Chords for Road To Hell (Chris Rea): guitar lesson
Tempo:
133.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
F
Am
Dm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The chords are fairly straightforward.
There's an intro to it, and the intro can be played obviously at the beginning, and
in the middle, and at the end, there's an outro.
This is it.
It's an A minor.
A minor, and then put your little finger on the third fret.
And then D [Dm] minor.
Little [E] finger.
[Dm]
[F] [E]
D.
[Am]
That's the intro.
The verse.
A minor.
[Dm] D minor.
[F] [E] D.
[Am] A minor.
Same chords.
So, let's try the verse.
And it's repeated.
The verse is repeated with different words, but
Well, I'm standing by a river, [Dm] but the water doesn't flow.
[E]
[F] It boils like [E] every poison you [Am] can think of.
Repeat.
And I'm underneath the streetlights, [Dm] the delight of joy I know.
[F] Scared [E] beyond relief, way down [Am] in the shadows.
And then there's [Ab] a sort of a chorus.
[C] The chords are C, [G]
G, [Bb] [F]
[E] [Am] A minor, [E] [Dm] D minor, [F]
[E] E, [Am]
A minor.
Rough like this.
[C] And a perverted fear of violence, [G] chokes a smile on every face.
[F] Common sense is ringing.
[E] And the bells,
[Am] they say, look, technological [Dm] breakdown.
[B] [F] Oh, this [E] is the road.
[Am] Well, then you can play the intro again.
[Dm]
[F]
[E] [Am] You repeat the chorus again with different words.
And [C] as the roads jam up with credit, [G] and there's nothing you can do,
[F] it's all just bits of paper [E] flying away from you.
[Am] Oh, look out!
Well, take a [Dm] rip, [F] and just learn this [E] lesson fast.
[Am]
This ain't no upwardly mobile [Dm] freeway.
[F] This [E] is the road.
[F] [E] This is the road.
This is the road [Am] to hell.
And the intro can be
There's an intro to it, and the intro can be played obviously at the beginning, and
in the middle, and at the end, there's an outro.
This is it.
It's an A minor.
A minor, and then put your little finger on the third fret.
And then D [Dm] minor.
Little [E] finger.
[Dm]
[F] [E]
D.
[Am]
That's the intro.
The verse.
A minor.
[Dm] D minor.
[F] [E] D.
[Am] A minor.
Same chords.
So, let's try the verse.
And it's repeated.
The verse is repeated with different words, but
Well, I'm standing by a river, [Dm] but the water doesn't flow.
[E]
[F] It boils like [E] every poison you [Am] can think of.
Repeat.
And I'm underneath the streetlights, [Dm] the delight of joy I know.
[F] Scared [E] beyond relief, way down [Am] in the shadows.
And then there's [Ab] a sort of a chorus.
[C] The chords are C, [G]
G, [Bb] [F]
[E] [Am] A minor, [E] [Dm] D minor, [F]
[E] E, [Am]
A minor.
Rough like this.
[C] And a perverted fear of violence, [G] chokes a smile on every face.
[F] Common sense is ringing.
[E] And the bells,
[Am] they say, look, technological [Dm] breakdown.
[B] [F] Oh, this [E] is the road.
[Am] Well, then you can play the intro again.
[Dm]
[F]
[E] [Am] You repeat the chorus again with different words.
And [C] as the roads jam up with credit, [G] and there's nothing you can do,
[F] it's all just bits of paper [E] flying away from you.
[Am] Oh, look out!
Well, take a [Dm] rip, [F] and just learn this [E] lesson fast.
[Am]
This ain't no upwardly mobile [Dm] freeway.
[F] This [E] is the road.
[F] [E] This is the road.
This is the road [Am] to hell.
And the intro can be
Key:
E
F
Am
Dm
C
E
F
Am
The chords are fairly straightforward.
There's an intro to it, and the intro can be played obviously at the beginning, and
in the middle, and at the end, there's an outro.
_ This is it.
It's an A minor. _ _ _ _
A minor, and then put your little finger on the third fret. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And then D [Dm] minor.
_ Little [E] finger.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
D.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ That's the intro. _ _ _
The verse.
A minor.
_ _ [Dm] D minor.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [E] D.
_ [Am] A minor.
Same chords. _
So, let's try the verse.
_ And it's repeated.
The verse is repeated with different words, _ but_
Well, I'm standing by a river, _ _ [Dm] but the water doesn't flow.
_ [E] _
[F] It boils like [E] every poison _ you [Am] can think of.
_ _ Repeat.
And I'm _ underneath the streetlights, [Dm] the delight of joy I know. _
_ [F] _ Scared [E] beyond relief, way down [Am] in the shadows. _ _ _ _
And then there's [Ab] a sort of a chorus. _ _ _
[C] The chords are C, _ _ _ [G]
G, _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] A _ minor, [E] _ _ [Dm] D minor, _ [F] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ E, [Am] _
A minor. _ _ _ _ _
Rough like this.
_ [C] And a perverted fear of violence, [G] chokes a smile on every face.
_ _ [F] _ _ Common sense is ringing.
_ [E] And the bells, _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ they say, look, _ technological [Dm] breakdown. _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [F] Oh, this [E] is the road.
_ [Am] Well, then you can play the intro again. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ You repeat the chorus again with different words. _
And _ _ [C] as the roads jam up with credit, _ [G] and there's nothing you can do,
_ _ [F] it's all just bits of paper _ [E] _ flying away from you.
_ _ [Am] _ Oh, look out!
Well, take a [Dm] rip, _ _ _ _ _ [F] and just learn this [E] lesson fast.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ This ain't no upwardly mobile [Dm] freeway. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ This [E] is the road.
_ _ [F] _ _ [E] This is the road.
_ _ _ _ This is the road _ [Am] to hell.
And the intro can be
There's an intro to it, and the intro can be played obviously at the beginning, and
in the middle, and at the end, there's an outro.
_ This is it.
It's an A minor. _ _ _ _
A minor, and then put your little finger on the third fret. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And then D [Dm] minor.
_ Little [E] finger.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
D.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ That's the intro. _ _ _
The verse.
A minor.
_ _ [Dm] D minor.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [E] D.
_ [Am] A minor.
Same chords. _
So, let's try the verse.
_ And it's repeated.
The verse is repeated with different words, _ but_
Well, I'm standing by a river, _ _ [Dm] but the water doesn't flow.
_ [E] _
[F] It boils like [E] every poison _ you [Am] can think of.
_ _ Repeat.
And I'm _ underneath the streetlights, [Dm] the delight of joy I know. _
_ [F] _ Scared [E] beyond relief, way down [Am] in the shadows. _ _ _ _
And then there's [Ab] a sort of a chorus. _ _ _
[C] The chords are C, _ _ _ [G]
G, _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] A _ minor, [E] _ _ [Dm] D minor, _ [F] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ E, [Am] _
A minor. _ _ _ _ _
Rough like this.
_ [C] And a perverted fear of violence, [G] chokes a smile on every face.
_ _ [F] _ _ Common sense is ringing.
_ [E] And the bells, _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ they say, look, _ technological [Dm] breakdown. _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [F] Oh, this [E] is the road.
_ [Am] Well, then you can play the intro again. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ You repeat the chorus again with different words. _
And _ _ [C] as the roads jam up with credit, _ [G] and there's nothing you can do,
_ _ [F] it's all just bits of paper _ [E] _ flying away from you.
_ _ [Am] _ Oh, look out!
Well, take a [Dm] rip, _ _ _ _ _ [F] and just learn this [E] lesson fast.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ This ain't no upwardly mobile [Dm] freeway. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ This [E] is the road.
_ _ [F] _ _ [E] This is the road.
_ _ _ _ This is the road _ [Am] to hell.
And the intro can be