The Road to Hell Part 1 chords by Chris Rea
Tempo:
135 bpm
Chords used:
E
Am
F
Dm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Key:
E
Am
F
Dm
A
E
Am
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I stood still on the highway I [B] saw a woman [E] by the side of the [A].
road .
With a face that I knew like my own Reflected in my [E].
window.
Well, [A] she walked up to my quarter light And she [D] bent down real slow.
A fearful [A] pressure paralyzed [E] me In my [A].
shadows.
She said, son, what are you [E] doing [A] here?
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My fear for you has turned me in my [E] grave.
I [A] said, mama, I come to the valley of the rich .
[D] Myself to sell.
She said, [A] son, this is the [E] road to [A] hell .
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On [Em] .
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[A] your journey across the wilderness [Am] From [D] the desert to the well.
You have [A] strayed upon the [E] motorway to [A] hell.
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[Am] Well, I stand by a river But [Dm] the water doesn't flow.
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[F] boils with every [E] poison you [Am] can think of And I'm underneath the streetlight.
But [Dm] the light of joy I know [F] Is scared beyond [E] belief.
[Em] We're down in [Am] the shadows And [C] the perverted fear of violence.
A [G] jokeless smile on every face [F] And common sense is ringing out [E] the bell.
This .
[Am] ain't no technological .
[Dm] breakdown Oh .
[F] no, this is [E] the road [Am] to hell .
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[C] Now the roads come up with credit And [G] there's nothing you can do .
[F] A soldier's bits of paper .
[E] Flying away from you.
[Am] Oh, look how well, take a good look What [Dm] goes down here.
You [F] must learn this lesson [E] fast And learn [Am] it well .
This ain't no upwardly mobile [Dm] freeway This .
[F] is [E] the road, .
[F] this is [E] the road .
[F] This is [E] the road [Am] to hell .
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I stood still on the highway I [B] saw a woman [E] by the side of the [A].
road .
With a face that I knew like my own Reflected in my [E].
window.
Well, [A] she walked up to my quarter light And she [D] bent down real slow.
A fearful [A] pressure paralyzed [E] me In my [A].
shadows.
She said, son, what are you [E] doing [A] here?
.
My fear for you has turned me in my [E] grave.
I [A] said, mama, I come to the valley of the rich .
[D] Myself to sell.
She said, [A] son, this is the [E] road to [A] hell .
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On [Em] .
[A] .
[G] .
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[A] your journey across the wilderness [Am] From [D] the desert to the well.
You have [A] strayed upon the [E] motorway to [A] hell.
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[Am] Well, I stand by a river But [Dm] the water doesn't flow.
It .
[F] boils with every [E] poison you [Am] can think of And I'm underneath the streetlight.
But [Dm] the light of joy I know [F] Is scared beyond [E] belief.
[Em] We're down in [Am] the shadows And [C] the perverted fear of violence.
A [G] jokeless smile on every face [F] And common sense is ringing out [E] the bell.
This .
[Am] ain't no technological .
[Dm] breakdown Oh .
[F] no, this is [E] the road [Am] to hell .
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[C] Now the roads come up with credit And [G] there's nothing you can do .
[F] A soldier's bits of paper .
[E] Flying away from you.
[Am] Oh, look how well, take a good look What [Dm] goes down here.
You [F] must learn this lesson [E] fast And learn [Am] it well .
This ain't no upwardly mobile [Dm] freeway This .
[F] is [E] the road, .
[F] this is [E] the road .
[F] This is [E] the road [Am] to hell .
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