Tobacco Road Chords by Rare Earth

Tempo:
111.5 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

F

Dm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rare Earth - Tobacco Road chords
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[C] [D] [C]
[Dm] [F] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] [C]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Em] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
I was [G#m] [F] born [D] in [C] a dump [D] My mama [F]
died, [Bm] my daddy got [F] drunk
[D] He [F] left me here [D] to [G] die or grow [D] In the middle of tobacco [Cm] [F#] road
[C]
[D] I [G] [Fm] grew [E]
[F] [D]
[C] [Dm] [F]
[D] [Dm] [C] [D] [G]
[Am] [D] [G]
[Dm] [Am]
[D] [C] up in [D] a [C] rusty shack [D] And all I [C] owned [D] was hanging [C] on my back
[D] [C] The Lord knows [D] how [C] I love [D] this place called tobacco [E] road
[C] [B] But it's home, it's really my [G] home The only life I've ever [Dm] known
[G]
The [F] [Dm]
[A] Lord [G] knows how I love [B] tobacco [F#] road
[F]
[D] [A] [F]
[D] [C] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [Bm] [F] [C]
[D] [C] [D]
[C]
[G]
[F] [D#] [D]
[C] [D]
[Am]
[G#] [G] [D]
[Gm] [A]
[C] [F]
[C] [Gm] [D] [C]
[Dm] [Cm] [F] I'm [G]
[C] [G] [Dm] [Am]
[C] [G] [F] [D]
[C] [Dm]
[G] [F] [Dm] [G]
[F] [Dm] [C] [F] [Dm]
[G] [F] [Dm]
gonna [F] leave [D] and [Fm] get a job [D] [F] With the help [D] and the grace [F] of God
[G] I'll [F] save my money, [D] [Bm] get rich I know [Fm] [D] Bring it back [G] to tobacco [C#] road
[A] [Am] [Dm]
[C#] [D] I'm
[F#] [G] [Am]
[D] [F] [D]
[C] [D] [Am]
[C#] [D] [G] [D] [F] [C#] [D]
[C] [D]
[Am] [A] [D] gonna get me some [C] [C#] dynamite [D] Gonna bring me a [C] crack
[D] I'm gonna blow you [C] up, got to [C#] tear you [D] down Start all over [C] again
[D] When I build it [C] down, [C#] [D] I'll be proud to show [C] [C#m] [D] [B] Keep the name of tobacco [G]
road
Cause it's home, [Dm] it's [G] really my home The only life I've [D] [Gm] ever known
[Dm] I [C]
[A] despise you cause [G] you're filthy But [A] I love you [C] cause [D] you're my [C] home
[Dm] Tobacco road, [Cm] [D] tobacco road You're dirty and [Cm] filthy
Tobacco [Dm] road [Cm] Gonna [Dm] get me some [C] dynamite
Gonna bring [D] me a crack Got [Dm] to blow you up, got to tear you down
Start all [C] over [D] again Tobacco road, [G] tobacco [D] road
[G] I [A]
despise you [G] cause you're filthy But
[D] [G] [B] [F]
[B] I love you [F] cause you're my [Dm] [Cm] home
[Dm] [Cm] [Dm]
Tobacco road, road Talking about [G#m] a dirty low down filthy [A] place
Tobacco road, yeah, [G] yeah, yeah, [F] yeah, [Em] yeah
[D] You're so [F] dirty and filthy
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
F
134211111
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To learn Rare Earth - Tobacco Road chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D, C and D in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 55 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 112 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Major.

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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was [G#m] [F] born [D] in [C] a dump _ [D] _ My mama [F]
died, [Bm] my daddy got [F] drunk _
[D] He [F] left me here [D] to [G] die or grow _ [D] In the middle of tobacco _ [Cm] [F#] road _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] I _ [G] [Fm] grew _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[D] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] up in _ [D] a [C] rusty shack _ [D] _ And all I [C] owned [D] was hanging [C] on my back _
[D] [C] The Lord _ knows [D] how [C] I love _ [D] _ _ this place called _ tobacco [E] road _
[C] [B] But it's home, it's really my [G] home _ _ The only life _ I've ever [Dm] _ known
[G]
The [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[A] Lord _ _ _ [G] knows how I love _ [B] tobacco [F#] road
_ [F] _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [D#] _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] I'm _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _
gonna [F] leave [D] _ and [Fm] get a job [D] _ [F] With the help [D] and the grace [F] of God
[G] _ I'll [F] save my money, [D] _ [Bm] get rich I know [Fm] _ [D] Bring it back [G] to tobacco _ [C#] road _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [C#] [D] I'm _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C#] _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [F] _ [C#] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [A] _ [D] gonna get me some [C] [C#] dynamite [D] _ Gonna bring me a [C] crack
[D] _ I'm gonna blow you [C] up, got to [C#] tear you [D] down Start all over [C] again
_ [D] _ When I build it [C] down, _ [C#] _ [D] I'll be proud to show [C] _ [C#m] _ [D] _ [B] _ Keep the name of tobacco _ _ _ _ [G]
road
_ _ _ Cause it's home, _ [Dm] _ it's [G] really my _ home The only life I've [D] _ [Gm] ever known
_ [Dm] I _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ despise you cause [G] you're filthy _ _ But [A] I love you [C] cause [D] you're my [C] home _ _
[Dm] Tobacco road, [Cm] _ _ [D] tobacco _ road _ You're dirty and [Cm] filthy
_ Tobacco [Dm] _ road [Cm] Gonna [Dm] get me some [C] dynamite
Gonna bring [D] me a crack Got [Dm] to blow you up, got to tear you down
Start all [C] over [D] again Tobacco road, _ _ _ [G] tobacco [D] road
[G] _ _ I [A] _
_ despise you [G] _ cause you're filthy _ _ But _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ I love you [F] cause you're my [Dm] [Cm] home _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
Tobacco road, road Talking about [G#m] a dirty low down filthy [A] place
Tobacco road, yeah, [G] yeah, yeah, [F] yeah, [Em] yeah
_ [D] You're so [F] dirty and filthy _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by John D. Loudermilk.

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