Wide Open Road Chords by The Triffids

Tempo:
162.45 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

Am

C

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Triffids - Wide Open Road (1986) chords
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[G]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[A]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[Am]
[G]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[Am]
[G]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[Am]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em] Well the drums rolled off in my forehead [Am] Guns went off in my chest
[G] Remember carrying the baby just for you Crying in the world of myths
[Em] I lost track of my friends and [Am]
I [G] lost my kid
you can get used to sleeping by yourself.
The [Em] one you love, the one you love,
[Am] is with someone else.
[G] And it's a wide open road.
It's [C] a wide open [G]
road.
[Em] Now you can go any place [Am] that you want to go.
[G] Wake up in the morning, and I'm still by your side.
I reach out just to touch you.
[Em] Then I realize [G] it's a wide open road.
It's a wide open road.
[Em]
[Am]
[G] How do you get used [C] to sleeping by [G] yourself?
[Em] The one you love, the one you love,
[Am] is with someone else.
[G] Wake up in the morning, and I'm still by your side.
I reach out just to touch you.
[A] Then I realize
[Em] it's a wide [G] open road.
[C] It's a wide open [G]
road.
[Em] It's a [Bm]
[Am] wide open [G] road.
It's a wide
[C] [G]
[Em] open [Bm]
[Am]
[G] road.
And [C] [G]
[Em] now you can go [G] any place [Am] that you want to go.
[G]
[Em]
[A]
[G]
[Em]
[A]
[G]
[Em]
[G]
[Em]
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
A
1231
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
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Let's start jamming The Triffids - Wide Open Road chords, Practice these chords sequence - Am, G, C, G, Em and G. Start with a comfortable 81 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 162. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] Well the drums rolled off in my forehead [Am] _ Guns went off in my chest
[G] Remember carrying the baby just for you _ Crying in the world of myths
[Em] _ I lost track of my friends and _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
I [G] lost my kid
you can get used _ to sleeping by _ yourself.
The [Em] one you love, the one you love,
[Am] is with someone _ else.
[G] And it's a wide open road.
It's [C] a wide open [G] _ _
road.
[Em] Now you can go any place [Am] that you want to go.
_ [G] Wake up in the morning, _ and I'm still by your side.
_ I reach out just to touch you.
_ [Em] Then I _ _ realize [G] it's a wide open _ road.
It's a _ wide open road.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ How do you get used _ [C] to sleeping by [G] yourself?
_ [Em] The one you love, the one you love,
[Am] is with someone _ else.
[G] _ _ Wake up in the morning, and I'm still by your side.
I reach out just to touch you.
_ [A] Then I realize _
_ [Em] it's a wide [G] open _ road.
[C] It's a wide open [G] _
road.
[Em] It's a _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ wide open _ _ [G] road.
It's a wide _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] open _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ road.
And [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] now you can go [G] any place [Am] that you want to go.
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Among the tracks on the album Born Sandy Devotional, written by David McComb, this one stands out.

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