Chords for Rod Stewart - Hard Road (1974) [HQ+Lyrics]

Tempo:
138.95 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

C

E

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rod Stewart - Hard Road (1974) [HQ+Lyrics] chords
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[Am] [A]
[C]
[D]
[A]
[C]
[D]
[A]
I remember my papa told [C] me, son, [D] little judge, [A] be cool.
And I told him I was leaving [C] home, [D] I was leaving [A] school.
Yeah, yeah.
[E] So in a troubled house I found myself,
[D] heading down that southbound road.
[G] [E] And everything I own, I know, [D] I [G] carry such a [D] heavy load, yeah.
But [A] it's a hard, hard road that I travel.
[C] It's a hard, hard road that I travel.
[D] It's a hard, hard road that I travel down [A] the line.
[Am] It's a [G] hard, [E] hard road [C] down [A] the line.
And I want to tell you, friends, [C] that it's good to [D] be a [A] slave to land.
I'm doing what I want [C] to, living [D] just the best [A] that I can.
[F#] [E] Nobody putting me around my [A] neck, [G] she put [D] me in a [G] prison hole.
[D] [E] I got my dog and my radio, [D] so listen to some rock and roll.
And [A] it's a hard, hard road that I travel.
[C] It's a hard, hard road that I travel.
[D] It's a hard, hard road that I travel [Am] down the line.
[A] And it's a [G] hard, [E] hard road [C] down [A] the line.
Yeah!
[D#m] [E]
[D]
[F#m] Nobody gonna [E] find me there.
[D]
[F#m] [E] I'm a slave [D] to
[F#m] [E]
[D]
land.
[E] Nobody gonna put me around my neck, [G] she put me [D] in a prison hole.
[E] I got my dog and my radio, [D] so listen to some rock and roll.
And [A] it's a hard, hard road that I travel.
[C] It's a hard, hard road that I travel.
[D] It's a hard, hard road that I travel down [A] the line.
[D]
[A] [G] [A] And it's a hard, hard road that I travel.
[Am] It's [C] a hard, hard road that I travel.
It's [D] a hard, hard road that I travel down [A] the line.
[G] It's [A] a hard, hard road that I travel.
[C] It's a hard, hard road that I travel.
[D] It's a hard, hard road that I travel down [Am] the line.
[A] And it's a hard, [G] [E] hard [C] road down [A] the line.
Get out of here!
[C]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
E
2311
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
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To learn Rod Stewart - Hard Road chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: E, D, A, C, F#m, E, C, D, A and D. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 69 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 139. Given the song's key of A Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I remember my papa told [C] me, son, [D] little judge, [A] be cool. _
_ _ _ And I told him I was leaving [C] home, [D] I was leaving [A] school. _
Yeah, yeah.
_ [E] _ So in a troubled house I found myself,
[D] heading down that southbound road.
[G] _ [E] And everything I own, I know, [D] I [G] carry such a [D] heavy load, yeah.
But [A] it's a hard, hard road that I travel.
_ [C] It's a hard, hard road that I travel.
_ [D] It's a hard, hard road that I travel down [A] the line. _
[Am] _ _ _ _ It's a [G] hard, [E] hard road [C] down [A] the line. _
_ _ _ And I want to tell you, friends, [C] that it's good to [D] be a [A] slave to land.
_ _ _ _ I'm doing what I want [C] to, living [D] just the best [A] that I can. _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ Nobody putting me around my [A] neck, [G] she put [D] me in a [G] prison hole.
_ [D] _ [E] I got my dog and my radio, [D] so listen to some rock and roll.
And [A] it's a hard, hard road that I travel.
_ [C] It's a hard, hard road that I travel.
_ [D] It's a hard, hard road that I travel [Am] down the line. _
_ _ _ [A] And it's a [G] hard, [E] hard road [C] down [A] the line. _
_ Yeah!
_ [D#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ Nobody gonna [E] _ find me there.
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_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ I'm a slave _ _ _ [D] to _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ land.
[E] _ Nobody gonna put me around my neck, [G] she put me [D] in a prison hole.
_ _ [E] I got my dog and my radio, [D] so listen to some rock and roll.
And _ [A] it's a hard, hard road that I travel.
_ [C] It's a hard, _ hard road that I travel.
_ [D] It's a hard, hard road that I travel down [A] the line.
[D] _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ [A] And it's a hard, hard road that I travel.
_ [Am] It's [C] a hard, hard road that I travel.
It's [D] a hard, hard road that I travel down [A] the line. _
[G] _ _ _ _ It's [A] a hard, hard road that I travel.
_ [C] It's a hard, hard road that I travel.
_ [D] It's a hard, hard road that I travel down [Am] the line.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] And it's a hard, [G] [E] hard _ [C] road down [A] the line.
_ _ Get out of here! _
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