Road To Ruin Chords by Great Big Sea
Tempo:
146.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D] [G]
Meet me in the morning, I'll be happy as a clown.
You'll just be getting up, and I'll still be getting down.
The band is getting tired, but they don't [D] give a damn.
[Cm] So blow the girls a [D] kiss, and give the boys a [G] hand.
You can take the sunshine, I can [D] take the [G] moonshine.
You can take the high road, I can take the low.
For later in the evening, the one thing [D] I believe [Em] in,
I'm on the road to ruin, [C] it's the only [G] way to go.
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D] [G]
A penny in my pocket, a bucket in the well.
That Saturday was Sunday, and I could [D] hear the bells.
[G] Deliver me from evil, forgiveness [D] and for love.
[C] You're heading [G] for confession, [D] and I'm heading to the pub.
[G] You can take the [C] [G] sunshine, I can [D] take the [G] moonshine.
You can take the high road, I can take the low.
Later in the evening, the one thing [D] I believe [Em] in,
I'm on the road to ruin, [C] it's [D] the only [G] way to go.
[E] Nancy in the [C] corner, now I'm moving in.
[Em] I thought I'd take me chances, [C] but I took [D] wood on the chin.
[Em] I finally got her number, [C] she wrote it on a cup.
But I [E] phoned her in the morning, [C] and I [D] woke [G] her mother up.
[Am] [G]
[Am] [C] [G]
She wished that I would go to bed, I only wished her well.
And she told me Jesus said that I'd go straight [D] to hell.
[G] She's following his footsteps, I'm [D] following my [C] nose.
We're heading for the same [G] place, I'll see you down the road.
You can take the sunshine, I can take the moonshine.
You [C] can take the high road, I can take the low.
But later in the [B] evening, the one [F] thing I believe in,
We're on the road to ruin, [G] it's the only way to go.
You can take the sunshine, I [D] can take the [G] moonshine.
You can take the high road, I can take the low.
But later in the evening, the one [D] thing I [Em] believe in,
We're on the road to ruin, it's [D] the only way [Em] to go.
We're on the road to ruin, it's the [Bbm] only way [G] to go. Thank you.
[G] [C] [G] [D] [G]
Meet me in the morning, I'll be happy as a clown.
You'll just be getting up, and I'll still be getting down.
The band is getting tired, but they don't [D] give a damn.
[Cm] So blow the girls a [D] kiss, and give the boys a [G] hand.
You can take the sunshine, I can [D] take the [G] moonshine.
You can take the high road, I can take the low.
For later in the evening, the one thing [D] I believe [Em] in,
I'm on the road to ruin, [C] it's the only [G] way to go.
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D] [G]
A penny in my pocket, a bucket in the well.
That Saturday was Sunday, and I could [D] hear the bells.
[G] Deliver me from evil, forgiveness [D] and for love.
[C] You're heading [G] for confession, [D] and I'm heading to the pub.
[G] You can take the [C] [G] sunshine, I can [D] take the [G] moonshine.
You can take the high road, I can take the low.
Later in the evening, the one thing [D] I believe [Em] in,
I'm on the road to ruin, [C] it's [D] the only [G] way to go.
[E] Nancy in the [C] corner, now I'm moving in.
[Em] I thought I'd take me chances, [C] but I took [D] wood on the chin.
[Em] I finally got her number, [C] she wrote it on a cup.
But I [E] phoned her in the morning, [C] and I [D] woke [G] her mother up.
[Am] [G]
[Am] [C] [G]
She wished that I would go to bed, I only wished her well.
And she told me Jesus said that I'd go straight [D] to hell.
[G] She's following his footsteps, I'm [D] following my [C] nose.
We're heading for the same [G] place, I'll see you down the road.
You can take the sunshine, I can take the moonshine.
You [C] can take the high road, I can take the low.
But later in the [B] evening, the one [F] thing I believe in,
We're on the road to ruin, [G] it's the only way to go.
You can take the sunshine, I [D] can take the [G] moonshine.
You can take the high road, I can take the low.
But later in the evening, the one [D] thing I [Em] believe in,
We're on the road to ruin, it's [D] the only way [Em] to go.
We're on the road to ruin, it's the [Bbm] only way [G] to go. Thank you.
Key:
G
D
C
Em
E
G
D
C
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ Meet me in the morning, I'll be happy as a clown.
You'll just be getting up, and I'll still be getting down.
The band is getting tired, but they don't [D] give a damn.
[Cm] So blow the girls a [D] kiss, and give the boys a [G] hand.
You can take the sunshine, I can [D] take the [G] moonshine.
You can take the high road, I can take the low.
For later in the evening, the one thing [D] I believe [Em] in,
I'm on the road to ruin, [C] it's the only [G] way to go.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _
A penny in my pocket, a bucket in the well.
That Saturday was Sunday, and I could [D] hear the bells.
[G] Deliver me from evil, forgiveness [D] and for love.
[C] You're heading [G] for confession, [D] and I'm heading to the pub.
[G] You can take the [C] [G] sunshine, I can [D] take the [G] moonshine.
You can take the high road, I can take the low.
Later in the evening, the one thing [D] I believe [Em] in,
I'm on the road to ruin, [C] it's [D] the only [G] way to go.
[E] Nancy in the [C] corner, now I'm moving in.
[Em] I thought I'd take me chances, [C] but I took [D] wood on the chin.
[Em] I finally got her number, [C] she wrote it on a cup.
But I [E] phoned her in the morning, [C] and I [D] woke [G] her mother up. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ She wished that I would go to bed, I only wished her well.
And she told me Jesus said that I'd go straight [D] to hell.
[G] She's following his footsteps, I'm [D] following my [C] nose.
We're heading for the same [G] place, I'll see you down the road.
You can take the sunshine, I can take the moonshine.
You [C] can take the high road, I can take the low.
But later in the [B] evening, the one [F] thing I believe in,
We're on the road to ruin, [G] it's the only way to go.
You can take the sunshine, I [D] can take the [G] moonshine.
You can take the high road, I can take the low.
But later in the evening, the one [D] thing I [Em] believe in,
We're on the road to ruin, it's [D] the only way [Em] to go.
We're on the road to ruin, it's the [Bbm] only way [G] to go. Thank you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ Meet me in the morning, I'll be happy as a clown.
You'll just be getting up, and I'll still be getting down.
The band is getting tired, but they don't [D] give a damn.
[Cm] So blow the girls a [D] kiss, and give the boys a [G] hand.
You can take the sunshine, I can [D] take the [G] moonshine.
You can take the high road, I can take the low.
For later in the evening, the one thing [D] I believe [Em] in,
I'm on the road to ruin, [C] it's the only [G] way to go.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _
A penny in my pocket, a bucket in the well.
That Saturday was Sunday, and I could [D] hear the bells.
[G] Deliver me from evil, forgiveness [D] and for love.
[C] You're heading [G] for confession, [D] and I'm heading to the pub.
[G] You can take the [C] [G] sunshine, I can [D] take the [G] moonshine.
You can take the high road, I can take the low.
Later in the evening, the one thing [D] I believe [Em] in,
I'm on the road to ruin, [C] it's [D] the only [G] way to go.
[E] Nancy in the [C] corner, now I'm moving in.
[Em] I thought I'd take me chances, [C] but I took [D] wood on the chin.
[Em] I finally got her number, [C] she wrote it on a cup.
But I [E] phoned her in the morning, [C] and I [D] woke [G] her mother up. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ She wished that I would go to bed, I only wished her well.
And she told me Jesus said that I'd go straight [D] to hell.
[G] She's following his footsteps, I'm [D] following my [C] nose.
We're heading for the same [G] place, I'll see you down the road.
You can take the sunshine, I can take the moonshine.
You [C] can take the high road, I can take the low.
But later in the [B] evening, the one [F] thing I believe in,
We're on the road to ruin, [G] it's the only way to go.
You can take the sunshine, I [D] can take the [G] moonshine.
You can take the high road, I can take the low.
But later in the evening, the one [D] thing I [Em] believe in,
We're on the road to ruin, it's [D] the only way [Em] to go.
We're on the road to ruin, it's the [Bbm] only way [G] to go. Thank you. _ _ _ _ _
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