On The Road Again Chords by Canned Heat

Tempo:
129 bpm
Chords used:

E

G

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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On the road again - Canned Heat chords
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[E]
[G] [E]
[G] [E]
[G] [E]
I'm on the road [G] [E] again.
I'm [G] on the road [E] again.
I ain't got no woman just to call my special friend.
[G] [E] You know the first time I traveled out in the rain and snow.
[G] In the rain [E] and snow.
You know the first time I traveled out in the rain and snow.
[G] In the rain [E] and snow.
I didn't have no farrow, not even no place to go.
[G] [E]
And my dear mother left me when I was quite young.
When I was quite young.
And my dear mother left me when I was quite young.
When [G] I [E] was quite young.
She said, Lord have mercy on my wicked son.
[G] [E]
[Em] [G] [E]
[G] [E]
[G] [E]
Take a kiss from your mama please.
Don't you cry no more.
[G] Don't you cry [E] no more.
Take a kiss from your mama please.
Don't you cry no more.
[G] Don't you cry [E] no more.
Cause it's soon one morning down the road I'm going.
[G] [E] But I ain't going down that long old open road all by myself.
But I ain't going down that long old open road [G] all by [E] myself.
I can't carry a baby, I'm going to carry somebody else.
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em]
[E]
[Em]
[E]
[G] [E]
[Em] [E]
[G] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
I can't carry a baby,
[G] [E] I'm going to carry somebody else.
[G] [E]
[G] [E]
[G] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[E] I can't carry a baby, I'm going to carry somebody else.
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
G
2131
Em
121
E
2311
G
2131
Em
121
E
2311
G
2131
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To learn Canned Heat - (Single Version) On The Road Again chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, E, A, E, G and A. Begin your practice at a relaxed 64 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 129. Given the song's key of E Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ I'm on the road _ _ [G] _ _ [E] again. _
I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] on the road [E] again.
_ I ain't got no woman just to call my special friend.
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ You know the first time I traveled out in the rain and snow.
[G] In the rain [E] and snow.
_ You know the first time I traveled out in the rain and snow.
[G] In the rain [E] and snow.
_ I didn't have no farrow, not even no place to go.
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
And my dear mother left me when I was quite young.
When I was quite young.
And my dear mother left me when I was quite young.
When [G] I [E] was quite young.
_ She said, Lord have mercy on my wicked son.
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[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
Take a kiss from your mama please.
Don't you cry no more.
[G] Don't you cry [E] no more. _
Take a kiss from your mama please.
Don't you cry no more.
[G] Don't you cry [E] no more.
Cause it's soon one morning _ down the road I'm going.
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ But I ain't going down that long old open road all by myself.
_ But I ain't going down that long old open road [G] all by [E] myself.
I can't carry a baby, I'm going to carry somebody else.
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ I can't carry a baby, _
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] I'm going to carry somebody _ else. _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ I can't carry a baby, I'm going to carry somebody else. _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song was written by Alan Wilson and Floyd Jones.

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