Chords for Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - The Road to Rock 'n' Roll
Tempo:
104.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[C] [A] On [G] the road [C] to rock [G] and roll, [D]
there's a lot of wreckage [C] in the [G]
ravine.
[D] [G] Some [C] few [G] redneck [D] nights, just [G] to hang [C] out on [Em] the scene.
[D]
[C] On the road [G] to rock [D] and roll, [G] we'll be in the [C]
delta.
[G] [D] [C] And if you don't [G] believe in [D] good and evil, [G] you can tell [C] the devil [Em]
why.
[D] [G] On the road [C] to rock [G] and roll, tomorrow [C] everybody's [G] gonna pay.
[D]
[G] On the road to rock and roll, nowhere I love to [D] play.
[Em]
[D] Rock and [C] roll, rock [C] and roll, [Em]
rock and roll, what I love [D] to play.
[G] On the road [C] to [G] rock and [D] roll, [G] everybody [C] carries a [G] good luck [D] charm.
As [G] they just look [C] through the [G] eyes, [D] [G]
blowing [C] off all the bombs.
[D]
[C] On the road [G] to rock [D] and roll, [G] they'll try to [C] hook you [G] by the [D] eye.
[C] There's a mirror [G] in your [D] soul, [G] you should [C] turn it to [Em] the [D] sky.
[G]
[C] [G]
[D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[C] [D] [G] On the [C] road to [G] rock and [D] roll, [G] only [C] sing the [G] soulful [D] song.
[G] Leave a little [C] light in the [G] wilderness [D] for [G]
[C] somebody to [Em] come along.
[C] On the [G] road to rock [D] and roll, [G] with [C] everybody deep [G] in their dreams.
[C] And the [G] snow is falling [D] on the city, [G] ask the music [Em] what it means.
[G] On the [C] road to [G] rock and roll, come [C] on everybody, [G] move your way.
On the road to rock and roll, nowhere I love to play.
[Em]
[C] Rock and roll, [D] [Em] [C] rock and roll, [Em]
[C] rock and roll, what I love [D] to play.
[G] On the road.
[D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[C] [A] On [G] the road [C] to rock [G] and roll, [D]
there's a lot of wreckage [C] in the [G]
ravine.
[D] [G] Some [C] few [G] redneck [D] nights, just [G] to hang [C] out on [Em] the scene.
[D]
[C] On the road [G] to rock [D] and roll, [G] we'll be in the [C]
delta.
[G] [D] [C] And if you don't [G] believe in [D] good and evil, [G] you can tell [C] the devil [Em]
why.
[D] [G] On the road [C] to rock [G] and roll, tomorrow [C] everybody's [G] gonna pay.
[D]
[G] On the road to rock and roll, nowhere I love to [D] play.
[Em]
[D] Rock and [C] roll, rock [C] and roll, [Em]
rock and roll, what I love [D] to play.
[G] On the road [C] to [G] rock and [D] roll, [G] everybody [C] carries a [G] good luck [D] charm.
As [G] they just look [C] through the [G] eyes, [D] [G]
blowing [C] off all the bombs.
[D]
[C] On the road [G] to rock [D] and roll, [G] they'll try to [C] hook you [G] by the [D] eye.
[C] There's a mirror [G] in your [D] soul, [G] you should [C] turn it to [Em] the [D] sky.
[G]
[C] [G]
[D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[C] [D] [G] On the [C] road to [G] rock and [D] roll, [G] only [C] sing the [G] soulful [D] song.
[G] Leave a little [C] light in the [G] wilderness [D] for [G]
[C] somebody to [Em] come along.
[C] On the [G] road to rock [D] and roll, [G] with [C] everybody deep [G] in their dreams.
[C] And the [G] snow is falling [D] on the city, [G] ask the music [Em] what it means.
[G] On the [C] road to [G] rock and roll, come [C] on everybody, [G] move your way.
On the road to rock and roll, nowhere I love to play.
[Em]
[C] Rock and roll, [D] [Em] [C] rock and roll, [Em]
[C] rock and roll, what I love [D] to play.
[G] On the road.
Key:
G
C
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Em
A
G
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] On [G] the road [C] to rock [G] and roll, [D]
there's a lot of wreckage [C] in the [G]
ravine.
[D] _ _ [G] Some [C] few [G] redneck [D] nights, just [G] to hang [C] out on [Em] the scene.
[D] _
[C] On the road [G] to rock [D] and roll, _ [G] we'll be in the [C]
delta.
[G] _ _ [D] _ [C] And if you don't [G] believe in [D] good and evil, _ [G] you can tell [C] the devil [Em]
why.
[D] _ [G] On the road [C] to rock [G] and _ roll, tomorrow [C] everybody's [G] gonna pay.
[D] _
[G] On the road to rock _ and roll, nowhere I love to _ [D] play.
[Em] _
_ _ [D] Rock and [C] roll, _ _ _ rock [C] and roll, _ _ [Em] _ _ _
rock and _ roll, what I love [D] to play.
_ _ _ _ [G] On the road [C] to [G] rock and [D] roll, _ [G] everybody [C] carries a [G] good luck [D] charm.
As [G] they just look [C] through the [G] eyes, _ [D] _ _ [G]
blowing [C] off all the bombs.
_ [D] _
[C] On the road [G] to rock [D] and roll, _ [G] they'll try to [C] hook you [G] by the _ [D] eye.
[C] There's a mirror [G] in your [D] _ soul, [G] you should [C] turn it to [Em] the _ [D] sky.
[G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] On the [C] road to [G] rock and [D] roll, _ [G] only [C] sing the [G] soulful [D] song.
[G] Leave a little [C] light in the [G] wilderness [D] for [G] _
_ [C] somebody to [Em] come along.
[C] On the [G] road to rock [D] and roll, _ _ [G] with [C] everybody deep [G] in their _ dreams.
[C] And the [G] snow is falling [D] on the city, [G] ask the music [Em] what it _ means.
[G] On the [C] road to [G] rock and roll, come [C] on everybody, [G] move your way.
On the road to rock and roll, _ _ nowhere I love to play.
_ [Em] _
_ _ [C] Rock and roll, _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [C] rock and roll, _ [Em] _ _ _
[C] rock and roll, what I love [D] to play.
_ _ _ [G] On the road. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] On [G] the road [C] to rock [G] and roll, [D]
there's a lot of wreckage [C] in the [G]
ravine.
[D] _ _ [G] Some [C] few [G] redneck [D] nights, just [G] to hang [C] out on [Em] the scene.
[D] _
[C] On the road [G] to rock [D] and roll, _ [G] we'll be in the [C]
delta.
[G] _ _ [D] _ [C] And if you don't [G] believe in [D] good and evil, _ [G] you can tell [C] the devil [Em]
why.
[D] _ [G] On the road [C] to rock [G] and _ roll, tomorrow [C] everybody's [G] gonna pay.
[D] _
[G] On the road to rock _ and roll, nowhere I love to _ [D] play.
[Em] _
_ _ [D] Rock and [C] roll, _ _ _ rock [C] and roll, _ _ [Em] _ _ _
rock and _ roll, what I love [D] to play.
_ _ _ _ [G] On the road [C] to [G] rock and [D] roll, _ [G] everybody [C] carries a [G] good luck [D] charm.
As [G] they just look [C] through the [G] eyes, _ [D] _ _ [G]
blowing [C] off all the bombs.
_ [D] _
[C] On the road [G] to rock [D] and roll, _ [G] they'll try to [C] hook you [G] by the _ [D] eye.
[C] There's a mirror [G] in your [D] _ soul, [G] you should [C] turn it to [Em] the _ [D] sky.
[G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] On the [C] road to [G] rock and [D] roll, _ [G] only [C] sing the [G] soulful [D] song.
[G] Leave a little [C] light in the [G] wilderness [D] for [G] _
_ [C] somebody to [Em] come along.
[C] On the [G] road to rock [D] and roll, _ _ [G] with [C] everybody deep [G] in their _ dreams.
[C] And the [G] snow is falling [D] on the city, [G] ask the music [Em] what it _ means.
[G] On the [C] road to [G] rock and roll, come [C] on everybody, [G] move your way.
On the road to rock and roll, _ _ nowhere I love to play.
_ [Em] _
_ _ [C] Rock and roll, _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [C] rock and roll, _ [Em] _ _ _
[C] rock and roll, what I love [D] to play.
_ _ _ [G] On the road. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _