The Road To Nowhere Chords by Tom Russell
Tempo:
117.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N]
Well, the ditches are [D] on fire And there ain't [G] no higher ground
You were [D] a prince in the city of angels, kid Now you're pawning your clothes in a [A] railroad
town [D]
Forgiveness is the killer of snakes, amigo
In the gardens [G] of despair Keep your mind on the [D] middle, little brother
[Em] Out on that road [D] to nowhere From the polo club in Ipaten
To an abandoned [G] church in Rome You keep thinking [D] you recognize faces
The way flesh is carved [A] like ice over bone Making deals [D] with the wrong class of people
Between a [G] curse and a prayer There's a thin [D] line between power and glory
[Em] Out [A] on that [D] road to nowhere Row, row, row your [G] little dreamboat
[F#m] Silently downstream Bankers, [Em] cops, and candlestick makers
[A] They're all gone wise [D] to your dirty little scheme
You're riding [G] backwards on a blind horse In a carnival [F#m] tent way out there
The tunnel of [Em] love was never finished [A] Out on that road [D] to nowhere
[G]
[D] [Em] [A]
[D]
Ashes to ashes, dirt [G] to dirt You find high on [D] Oxycontin and vodka, kid
Why in the hell do [A] you still hurt?
Now every day [D] is the day of reckoning
Even the weatherman [G] makes you feel scared Rise up, dead [D] man, and keep staggering down
[Em] [A] That old broken [D] road to nowhere Row, row, row your [G] little dreamboat
[F#m] Silently downstream Bankers, cops, [E] and candlestick makers
[A] They're all gone wise to [D] your dirty little scheme
You're riding [G] backwards on a blind horse In a carnival [F#m] tent way out there
The tunnel of love was [Em] never finished [A] Out on that road to [D] nowhere
The tunnel of love [Em] was never finished [A] Out on that broken [D] road to nowhere
Well, the ditch is on fire And there ain't no [G] higher ground
Well, the ditches are [D] on fire And there ain't [G] no higher ground
You were [D] a prince in the city of angels, kid Now you're pawning your clothes in a [A] railroad
town [D]
Forgiveness is the killer of snakes, amigo
In the gardens [G] of despair Keep your mind on the [D] middle, little brother
[Em] Out on that road [D] to nowhere From the polo club in Ipaten
To an abandoned [G] church in Rome You keep thinking [D] you recognize faces
The way flesh is carved [A] like ice over bone Making deals [D] with the wrong class of people
Between a [G] curse and a prayer There's a thin [D] line between power and glory
[Em] Out [A] on that [D] road to nowhere Row, row, row your [G] little dreamboat
[F#m] Silently downstream Bankers, [Em] cops, and candlestick makers
[A] They're all gone wise [D] to your dirty little scheme
You're riding [G] backwards on a blind horse In a carnival [F#m] tent way out there
The tunnel of [Em] love was never finished [A] Out on that road [D] to nowhere
[G]
[D] [Em] [A]
[D]
Ashes to ashes, dirt [G] to dirt You find high on [D] Oxycontin and vodka, kid
Why in the hell do [A] you still hurt?
Now every day [D] is the day of reckoning
Even the weatherman [G] makes you feel scared Rise up, dead [D] man, and keep staggering down
[Em] [A] That old broken [D] road to nowhere Row, row, row your [G] little dreamboat
[F#m] Silently downstream Bankers, cops, [E] and candlestick makers
[A] They're all gone wise to [D] your dirty little scheme
You're riding [G] backwards on a blind horse In a carnival [F#m] tent way out there
The tunnel of love was [Em] never finished [A] Out on that road to [D] nowhere
The tunnel of love [Em] was never finished [A] Out on that broken [D] road to nowhere
Well, the ditch is on fire And there ain't no [G] higher ground
Key:
D
G
A
Em
F#m
D
G
A
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, the ditches are [D] on fire And _ there ain't [G] no higher ground
_ _ You were [D] a prince in the city of angels, kid Now you're pawning your clothes in a [A] railroad
town _ _ _ [D]
Forgiveness is the killer of snakes, amigo
_ In the gardens [G] of despair _ Keep your mind on the [D] middle, little brother
_ [Em] Out on that road [D] to nowhere _ From the polo club in Ipaten
_ _ _ To an abandoned [G] church in Rome _ You keep thinking [D] you recognize faces
The way flesh is carved [A] like ice over bone _ Making deals [D] with the wrong class of people
_ Between a [G] curse and a prayer _ _ There's a thin [D] line between power and glory
[Em] Out [A] on that [D] road to nowhere _ Row, row, row your [G] little dreamboat _ _ _ _
[F#m] Silently downstream _ _ Bankers, [Em] cops, and candlestick makers
[A] They're all gone wise [D] to your dirty little scheme
_ You're riding [G] backwards on a blind horse _ In a carnival [F#m] tent way out there
_ The tunnel of [Em] love was never finished _ [A] _ Out on that road [D] to nowhere _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ashes to ashes, _ _ _ dirt [G] to dirt _ _ You find high on [D] Oxycontin and vodka, kid
Why in the hell do [A] you still hurt?
_ _ Now every day [D] is the day of reckoning
_ Even the weatherman [G] makes you feel scared _ Rise up, dead [D] man, and keep staggering down
[Em] _ [A] That old broken [D] road to nowhere _ Row, row, row your [G] little dreamboat _ _ _ _
[F#m] Silently downstream _ _ _ Bankers, cops, [E] and candlestick makers
[A] They're all gone wise to [D] your dirty little scheme
You're riding [G] backwards on a blind horse In a carnival [F#m] tent way out there
The tunnel of love was [Em] never finished _ _ [A] Out on that road to [D] nowhere
_ _ The tunnel of love [Em] was never finished _ [A] Out on that broken [D] road to nowhere
_ _ _ Well, the ditch is on fire And there ain't no [G] higher ground _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, the ditches are [D] on fire And _ there ain't [G] no higher ground
_ _ You were [D] a prince in the city of angels, kid Now you're pawning your clothes in a [A] railroad
town _ _ _ [D]
Forgiveness is the killer of snakes, amigo
_ In the gardens [G] of despair _ Keep your mind on the [D] middle, little brother
_ [Em] Out on that road [D] to nowhere _ From the polo club in Ipaten
_ _ _ To an abandoned [G] church in Rome _ You keep thinking [D] you recognize faces
The way flesh is carved [A] like ice over bone _ Making deals [D] with the wrong class of people
_ Between a [G] curse and a prayer _ _ There's a thin [D] line between power and glory
[Em] Out [A] on that [D] road to nowhere _ Row, row, row your [G] little dreamboat _ _ _ _
[F#m] Silently downstream _ _ Bankers, [Em] cops, and candlestick makers
[A] They're all gone wise [D] to your dirty little scheme
_ You're riding [G] backwards on a blind horse _ In a carnival [F#m] tent way out there
_ The tunnel of [Em] love was never finished _ [A] _ Out on that road [D] to nowhere _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ashes to ashes, _ _ _ dirt [G] to dirt _ _ You find high on [D] Oxycontin and vodka, kid
Why in the hell do [A] you still hurt?
_ _ Now every day [D] is the day of reckoning
_ Even the weatherman [G] makes you feel scared _ Rise up, dead [D] man, and keep staggering down
[Em] _ [A] That old broken [D] road to nowhere _ Row, row, row your [G] little dreamboat _ _ _ _
[F#m] Silently downstream _ _ _ Bankers, cops, [E] and candlestick makers
[A] They're all gone wise to [D] your dirty little scheme
You're riding [G] backwards on a blind horse In a carnival [F#m] tent way out there
The tunnel of love was [Em] never finished _ _ [A] Out on that road to [D] nowhere
_ _ The tunnel of love [Em] was never finished _ [A] Out on that broken [D] road to nowhere
_ _ _ Well, the ditch is on fire And there ain't no [G] higher ground _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _