Chords for Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger and the Trinity - Road To Cairo (1969)
Tempo:
180.3 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bbm
Gb
F
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[Gb] [Fm] [C]
[Cm] [Bbm]
[F] A fella told me, [Abm]
this here
[Eb] road leads to [Gb] Cairo.
[Ebm] I oughta [Fm] get me a ride.
[Bbm]
I [F] ought to go [Fm] back, go [Eb] back to my [Gb] children.
[Eb] I oughta see [F]
my man.
[Bbm]
[Db] [Eb] I've been traveling all [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bbm] time.
[Db] [Eb] Don't know what [Bbm]
[Eb]
[F] I'm doing, but I've [Eb] just got to see them [Bbm]
again.
[F] [Bbm]
Hey, [F]
thanks for stopping.
[Ab]
[Abm] Oh, you're [Eb]
headed down to [Gb]
Cairo.
[Bbm]
[Ebm] [Fm]
Insane joke.
[Bbm]
One
[A] [F]
[Abm]
[Eb] special reason.
[Gb] [Eb] You've got some folks [Bbm]
eyes.
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Gb] Me, [Ab] I'm traveling some.
[Gb] I've [Ab] had my share of fun.
[Gb] Why, you [Ab] see, that's the lot [Bbm] I chose to be.
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb]
You've [Ab] got to take much more [Fm]
than you give.
[Bbm]
Hey, [F] could I try your [Abm] cigar?
[Eb] I sure like your [Gb] car.
[Eb] Bought from your daddy.
[E]
[F] As the gift [Bbm]
of [F] sorts,
[Abm] there's gifts [Eb] that I haven't [Gb] bought.
You can drop me here.
[Bbm]
To the [Db] lake.
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [B]
[Gb]
Yes, [Ab]
[Gb] I'm, yeah, [Ab]
[Gb] I'm, [Ab] I'm,
[Bbm] I'm the geese.
[Eb] [Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb]
[C] Lord, [Ab] help [Db] [Gb]
me [Ab] to see my [Db] children.
[Fm] Oh, as
[Eb] [Bbm]
[F] this road,
[Abm] I know this road [Eb] leads straight into Cairo.
[Gb]
[Ebm] Only 22 [Dbm] miles [F] straight ahead.
[Bbm]
[F]
[Abm] This [Eb] road to [Gb] Cairo, [Ebm] they're better [Bbm] thinking.
I,
[Eb] yeah, [Bbm]
they're better.
[Eb]
[Bbm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Dbm] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[E] [Fm] [F]
But I can't, no, I [Eb] can't.
[Bb]
[Db] [Bb]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Db]
[Eb]
[Db]
[Bb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[E] [Bb]
[Ebm]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bbm]
[N]
[Gb] [Fm] [C]
[Cm] [Bbm]
[F] A fella told me, [Abm]
this here
[Eb] road leads to [Gb] Cairo.
[Ebm] I oughta [Fm] get me a ride.
[Bbm]
I [F] ought to go [Fm] back, go [Eb] back to my [Gb] children.
[Eb] I oughta see [F]
my man.
[Bbm]
[Db] [Eb] I've been traveling all [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bbm] time.
[Db] [Eb] Don't know what [Bbm]
[Eb]
[F] I'm doing, but I've [Eb] just got to see them [Bbm]
again.
[F] [Bbm]
Hey, [F]
thanks for stopping.
[Ab]
[Abm] Oh, you're [Eb]
headed down to [Gb]
Cairo.
[Bbm]
[Ebm] [Fm]
Insane joke.
[Bbm]
One
[A] [F]
[Abm]
[Eb] special reason.
[Gb] [Eb] You've got some folks [Bbm]
eyes.
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Gb] Me, [Ab] I'm traveling some.
[Gb] I've [Ab] had my share of fun.
[Gb] Why, you [Ab] see, that's the lot [Bbm] I chose to be.
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb]
You've [Ab] got to take much more [Fm]
than you give.
[Bbm]
Hey, [F] could I try your [Abm] cigar?
[Eb] I sure like your [Gb] car.
[Eb] Bought from your daddy.
[E]
[F] As the gift [Bbm]
of [F] sorts,
[Abm] there's gifts [Eb] that I haven't [Gb] bought.
You can drop me here.
[Bbm]
To the [Db] lake.
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [B]
[Gb]
Yes, [Ab]
[Gb] I'm, yeah, [Ab]
[Gb] I'm, [Ab] I'm,
[Bbm] I'm the geese.
[Eb] [Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb]
[C] Lord, [Ab] help [Db] [Gb]
me [Ab] to see my [Db] children.
[Fm] Oh, as
[Eb] [Bbm]
[F] this road,
[Abm] I know this road [Eb] leads straight into Cairo.
[Gb]
[Ebm] Only 22 [Dbm] miles [F] straight ahead.
[Bbm]
[F]
[Abm] This [Eb] road to [Gb] Cairo, [Ebm] they're better [Bbm] thinking.
I,
[Eb] yeah, [Bbm]
they're better.
[Eb]
[Bbm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Dbm] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[E] [Fm] [F]
But I can't, no, I [Eb] can't.
[Bb]
[Db] [Bb]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Db]
[Eb]
[Db]
[Bb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[E] [Bb]
[Ebm]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bbm]
[N]
Key:
Eb
Bbm
Gb
F
Ab
Eb
Bbm
Gb
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [C] _
[Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] A fella told me, _ [Abm] _
_ _ this here _
[Eb] road leads to _ [Gb] Cairo. _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] I _ _ oughta [Fm] get me a _ _ ride. _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
I [F] ought to go [Fm] back, _ _ _ go [Eb] _ back to my [Gb] children. _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ I _ oughta see [F] _ _
my _ _ man. _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] I've been traveling _ all [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] time. _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] Don't know what _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] I'm doing, but _ I've [Eb] just got to see them [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ again. _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ Hey, [F] _
_ thanks for stopping.
[Ab] _
_ [Abm] _ Oh, you're [Eb]
headed _ down to [Gb] _
Cairo.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ Insane joke.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ One _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] special reason. _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] You've got some folks [Bbm] _ _
_ eyes. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ Me, [Ab] I'm traveling some.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ I've [Ab] had my share of fun.
[Gb] _ _ _ Why, you [Ab] see, that's the lot [Bbm] I _ chose to be.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ You've [Ab] got to take much more [Fm] _
than you give. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ Hey, [F] could I try your [Abm] cigar? _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I sure like your [Gb] _ car. _ _ _
[Eb] Bought from your daddy.
[E] _
[F] _ _ As the _ _ _ gift _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ of _ [F] sorts, _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ there's _ gifts [Eb] that I haven't [Gb] bought. _ _ _ _
You can drop me here.
[Bbm] _
_ _ To the [Db] lake.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _
Yes, [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ I'm, yeah, [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ I'm, _ [Ab] I'm, _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ I'm the _ geese.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [C] _ Lord, [Ab] help _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
me [Ab] to see my [Db] _ children.
[Fm] Oh, _ _ _ as _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] this road, _ _ _
[Abm] _ I know this road [Eb] leads straight into _ Cairo.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] Only 22 _ [Dbm] miles [F] _ _ _ straight _ ahead.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ This [Eb] road to _ [Gb] Cairo, _ _ _ _ [Ebm] they're better _ _ [Bbm] thinking.
I, _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ yeah, [Bbm] _
they're better. _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _
But I _ can't, no, I [Eb] can't. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [C] _
[Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] A fella told me, _ [Abm] _
_ _ this here _
[Eb] road leads to _ [Gb] Cairo. _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] I _ _ oughta [Fm] get me a _ _ ride. _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
I [F] ought to go [Fm] back, _ _ _ go [Eb] _ back to my [Gb] children. _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ I _ oughta see [F] _ _
my _ _ man. _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] I've been traveling _ all [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] time. _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] Don't know what _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] I'm doing, but _ I've [Eb] just got to see them [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ again. _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ Hey, [F] _
_ thanks for stopping.
[Ab] _
_ [Abm] _ Oh, you're [Eb]
headed _ down to [Gb] _
Cairo.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ Insane joke.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ One _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] special reason. _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] You've got some folks [Bbm] _ _
_ eyes. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ Me, [Ab] I'm traveling some.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ I've [Ab] had my share of fun.
[Gb] _ _ _ Why, you [Ab] see, that's the lot [Bbm] I _ chose to be.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ You've [Ab] got to take much more [Fm] _
than you give. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ Hey, [F] could I try your [Abm] cigar? _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I sure like your [Gb] _ car. _ _ _
[Eb] Bought from your daddy.
[E] _
[F] _ _ As the _ _ _ gift _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ of _ [F] sorts, _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ there's _ gifts [Eb] that I haven't [Gb] bought. _ _ _ _
You can drop me here.
[Bbm] _
_ _ To the [Db] lake.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _
Yes, [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ I'm, yeah, [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ I'm, _ [Ab] I'm, _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ I'm the _ geese.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [C] _ Lord, [Ab] help _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
me [Ab] to see my [Db] _ children.
[Fm] Oh, _ _ _ as _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] this road, _ _ _
[Abm] _ I know this road [Eb] leads straight into _ Cairo.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] Only 22 _ [Dbm] miles [F] _ _ _ straight _ ahead.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ This [Eb] road to _ [Gb] Cairo, _ _ _ _ [Ebm] they're better _ _ [Bbm] thinking.
I, _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ yeah, [Bbm] _
they're better. _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _
But I _ can't, no, I [Eb] can't. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
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_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
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