Chords for Judee Sill - There's A Rugged Road
Tempo:
94.475 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
E
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[D] [A] They're [Bm] [A]
the rugged road on the [D]
prairie [E] Stretching all across [A] the last frontier
They're stranger strife, [D] solitary [E] Blessed is the lonesome [A] pioneer
[Bm] Hold [A] on, hold on, hold on [Bm] Nightbirds are flying, [A] come on, the [A] light is gone
[Bm] Hope's slowly dying, tell [A] me how you'll come riding through
Still surveying the miles [C#] yet to run [D] On a [A] long and [Bm] lonely [A] road to kingdom come
[D] [A] [Bm]
[A] He can blaze the trail, though [D] the rumbling
[E] Dims his guiding light to just [A] a spark
When the hour is low, he [D] comes tumbling [E] But when [D] the moon [A] is high, he gives his heart
[Bm] Hold [A] on, hold on, hold on [Bm] Nightbirds are flying, come [A] on, [D] the [A] light is gone
[Bm] Hope's slowly dying, tell [A] me how you'll come riding through
Gaining steady till this [C#] round is won [D] On a long [A] and lonely [D] road [A] to kingdom come
[D] [A] [Bm] [A]
People far below [D] chasing pleasures [A] [D]
Offer him [A] directions on the run
Prophets on the path [D] offer treasures Though he's [E] mighty hungry, [A] he takes none
[Bm] Hold [A] on, hold on, hold on Nightbirds [Bm] are flying, [A] come on, [D] the [A] light is gone
[Bm] Hope's slowly dying, tell [A] me how [D] [A] you'll come riding through
Blindly faithful [F#m] but [C#] following [D] none On a [A] long and [Bm] lonely road [A] to kingdom come
[D] [A] [Bm] [A]
When the sun goes down at the [D] right [A] [D] time [A] He [D] comes a-winding through the purple [A] haze
Just a feather's touch in [D] the night time But it'll color [A] all my weary days
[D#] [A] Shining brighter [F#] than [A] this earthly [C#] sun [D] On [A] a [D] ragged, rugged road to [A] kingdom come
[D] On [A] a ragged, [D] rugged road to kingdom [A] come
[N] [G#]
[D] [A] They're [Bm] [A]
the rugged road on the [D]
prairie [E] Stretching all across [A] the last frontier
They're stranger strife, [D] solitary [E] Blessed is the lonesome [A] pioneer
[Bm] Hold [A] on, hold on, hold on [Bm] Nightbirds are flying, [A] come on, the [A] light is gone
[Bm] Hope's slowly dying, tell [A] me how you'll come riding through
Still surveying the miles [C#] yet to run [D] On a [A] long and [Bm] lonely [A] road to kingdom come
[D] [A] [Bm]
[A] He can blaze the trail, though [D] the rumbling
[E] Dims his guiding light to just [A] a spark
When the hour is low, he [D] comes tumbling [E] But when [D] the moon [A] is high, he gives his heart
[Bm] Hold [A] on, hold on, hold on [Bm] Nightbirds are flying, come [A] on, [D] the [A] light is gone
[Bm] Hope's slowly dying, tell [A] me how you'll come riding through
Gaining steady till this [C#] round is won [D] On a long [A] and lonely [D] road [A] to kingdom come
[D] [A] [Bm] [A]
People far below [D] chasing pleasures [A] [D]
Offer him [A] directions on the run
Prophets on the path [D] offer treasures Though he's [E] mighty hungry, [A] he takes none
[Bm] Hold [A] on, hold on, hold on Nightbirds [Bm] are flying, [A] come on, [D] the [A] light is gone
[Bm] Hope's slowly dying, tell [A] me how [D] [A] you'll come riding through
Blindly faithful [F#m] but [C#] following [D] none On a [A] long and [Bm] lonely road [A] to kingdom come
[D] [A] [Bm] [A]
When the sun goes down at the [D] right [A] [D] time [A] He [D] comes a-winding through the purple [A] haze
Just a feather's touch in [D] the night time But it'll color [A] all my weary days
[D#] [A] Shining brighter [F#] than [A] this earthly [C#] sun [D] On [A] a [D] ragged, rugged road to [A] kingdom come
[D] On [A] a ragged, [D] rugged road to kingdom [A] come
[N] [G#]
Key:
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D
Bm
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A
D
Bm
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] [A] They're [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _
the rugged _ road _ on the [D]
prairie _ [E] Stretching all across [A] the last frontier
They're stranger _ strife, _ [D] solitary _ [E] Blessed is the lonesome [A] pioneer
_ _ [Bm] Hold [A] on, hold on, hold on [Bm] Nightbirds are flying, [A] come on, the [A] light is gone
[Bm] Hope's slowly dying, tell [A] me how you'll come riding through
Still surveying the miles [C#] yet to run [D] On a [A] long and [Bm] lonely [A] road to kingdom come
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _
[A] _ _ _ _ He can blaze the _ trail, though [D] the rumbling _ _
[E] Dims his guiding light to just [A] a spark
When the hour is low, he [D] comes tumbling _ [E] But when [D] the moon [A] is high, he gives his heart
_ [Bm] Hold [A] on, hold on, hold on [Bm] Nightbirds are flying, come [A] on, [D] the [A] light is gone
[Bm] Hope's slowly dying, tell [A] me how you'll come riding through
Gaining steady till this [C#] round is won [D] On a long [A] and lonely [D] road [A] to kingdom come
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ People far below _ _ [D] chasing pleasures _ [A] _ [D]
Offer him [A] directions on the run _
Prophets on the _ path [D] offer treasures _ Though he's [E] mighty hungry, [A] he takes none
_ [Bm] Hold [A] on, hold on, hold on Nightbirds [Bm] are flying, [A] come on, [D] the [A] light is gone
[Bm] Hope's slowly dying, tell [A] me how [D] [A] you'll come riding through
Blindly faithful [F#m] but [C#] following [D] none On a [A] long and [Bm] lonely road [A] to kingdom come
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
_ When the sun goes _ down at the [D] right [A] [D] time [A] He [D] comes a-winding through the purple [A] _ haze
Just a feather's _ _ touch in [D] the night time But it'll color [A] all my weary days
_ _ [D#] _ [A] Shining brighter [F#] than [A] this earthly [C#] sun [D] On [A] a [D] ragged, rugged road to [A] kingdom come
_ [D] On [A] a ragged, [D] rugged road to kingdom [A] come _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] [A] They're [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _
the rugged _ road _ on the [D]
prairie _ [E] Stretching all across [A] the last frontier
They're stranger _ strife, _ [D] solitary _ [E] Blessed is the lonesome [A] pioneer
_ _ [Bm] Hold [A] on, hold on, hold on [Bm] Nightbirds are flying, [A] come on, the [A] light is gone
[Bm] Hope's slowly dying, tell [A] me how you'll come riding through
Still surveying the miles [C#] yet to run [D] On a [A] long and [Bm] lonely [A] road to kingdom come
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _
[A] _ _ _ _ He can blaze the _ trail, though [D] the rumbling _ _
[E] Dims his guiding light to just [A] a spark
When the hour is low, he [D] comes tumbling _ [E] But when [D] the moon [A] is high, he gives his heart
_ [Bm] Hold [A] on, hold on, hold on [Bm] Nightbirds are flying, come [A] on, [D] the [A] light is gone
[Bm] Hope's slowly dying, tell [A] me how you'll come riding through
Gaining steady till this [C#] round is won [D] On a long [A] and lonely [D] road [A] to kingdom come
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ People far below _ _ [D] chasing pleasures _ [A] _ [D]
Offer him [A] directions on the run _
Prophets on the _ path [D] offer treasures _ Though he's [E] mighty hungry, [A] he takes none
_ [Bm] Hold [A] on, hold on, hold on Nightbirds [Bm] are flying, [A] come on, [D] the [A] light is gone
[Bm] Hope's slowly dying, tell [A] me how [D] [A] you'll come riding through
Blindly faithful [F#m] but [C#] following [D] none On a [A] long and [Bm] lonely road [A] to kingdom come
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
_ When the sun goes _ down at the [D] right [A] [D] time [A] He [D] comes a-winding through the purple [A] _ haze
Just a feather's _ _ touch in [D] the night time But it'll color [A] all my weary days
_ _ [D#] _ [A] Shining brighter [F#] than [A] this earthly [C#] sun [D] On [A] a [D] ragged, rugged road to [A] kingdom come
_ [D] On [A] a ragged, [D] rugged road to kingdom [A] come _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _