Chords for Julie Driscoll -Road To Cairo 1968

Tempo:
173.95 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Eb

Gb

Ab

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Julie Driscoll -Road To Cairo 1968 chords
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[Bbm] [Am]
[A] [Ab]
[Gm]
[Gb]
[Db] [Cm]
[Fm] [Bbm]
A [Am] fella told me [Abm]
this here [Gm]
road it leads into [Gb] Cairo [Ebm] I've gotta get [Fm] me a ride
[Bbm] I've
[F] got to go
[Abm] back, go back [Eb] to my children [Gb]
[Eb] I've gotta see [Fm] my man
[Bbm]
I've [Eb] been traveling,
[Bbm]
gone [Eb] a long, long [Bbm] time Don't [Eb] know what I'll find, [Bbm] scared [Eb] of what I'll [F] find
But I've just [Eb] come to see them [Bbm]
again
[Fm] Hey, [F] [Bbm]
[F]
thanks for stopping [Abm]
Are you [Eb] headed down to [Gb] Cairo?
[Ebm] I've read my uncle [Bbm]
[Fm] in St.
Joe
[Bbm] Why'd [Am] you let go?
[Abm] Oh no special [Eb] reason
[Gb]
[Bbm] You've got some folks I used to know
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Gb]
[Ab] Me, I've traveled some, [Gb]
[Ab] had my share of fun [Gb] But you see [Ab] that's the [Bbm] life that I chose to lead
[Gb] Sure [Ab] I've played a [Gb] loss, heard [Ab] who my uncle calls [Gb]
You've [Ab] got to take much more [Fm] than you give
[Bbm] Hey,
[F] could I try your cigar?
[Abm]
[Eb] Mmm, I sure like your [Gb] car
[Bbm] Bought from your daddy [F] as a gift
[Bbm]
[F] Say on second
[Abm] thoughts this [Eb] gift that I am [Gb] brought
[Bbm] You can drop me here, thanks for the [Eb] lift
Yes, [Bb] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Gb]
[Ab] I've traveled [Gb] some, yeah [Ab] I've been a lot [Gb]
[Ab]
of times [Bbm] for keeps
Don't
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb] wait, [Ab] hold him I [Eb] can't [Gb]
stay To see [Ab]
my children [Fm]
for a sing
[Bb]
I [F] know this road, I [Abm]
know this road It leads [G] straight into Cairo
[Gb]
Only [Eb]
22 miles [Cm]
straight ahead [F]
[Bbm]
But I call [F]
[Db]
this [Eb] road to Cairo
[Gb]
[Bbm]
Damn,
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm] I [Eb]
love [Bb]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Dm]
my [Eb]
cars
[Bbm] [Eb] Riding
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[E] [Bb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Bbm]
on my [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bbm]
cars
[Eb]
[Bbm]
I'm riding on my [Eb]
[Bbm] cars
[Eb]
Key:  
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Gb
134211112
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To learn Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - Road To Cairo chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Bbm, Eb and Bbm of chords. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 86 BPM before aiming for the song's 174 BPM. Given the song's key of Bb Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
A _ _ [Am] fella told me _ _ [Abm]
this _ here _ [Gm]
road it leads into _ [Gb] Cairo _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] I've gotta get [Fm] me a _ _ _ ride _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ I've _
_ [F] _ got to go _
_ [Abm] back, go back [Eb] to my children [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] I've gotta see [Fm] _ _ my _ _ _ man _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
I've [Eb] been traveling, _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
gone [Eb] a long, long _ [Bbm] _ time _ _ Don't [Eb] know what I'll _ find, [Bbm] _ _ scared _ _ [Eb] of what I'll _ _ [F] find _
But I've just [Eb] come to see them [Bbm] _ _ _
again
_ _ [Fm] Hey, _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
thanks for stopping _ [Abm] _
_ Are you [Eb] headed down to _ [Gb] Cairo?
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] I've read my uncle _ [Bbm] _
[Fm] in St.
Joe _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ Why'd _ _ [Am] you let go? _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ Oh no special [Eb] _ reason _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] You've got some folks _ I _ _ used to know
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Me, I've traveled some, [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] had my share of fun [Gb] _ _ But you see [Ab] that's the _ _ _ _ [Bbm] life that I chose to _ lead _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ Sure _ [Ab] I've played a [Gb] loss, _ _ heard _ [Ab] who my uncle calls [Gb] _ _ _ _
You've [Ab] got to take much more [Fm] than you _ _ _ give _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ Hey, _ _
_ [F] _ could I try your cigar?
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Mmm, I sure like your _ [Gb] car _ _ _
[Bbm] Bought from your daddy _ [F] _ _ as a gift _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
[F] Say on second _
_ [Abm] _ thoughts this _ [Eb] gift that I am [Gb] brought _ _ _ _
[Bbm] You can drop me here, _ thanks for the [Eb] lift _ _
Yes, [Bb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] I've traveled _ _ [Gb] some, _ _ _ yeah [Ab] _ I've been a lot [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _
of times [Bbm] for keeps _
Don't _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] wait, _ _ _ [Ab] hold him I [Eb] can't [Gb] _
stay _ To see [Ab] _
my children [Fm] _ _
for _ a _ sing
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ I _ [F] know this road, I [Abm]
know this road It leads [G] straight into _ Cairo
_ [Gb] _
_ _ _ Only [Eb]
22 miles _ _ [Cm]
straight _ _ ahead [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ But I call [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ this [Eb] road to _ _ Cairo
[Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ Damn, _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ I [Eb] _
love [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ my _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ cars
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] Riding _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
on my [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ cars
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
I'm riding on my [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] cars _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by David Ackles.

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