On The Road Chords by Lee Roy Parnell
Tempo:
122.7 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
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There's a sad [Db] young wife [Ab] never had a [Db] lot [Ab] Her mother [Db] said she'd never [Ab] know
[Db] [Ab] And her [Db] husband's a fool [Ab] never listened [Db] to [Ab] All the [Db] things she's never [Ab] done
So [Eb] she packs up [Db] that old [Ab] Fort Fair lane [Eb] She's had [Db] about all she [Ab] can bear
[Eb] A suitcase [Db] of hope [Ab] and a heartbreak [Db] She's gonna find it all [Eb]
somewhere
On [Ab] the road [Db]
where the [Eb] night is black On [Ab] the road [Db]
where you don't [Eb] look back
[Fm] There's a white line [Db] in the distance [Ab] Where it's going [Eb] nobody [Db] knows
[Ab] Every [Eb] city where [Db] you find it [Ab] On the road
There's a teenage [Db] kid no matter what he [Db] did [Ab] Nobody [Db] ever [Ab] understands
And he don't measure up and he's had [Db] enough [Ab] Can't be [Db] his daddy's little [Ab] man
So [Eb] he pulls out [Db] that hot [Ab] rod set of his [Eb] He puts in [Db] his favorite [Ab] cassette
[Eb] He [Db] ain't going to [Ab] no college [Db] The world is waiting up [Eb] ahead
[Ab] On the road [Db] where the [Eb] night is black [Ab] On the road [Db] where you don't [Eb] look back
[Fm] There's a white line [Db] in the distance [Ab] Where it's going [Eb] nobody [Db] knows
[Ab] Every [Eb] city where [Db] you find it
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And Jim got time to kill
The kids ain't ever coming around And the gold [Eb] plated watch was all [Ab] he got
When the company shut his life down So [Eb] he takes [Db] out that [Ab] old ass note
[Eb] They [Db] don't know [Ab] where to find him [Eb] 65 [Db] years [Ab] and still searching
[Db] For something that they never [Eb]
found [Ab] On the road [Db]
where the [Eb] night is black
[Ab] On the road [Db]
where you don't [Eb] look back There's [Fm] a white line [Db] in the distance
[Ab] Where it's going [Eb] nobody [Db] knows [Ab] Every [Eb] city where [Db] you find it
[Ab] On the road
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There's a sad [Db] young wife [Ab] never had a [Db] lot [Ab] Her mother [Db] said she'd never [Ab] know
[Db] [Ab] And her [Db] husband's a fool [Ab] never listened [Db] to [Ab] All the [Db] things she's never [Ab] done
So [Eb] she packs up [Db] that old [Ab] Fort Fair lane [Eb] She's had [Db] about all she [Ab] can bear
[Eb] A suitcase [Db] of hope [Ab] and a heartbreak [Db] She's gonna find it all [Eb]
somewhere
On [Ab] the road [Db]
where the [Eb] night is black On [Ab] the road [Db]
where you don't [Eb] look back
[Fm] There's a white line [Db] in the distance [Ab] Where it's going [Eb] nobody [Db] knows
[Ab] Every [Eb] city where [Db] you find it [Ab] On the road
There's a teenage [Db] kid no matter what he [Db] did [Ab] Nobody [Db] ever [Ab] understands
And he don't measure up and he's had [Db] enough [Ab] Can't be [Db] his daddy's little [Ab] man
So [Eb] he pulls out [Db] that hot [Ab] rod set of his [Eb] He puts in [Db] his favorite [Ab] cassette
[Eb] He [Db] ain't going to [Ab] no college [Db] The world is waiting up [Eb] ahead
[Ab] On the road [Db] where the [Eb] night is black [Ab] On the road [Db] where you don't [Eb] look back
[Fm] There's a white line [Db] in the distance [Ab] Where it's going [Eb] nobody [Db] knows
[Ab] Every [Eb] city where [Db] you find it
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And Jim got time to kill
The kids ain't ever coming around And the gold [Eb] plated watch was all [Ab] he got
When the company shut his life down So [Eb] he takes [Db] out that [Ab] old ass note
[Eb] They [Db] don't know [Ab] where to find him [Eb] 65 [Db] years [Ab] and still searching
[Db] For something that they never [Eb]
found [Ab] On the road [Db]
where the [Eb] night is black
[Ab] On the road [Db]
where you don't [Eb] look back There's [Fm] a white line [Db] in the distance
[Ab] Where it's going [Eb] nobody [Db] knows [Ab] Every [Eb] city where [Db] you find it
[Ab] On the road
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Key:
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_ There's a sad [Db] young wife [Ab] never had a [Db] lot [Ab] Her mother [Db] said she'd never [Ab] know _
[Db] _ [Ab] And her [Db] husband's a fool [Ab] never listened [Db] to _ [Ab] All the [Db] things she's never [Ab] done _
So [Eb] she packs up [Db] that old [Ab] Fort Fair lane [Eb] She's had [Db] about all she [Ab] can bear
_ [Eb] A suitcase [Db] of hope [Ab] and a heartbreak _ [Db] She's gonna find it all [Eb] _
somewhere
On [Ab] the _ road [Db] _
where the [Eb] night is black _ _ On _ [Ab] the _ road [Db] _
where you don't [Eb] look back _ _ _
_ [Fm] There's a white line [Db] in the distance _ [Ab] Where it's going [Eb] nobody [Db] knows
_ [Ab] Every [Eb] city where [Db] you find it _ _ _ _ [Ab] On the road
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ There's a teenage [Db] kid no matter what he [Db] did _ [Ab] Nobody [Db] ever [Ab] understands
_ _ And he don't measure up and he's had [Db] enough _ [Ab] Can't be [Db] his daddy's little [Ab] man
So [Eb] he pulls out [Db] that hot [Ab] rod set of his [Eb] He puts in [Db] his favorite [Ab] cassette
_ _ _ [Eb] He [Db] ain't going to [Ab] no college _ [Db] The world is waiting up [Eb] ahead
_ [Ab] On the road _ [Db] _ where the [Eb] night is black _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] On the road _ [Db] _ where you don't [Eb] look back
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] There's a white line [Db] in the distance _ [Ab] Where it's going [Eb] nobody [Db] knows
_ [Ab] Every [Eb] city where [Db] you find it _ _ _
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_ _ _ And Jim got time to kill
The kids ain't ever coming around _ And the gold [Eb] plated watch was all [Ab] he got
When the company shut his life down So [Eb] he takes [Db] out that [Ab] old ass note
_ [Eb] They [Db] don't know [Ab] where to find him [Eb] 65 [Db] years [Ab] and still searching
_ [Db] For something that they never [Eb]
found [Ab] On the _ road [Db] _
where the [Eb] night is black _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] On the _ road [Db] _
where you don't [Eb] look back _ There's _ [Fm] a white line [Db] in the distance
_ [Ab] Where it's going [Eb] nobody [Db] knows _ [Ab] Every [Eb] city where [Db] you find it
_ _ _ _ [Ab] On the road
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_ There's a sad [Db] young wife [Ab] never had a [Db] lot [Ab] Her mother [Db] said she'd never [Ab] know _
[Db] _ [Ab] And her [Db] husband's a fool [Ab] never listened [Db] to _ [Ab] All the [Db] things she's never [Ab] done _
So [Eb] she packs up [Db] that old [Ab] Fort Fair lane [Eb] She's had [Db] about all she [Ab] can bear
_ [Eb] A suitcase [Db] of hope [Ab] and a heartbreak _ [Db] She's gonna find it all [Eb] _
somewhere
On [Ab] the _ road [Db] _
where the [Eb] night is black _ _ On _ [Ab] the _ road [Db] _
where you don't [Eb] look back _ _ _
_ [Fm] There's a white line [Db] in the distance _ [Ab] Where it's going [Eb] nobody [Db] knows
_ [Ab] Every [Eb] city where [Db] you find it _ _ _ _ [Ab] On the road
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ There's a teenage [Db] kid no matter what he [Db] did _ [Ab] Nobody [Db] ever [Ab] understands
_ _ And he don't measure up and he's had [Db] enough _ [Ab] Can't be [Db] his daddy's little [Ab] man
So [Eb] he pulls out [Db] that hot [Ab] rod set of his [Eb] He puts in [Db] his favorite [Ab] cassette
_ _ _ [Eb] He [Db] ain't going to [Ab] no college _ [Db] The world is waiting up [Eb] ahead
_ [Ab] On the road _ [Db] _ where the [Eb] night is black _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] On the road _ [Db] _ where you don't [Eb] look back
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] There's a white line [Db] in the distance _ [Ab] Where it's going [Eb] nobody [Db] knows
_ [Ab] Every [Eb] city where [Db] you find it _ _ _
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_ _ _ And Jim got time to kill
The kids ain't ever coming around _ And the gold [Eb] plated watch was all [Ab] he got
When the company shut his life down So [Eb] he takes [Db] out that [Ab] old ass note
_ [Eb] They [Db] don't know [Ab] where to find him [Eb] 65 [Db] years [Ab] and still searching
_ [Db] For something that they never [Eb]
found [Ab] On the _ road [Db] _
where the [Eb] night is black _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] On the _ road [Db] _
where you don't [Eb] look back _ There's _ [Fm] a white line [Db] in the distance
_ [Ab] Where it's going [Eb] nobody [Db] knows _ [Ab] Every [Eb] city where [Db] you find it
_ _ _ _ [Ab] On the road
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