Chords for Jimmy LaFave "The Open Road"
Tempo:
98.825 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Bm
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [D] Baby, baby, I'm [Bm] crazy, but I'm down on [G] my knees
I want you to [Bm] go, [A] come and go with me please
[D] This is the life we're [G] living, honey, [D] we die a day at [G] a [D] time
There's something [G] that calls you, [D] make [E] up your mind
[A]
Baby, [Bm] [A] let's watch all the [G] rivers flow
[A]
Baby, [Bm] [A] you gotta get young before you [D] get old
Come on, [G] come [E] on, [D]
lighten up [G] your load
[D] Ain't nothing but [Bm] you and me [E] and the [D] open road
Boy,
[A] [D]
we were [Bm] born to [D] wander, baby, we were not [G] born to lose
[D] I must follow [Bm] distant [A] thunder or I'll get the blues
[D] [D] And the lightning [G] that's flashing reveals a dream [Bm] in your eye
[D] Hear the [Bm] message that it sends, [D] it's hard to [A] deny
[A] [D]
Baby, [A] [D] let's watch all the [G] rivers flow
[E] [D] [A] Baby, [Bm] [A] you gotta get young before you [D] get old
[A] [D] Come on, come on, [Bm] [E] [D] lighten [A]
up your [Bm] load
[A] Ain't [D] nothing but you and me and the open [D] road
It's [Bm] a highway trance, oh [D] baby, you're falling under
[Bm] Love forever on a road [A] that will never end
[D] What a town in the Dakotas, Missouri runs [E] wide
[D] Cross the piggyback bridge and maybe we'll reach the [A] other side
We'll listen to [G] the ghost [D] dance in a valley so [Bm]
cold
[A] We're the [D] ones who understand, [Bm]
[A] respect the buffalo
[Bm]
[A] Baby, [G] [D]
let's watch [A] all the rivers [G] flow
[E]
[D] [A] Baby, [Bm] you [A] gotta get young before you get [G] old
[A]
Come on, come [A] on, lighten [G] up your load
[D]
Ain't [F#m] nothing but you and me, [A] ain't nothing [Bm] but you and me
[A] [D]
Ain't [Bm] nothing but you and [A] me and the open [D] road, [E] the open road
[A] [D]
[A]
[D]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [D] Baby, baby, I'm [Bm] crazy, but I'm down on [G] my knees
I want you to [Bm] go, [A] come and go with me please
[D] This is the life we're [G] living, honey, [D] we die a day at [G] a [D] time
There's something [G] that calls you, [D] make [E] up your mind
[A]
Baby, [Bm] [A] let's watch all the [G] rivers flow
[A]
Baby, [Bm] [A] you gotta get young before you [D] get old
Come on, [G] come [E] on, [D]
lighten up [G] your load
[D] Ain't nothing but [Bm] you and me [E] and the [D] open road
Boy,
[A] [D]
we were [Bm] born to [D] wander, baby, we were not [G] born to lose
[D] I must follow [Bm] distant [A] thunder or I'll get the blues
[D] [D] And the lightning [G] that's flashing reveals a dream [Bm] in your eye
[D] Hear the [Bm] message that it sends, [D] it's hard to [A] deny
[A] [D]
Baby, [A] [D] let's watch all the [G] rivers flow
[E] [D] [A] Baby, [Bm] [A] you gotta get young before you [D] get old
[A] [D] Come on, come on, [Bm] [E] [D] lighten [A]
up your [Bm] load
[A] Ain't [D] nothing but you and me and the open [D] road
It's [Bm] a highway trance, oh [D] baby, you're falling under
[Bm] Love forever on a road [A] that will never end
[D] What a town in the Dakotas, Missouri runs [E] wide
[D] Cross the piggyback bridge and maybe we'll reach the [A] other side
We'll listen to [G] the ghost [D] dance in a valley so [Bm]
cold
[A] We're the [D] ones who understand, [Bm]
[A] respect the buffalo
[Bm]
[A] Baby, [G] [D]
let's watch [A] all the rivers [G] flow
[E]
[D] [A] Baby, [Bm] you [A] gotta get young before you get [G] old
[A]
Come on, come [A] on, lighten [G] up your load
[D]
Ain't [F#m] nothing but you and me, [A] ain't nothing [Bm] but you and me
[A] [D]
Ain't [Bm] nothing but you and [A] me and the open [D] road, [E] the open road
[A] [D]
[A]
[D]
Key:
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Bm
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_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ Baby, baby, I'm [Bm] crazy, _ _ _ but I'm down on [G] my knees
_ _ _ I want you to [Bm] go, [A] come and go with me please _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ This is the life we're [G] living, honey, [D] _ _ we die a day at [G] a [D] time
_ _ There's something [G] that calls you, [D] make [E] up your mind
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Baby, [Bm] _ _ [A] _ let's watch all the [G] rivers flow
[A] _ _ _ _
Baby, [Bm] _ [A] you gotta get young before you [D] get old
_ _ _ Come on, [G] come [E] on, _ [D] _ _
lighten up [G] your load
[D] _ _ Ain't nothing but [Bm] you and me [E] and the [D] open road
Boy, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
we were [Bm] born to [D] wander, _ baby, we were not [G] born to lose
[D] _ _ I must follow [Bm] distant [A] thunder or I'll get the blues _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [D] _ And the lightning [G] that's flashing _ reveals a dream [Bm] in your eye
[D] _ _ Hear the [Bm] message that it sends, [D] it's hard to [A] deny
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
Baby, _ [A] _ _ [D] let's watch all the [G] rivers flow
[E] _ _ [D] _ [A] Baby, _ [Bm] _ _ [A] you gotta get young before you [D] get old
[A] _ [D] Come on, come on, [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [D] lighten _ [A]
up your [Bm] load
_ [A] Ain't [D] nothing but you and me and the open [D] road
It's _ _ _ [Bm] _ a highway trance, oh [D] baby, you're falling under _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ Love forever on a road [A] that will never end _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ What a town in the Dakotas, _ _ _ Missouri runs [E] wide
[D] _ Cross the piggyback bridge and maybe we'll reach the [A] other side _ _ _
_ _ _ _ We'll listen to [G] the ghost [D] dance in a valley so [Bm]
cold
[A] We're the [D] ones who _ understand, [Bm] _
[A] respect the buffalo
_ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ Baby, [G] _ _ [D] _
_ let's watch [A] all the rivers [G] flow
[E] _
_ [D] _ [A] Baby, _ [Bm] you [A] gotta get young before you get [G] old
[A] _
_ Come on, come [A] on, _ _ lighten [G] up your load
[D] _
Ain't [F#m] nothing but you and me, [A] _ ain't nothing [Bm] but you and me
[A] _ _ [D]
Ain't [Bm] nothing but you and [A] me and the open [D] road, _ _ _ [E] the open road _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ Baby, baby, I'm [Bm] crazy, _ _ _ but I'm down on [G] my knees
_ _ _ I want you to [Bm] go, [A] come and go with me please _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ This is the life we're [G] living, honey, [D] _ _ we die a day at [G] a [D] time
_ _ There's something [G] that calls you, [D] make [E] up your mind
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Baby, [Bm] _ _ [A] _ let's watch all the [G] rivers flow
[A] _ _ _ _
Baby, [Bm] _ [A] you gotta get young before you [D] get old
_ _ _ Come on, [G] come [E] on, _ [D] _ _
lighten up [G] your load
[D] _ _ Ain't nothing but [Bm] you and me [E] and the [D] open road
Boy, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
we were [Bm] born to [D] wander, _ baby, we were not [G] born to lose
[D] _ _ I must follow [Bm] distant [A] thunder or I'll get the blues _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [D] _ And the lightning [G] that's flashing _ reveals a dream [Bm] in your eye
[D] _ _ Hear the [Bm] message that it sends, [D] it's hard to [A] deny
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
Baby, _ [A] _ _ [D] let's watch all the [G] rivers flow
[E] _ _ [D] _ [A] Baby, _ [Bm] _ _ [A] you gotta get young before you [D] get old
[A] _ [D] Come on, come on, [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [D] lighten _ [A]
up your [Bm] load
_ [A] Ain't [D] nothing but you and me and the open [D] road
It's _ _ _ [Bm] _ a highway trance, oh [D] baby, you're falling under _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ Love forever on a road [A] that will never end _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ What a town in the Dakotas, _ _ _ Missouri runs [E] wide
[D] _ Cross the piggyback bridge and maybe we'll reach the [A] other side _ _ _
_ _ _ _ We'll listen to [G] the ghost [D] dance in a valley so [Bm]
cold
[A] We're the [D] ones who _ understand, [Bm] _
[A] respect the buffalo
_ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ Baby, [G] _ _ [D] _
_ let's watch [A] all the rivers [G] flow
[E] _
_ [D] _ [A] Baby, _ [Bm] you [A] gotta get young before you get [G] old
[A] _
_ Come on, come [A] on, _ _ lighten [G] up your load
[D] _
Ain't [F#m] nothing but you and me, [A] _ ain't nothing [Bm] but you and me
[A] _ _ [D]
Ain't [Bm] nothing but you and [A] me and the open [D] road, _ _ _ [E] the open road _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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