Chords for David Ackles - Road To Cairo 1968

Tempo:
146.05 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

F

Gb

Eb

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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David Ackles - Road To Cairo 1968 chords
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[F] A
[Am] [Bbm]
[F] [Bbm]
[F] fella told me [Abm] this here road [Eb] leads to Cairo [Gb] I got to get me [F]
right
[Bbm] I [F] got to go back, [Abm] go back to [Eb] my children [Gb]
I got to see my [F] little bride
I've [Bbm]
100%  ➙  146BPM
Bbm
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F
134211111
Gb
134211112
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
F
134211111
Gb
134211112
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To learn David Ackles - The Road To Cairo chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Bbm, Gb, Ab, Gb, Ab, Bbm, Ab, Eb, Gb and F in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 83 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 166 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Bb Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ [F] A _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [F] fella told me _ [Abm] _ this here road [Eb] leads to Cairo _ [Gb] _ _ I got to get me _ [F]
right _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ I [F] got to go back, [Abm] go _ back to [Eb] my children _ _ [Gb] _
I _ _ got to see my [F] little bride _ _ _
I've _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] been traveling, _ _ [Bb] _
_ gone _ a long, long _ time [Bbm] _ _ Don't [Eb]
know what I'll [Bbm] find, scared _
_ [Eb] of what I'll find
[D] I _ just [G] got to see them _
_ [Bbm] again
_ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
Hey, [F] thanks for stopping _ Are [Abm] you headed down [Eb] to _ Cairo?
_ [Gb] _ _ _ I wrecked my Lincoln _ in [F] St. _ _
Joe _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [F] That's a little old [Abm] Cairo
_ _ No _ [Eb]
special _ reason [Gb] _ _ _
Look up some folks I _ [Bbm] used to _ know _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] Me, I travel _ so [Gb] _ _ _
Have [Ab] my share of _ [Gb] fun
_ Now [Ab] that's the life a man [F] can _ live
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] Sure, I've played and [Gb] lost _ _ _ [Ab] But who minds the _ [Gb]
cost?
You got [Ab] to take more [F] than you _ _ _ give
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
Hey, [F] you got another cigar?
_ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ Son, I [Eb] sure like this call
[Gb] _ _ _ Oh, from your daddy _ _ [F] as a gift
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] Say, on second thought _ [Abm] _ _ _ There's [Eb] gifts I haven't bought
[Gb] _ _ _
Just drop me here, _ [Bbm] thanks for the lift _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [G]
[Ab] Yes, I've traveled [Gb] some _ _ _ [Ab] Yes, I've been a bum
_ _ _ [Ab] Never had the [Bb] time for shame _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
I left [Ab] to make my way [Gb] _
For _ [Ab] her I can't _ [Gb] stay
To see [Ab] my children _ [Bb] for a sin
_ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] I know this _ road [Abm] _ It leads straight [Eb] into _ Cairo
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _
Twenty-two miles [F] straight _ _ ahead _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ I can't, [F] _
_ I can't [Ab] walk down [Abm] this [Eb] road to _ Cairo
[Gb] _ _
_ _ They're better _ thinking _ [Bbm] I'm [F] dead
_ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] I've been [F] traveling _ _ a long, _ [Eb] long _
_ _ [Bbm] time
_ _ Don't [F] know what I'd [Bbm] find _ _ _
[F] Scared [Eb] of what I'd find
[Dm] _
I _ can't, I just [G] _
can't walk down _ this _
[Bbm] _ road _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by David Ackles.

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