Chords for Bonnie Raitt - The Road Is My Middle Name
Tempo:
107.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Em
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [Bm] [A]
[G] [Em] [E]
[Em] I told you once [A] the day we [G] met [E] I wouldn't be [Am] your queen
[G] [Em] Your little darling [A] sweet coquette
[E] Just wasn't my [A] routine
You've been around enough to know
[Em] There's [E] really no one [A] else
[G] [E] When I hear that [A]
siren call, baby
[Bm] I just [D] can't help myself
[E] I [A] got to go
I hope you'll [Em] understand
I love [B] you so
Want [A]
you to be [Em] my man
[E]
[A] I hear it call
So, so [Em] sweet and plain
I [D] [B] got to go, baby
[A] Cause the [G] road's my [E] middle [Em] name
[E] [A] Well, it's hard enough [Em] to love someone
[A] When they're right [Em] close to home
[A] Don't you think I know it's hard, honey
[E] To see the [D] sugar from [A] the foam
[Em] [A]
[E] [D]
[E] [A]
[E] Yes, the road [A] is in my [G] blood
[E] Cause I'm my [A] daddy's kid
[E] You just have to [A] learn how to let [F#] me go
[Bm] Just like my mama [D] did
[Bm] I [A] got to go
I hope [Em] you'll understand
[A]
[E] Yeah, I [B] love you so
[A] Want you to be [E] my man
I hear it call, baby
[A]
Sounds so sweet and [Em] plain
I [B] got to go
[A] Because the road's my middle [Em] name
[D] [E]
I hear [A] it call
And it sounds so [Em] sweet and [Bm] plain
I got to go
[A] Cause the road [Em] is my middle name
I [E] got to [B] go
Cause [A] the road is my middle [Em] name
I got to [E] go, [A] darling
Because the road is [E] my middle name
[D]
[G] [Em] [E]
[Em] I told you once [A] the day we [G] met [E] I wouldn't be [Am] your queen
[G] [Em] Your little darling [A] sweet coquette
[E] Just wasn't my [A] routine
You've been around enough to know
[Em] There's [E] really no one [A] else
[G] [E] When I hear that [A]
siren call, baby
[Bm] I just [D] can't help myself
[E] I [A] got to go
I hope you'll [Em] understand
I love [B] you so
Want [A]
you to be [Em] my man
[E]
[A] I hear it call
So, so [Em] sweet and plain
I [D] [B] got to go, baby
[A] Cause the [G] road's my [E] middle [Em] name
[E] [A] Well, it's hard enough [Em] to love someone
[A] When they're right [Em] close to home
[A] Don't you think I know it's hard, honey
[E] To see the [D] sugar from [A] the foam
[Em] [A]
[E] [D]
[E] [A]
[E] Yes, the road [A] is in my [G] blood
[E] Cause I'm my [A] daddy's kid
[E] You just have to [A] learn how to let [F#] me go
[Bm] Just like my mama [D] did
[Bm] I [A] got to go
I hope [Em] you'll understand
[A]
[E] Yeah, I [B] love you so
[A] Want you to be [E] my man
I hear it call, baby
[A]
Sounds so sweet and [Em] plain
I [B] got to go
[A] Because the road's my middle [Em] name
[D] [E]
I hear [A] it call
And it sounds so [Em] sweet and [Bm] plain
I got to go
[A] Cause the road [Em] is my middle name
I [E] got to [B] go
Cause [A] the road is my middle [Em] name
I got to [E] go, [A] darling
Because the road is [E] my middle name
[D]
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[N] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] I told you once [A] the day we [G] met [E] I wouldn't be [Am] your queen
[G] _ _ [Em] Your little darling [A] sweet coquette
_ [E] Just wasn't my [A] routine
_ _ _ You've been around enough to know
_ _ [Em] There's [E] really no one [A] else
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ When I hear that [A]
siren call, baby
[Bm] I just [D] can't help myself
_ [E] I [A] got to go
_ I hope you'll [Em] understand
_ I _ _ love [B] you so
Want [A]
you to be [Em] my man
[E] _ _ _
_ [A] I hear it call _ _
So, so [Em] sweet and plain
_ I _ [D] _ [B] got to go, baby
_ [A] Cause the [G] road's my [E] middle _ [Em] name _
[E] _ _ [A] Well, it's hard enough [Em] to love someone
_ [A] When they're right [Em] close to home
_ _ [A] Don't you think I know it's hard, honey
_ [E] _ To see the [D] sugar from [A] the foam
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Yes, the road [A] is in my [G] blood
_ [E] _ Cause I'm my [A] daddy's kid
_ _ [E] You just have to [A] learn how to let [F#] me go
[Bm] Just like my mama [D] did
_ [Bm] I [A] got to go _ _
I hope [Em] you'll understand
_ [A] _ _
_ [E] Yeah, I [B] love you so
_ [A] Want you to be [E] my man _ _ _
I hear it call, baby
_ [A] _ _
Sounds so sweet and [Em] plain
_ I _ _ _ [B] got to go
_ [A] Because the road's my middle [Em] name
[D] _ _ [E] _
I hear [A] it call
_ And it sounds so [Em] sweet and [Bm] plain _
I _ got to go
_ [A] Cause the road [Em] is my middle name
I _ _ [E] got to [B] go
_ Cause [A] the road is my middle [Em] name _ _ _
_ I got to [E] go, [A] darling
Because the road is [E] my middle name
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] I told you once [A] the day we [G] met [E] I wouldn't be [Am] your queen
[G] _ _ [Em] Your little darling [A] sweet coquette
_ [E] Just wasn't my [A] routine
_ _ _ You've been around enough to know
_ _ [Em] There's [E] really no one [A] else
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ When I hear that [A]
siren call, baby
[Bm] I just [D] can't help myself
_ [E] I [A] got to go
_ I hope you'll [Em] understand
_ I _ _ love [B] you so
Want [A]
you to be [Em] my man
[E] _ _ _
_ [A] I hear it call _ _
So, so [Em] sweet and plain
_ I _ [D] _ [B] got to go, baby
_ [A] Cause the [G] road's my [E] middle _ [Em] name _
[E] _ _ [A] Well, it's hard enough [Em] to love someone
_ [A] When they're right [Em] close to home
_ _ [A] Don't you think I know it's hard, honey
_ [E] _ To see the [D] sugar from [A] the foam
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Yes, the road [A] is in my [G] blood
_ [E] _ Cause I'm my [A] daddy's kid
_ _ [E] You just have to [A] learn how to let [F#] me go
[Bm] Just like my mama [D] did
_ [Bm] I [A] got to go _ _
I hope [Em] you'll understand
_ [A] _ _
_ [E] Yeah, I [B] love you so
_ [A] Want you to be [E] my man _ _ _
I hear it call, baby
_ [A] _ _
Sounds so sweet and [Em] plain
_ I _ _ _ [B] got to go
_ [A] Because the road's my middle [Em] name
[D] _ _ [E] _
I hear [A] it call
_ And it sounds so [Em] sweet and [Bm] plain _
I _ got to go
_ [A] Cause the road [Em] is my middle name
I _ _ [E] got to [B] go
_ Cause [A] the road is my middle [Em] name _ _ _
_ I got to [E] go, [A] darling
Because the road is [E] my middle name
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _