[E] What you're headed [Abm] for, [C] someone left [D] behind
[G] And [Em] the shortest road [Bm] ain't always [C] the best
[Am]
Sometime let [D] a back road take [G] you home
[C]
[Am] Sometime [D] let a back road take you [G] home
[G]
I'll take [D] the back roads home [Am] through the open countryside
[D]
[Am] Letting things [Bm] slip by, [C]
drawing out [D] time
[G] I'll take [Em] the long way home [Bm] on the back roads of [C] this life
[A]
Taking time [D] to see what [G] goes by
[C]
[B] Come [A] in and go in, there's no [D] dividing line
[E] What you're headed [Am] [Abm]
for, [C] someone left [D] behind
[G]
And [Em] the shortest road [Bm] ain't always [C] the best
[Am] Sometime [D] let a back road take [G] you home
[C]
[G]
And a back road is [D] so easy, it [Am] just rambles on and [D] on
[A] Take it [Bm] or leave it, [C] as it rolls [D] along
[G]
Drifts through [Em] things it cannot [Bm] change and doesn't even [C] try
[A] Wouldn't that be [D] something [G] for you and [C] I
[G] [F] Come in [A] and go in, [A] there's no [D] dividing line
[E]
What you're headed [B] for,
[C] someone left [D]
behind
[G]
And [Em] the shortest road [Gb] ain't always [C] the best
[A] Sometime [D] let a back road take you [G] home
[C] [G]
[B] [G]
And any place you're [D]
bound, well [Am] you'll get there [D] someday
[A] You're the one who [Bm] chooses [C] what you see along the [D] way
[G] And when [Em] the heartaches seem [Bm] too much for you [C] to bear
[A] There's a back road [D]
winding [G] everywhere
[C] [F]
Come in [A] and go in, there's no [D] dividing line
[E] What you're headed [Abm] for, [C] someone left [D] behind
[G] And [Em] the shortest road [Bm] ain't always [C] the best
[Am]
Sometime let [D] a back road take [G] you home
[C]
[Am] Sometime [D] let a back road take you [G] home
Key:
D
G
C
A
Am
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll take [D] the back roads home [Am] through the open countryside
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ Letting things [Bm] slip _ by, _ [C] _ _ _
drawing out [D] _ _ time _
[G] _ I'll _ take [Em] the long way home [Bm] on the back roads of [C] this life
_ _ _ [A] _
Taking time [D] to see what [G] goes _ by
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ Come [A] in and go in, _ _ _ there's no [D] dividing _ line _
[E] What you're headed [Am] _ _ [Abm]
for, _ [C] _ _ someone left [D] _ behind
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ And [Em] the shortest _ road [Bm] ain't _ always [C] the _ best
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ Sometime [D] let a back road take [G] you _ home
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And a back road is [D] so easy, it [Am] just _ rambles on and [D] on _ _ _
[A] _ _ Take it [Bm] or leave _ it, [C] _ as it rolls [D] _ along
_ _ [G] _
Drifts through [Em] things it cannot _ _ [Bm] change and doesn't even [C] try
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Wouldn't that be [D] something _ _ [G] for you and _ [C] I _ _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ Come in [A] and go in, _ _ _ [A] there's no [D] dividing line
_ _ [E] _
What you're headed [B] for, _ _ _
[C] _ _ someone left [D] _
behind
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
And [Em] the shortest _ road [Gb] ain't _ always [C] the _ _ best
_ [A] _ _ _ Sometime [D] let a back road _ take you [G] _ home _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _
And any _ place you're [D] _
bound, well [Am] _ you'll get there [D] someday
_ _ _ _ [A] You're the one who [Bm] chooses _ _ [C] what you see _ along the [D] way
_ _ [G] _ _ And when [Em] the _ heartaches seem [Bm] too much for you [C] to bear _ _
[A] There's a back road [D] _
winding _ _ [G] _ everywhere _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Come in [A] and go in, _ _ _ there's no [D] dividing line
_ _ [E] _ What you're headed [Abm] _ for, _ _ _ [C] someone _ left [D] _ behind _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ And [Em] the shortest _ road [Bm] ain't _ always [C] the best
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ Sometime let [D] a back road take [G] you home
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ Sometime [D] let a back road take you [G] home
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll take [D] the back roads home [Am] through the open countryside
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ Letting things [Bm] slip _ by, _ [C] _ _ _
drawing out [D] _ _ time _
[G] _ I'll _ take [Em] the long way home [Bm] on the back roads of [C] this life
_ _ _ [A] _
Taking time [D] to see what [G] goes _ by
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ Come [A] in and go in, _ _ _ there's no [D] dividing _ line _
[E] What you're headed [Am] _ _ [Abm]
for, _ [C] _ _ someone left [D] _ behind
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ And [Em] the shortest _ road [Bm] ain't _ always [C] the _ best
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ Sometime [D] let a back road take [G] you _ home
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And a back road is [D] so easy, it [Am] just _ rambles on and [D] on _ _ _
[A] _ _ Take it [Bm] or leave _ it, [C] _ as it rolls [D] _ along
_ _ [G] _
Drifts through [Em] things it cannot _ _ [Bm] change and doesn't even [C] try
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Wouldn't that be [D] something _ _ [G] for you and _ [C] I _ _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ Come in [A] and go in, _ _ _ [A] there's no [D] dividing line
_ _ [E] _
What you're headed [B] for, _ _ _
[C] _ _ someone left [D] _
behind
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
And [Em] the shortest _ road [Gb] ain't _ always [C] the _ _ best
_ [A] _ _ _ Sometime [D] let a back road _ take you [G] _ home _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _
And any _ place you're [D] _
bound, well [Am] _ you'll get there [D] someday
_ _ _ _ [A] You're the one who [Bm] chooses _ _ [C] what you see _ along the [D] way
_ _ [G] _ _ And when [Em] the _ heartaches seem [Bm] too much for you [C] to bear _ _
[A] There's a back road [D] _
winding _ _ [G] _ everywhere _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Come in [A] and go in, _ _ _ there's no [D] dividing line
_ _ [E] _ What you're headed [Abm] _ for, _ _ _ [C] someone _ left [D] _ behind _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ And [Em] the shortest _ road [Bm] ain't _ always [C] the best
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ Sometime let [D] a back road take [G] you home
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ Sometime [D] let a back road take you [G] home
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _