Chords for Julie Driscoll -Road To Cairo 1968
Tempo:
173.95 bpm
Chords used:
Bbm
Eb
Gb
Ab
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bbm] [Am]
[A] [Ab]
[Gm]
[Gb]
[Db] [Cm]
[Fm] [Bbm]
A [Am] fella told me [Abm]
this here [Gm]
road it leads into [Gb] Cairo [Ebm] I've gotta get [Fm] me a ride
[Bbm] I've
[F] got to go
[Abm] back, go back [Eb] to my children [Gb]
[Eb] I've gotta see [Fm] my man
[Bbm]
I've [Eb] been traveling,
[Bbm]
gone [Eb] a long, long [Bbm] time Don't [Eb] know what I'll find, [Bbm] scared [Eb] of what I'll [F] find
But I've just [Eb] come to see them [Bbm]
again
[Fm] Hey, [F] [Bbm]
[F]
thanks for stopping [Abm]
Are you [Eb] headed down to [Gb] Cairo?
[Ebm] I've read my uncle [Bbm]
[Fm] in St.
Joe
[Bbm] Why'd [Am] you let go?
[Abm] Oh no special [Eb] reason
[Gb]
[Bbm] You've got some folks I used to know
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Gb]
[Ab] Me, I've traveled some, [Gb]
[Ab] had my share of fun [Gb] But you see [Ab] that's the [Bbm] life that I chose to lead
[Gb] Sure [Ab] I've played a [Gb] loss, heard [Ab] who my uncle calls [Gb]
You've [Ab] got to take much more [Fm] than you give
[Bbm] Hey,
[F] could I try your cigar?
[Abm]
[Eb] Mmm, I sure like your [Gb] car
[Bbm] Bought from your daddy [F] as a gift
[Bbm]
[F] Say on second
[Abm] thoughts this [Eb] gift that I am [Gb] brought
[Bbm] You can drop me here, thanks for the [Eb] lift
Yes, [Bb] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Gb]
[Ab] I've traveled [Gb] some, yeah [Ab] I've been a lot [Gb]
[Ab]
of times [Bbm] for keeps
Don't
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb] wait, [Ab] hold him I [Eb] can't [Gb]
stay To see [Ab]
my children [Fm]
for a sing
[Bb]
I [F] know this road, I [Abm]
know this road It leads [G] straight into Cairo
[Gb]
Only [Eb]
22 miles [Cm]
straight ahead [F]
[Bbm]
But I call [F]
[Db]
this [Eb] road to Cairo
[Gb]
[Bbm]
Damn,
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm] I [Eb]
love [Bb]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Dm]
my [Eb]
cars
[Bbm] [Eb] Riding
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[E] [Bb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Bbm]
on my [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bbm]
cars
[Eb]
[Bbm]
I'm riding on my [Eb]
[Bbm] cars
[Eb]
[A] [Ab]
[Gm]
[Gb]
[Db] [Cm]
[Fm] [Bbm]
A [Am] fella told me [Abm]
this here [Gm]
road it leads into [Gb] Cairo [Ebm] I've gotta get [Fm] me a ride
[Bbm] I've
[F] got to go
[Abm] back, go back [Eb] to my children [Gb]
[Eb] I've gotta see [Fm] my man
[Bbm]
I've [Eb] been traveling,
[Bbm]
gone [Eb] a long, long [Bbm] time Don't [Eb] know what I'll find, [Bbm] scared [Eb] of what I'll [F] find
But I've just [Eb] come to see them [Bbm]
again
[Fm] Hey, [F] [Bbm]
[F]
thanks for stopping [Abm]
Are you [Eb] headed down to [Gb] Cairo?
[Ebm] I've read my uncle [Bbm]
[Fm] in St.
Joe
[Bbm] Why'd [Am] you let go?
[Abm] Oh no special [Eb] reason
[Gb]
[Bbm] You've got some folks I used to know
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Gb]
[Ab] Me, I've traveled some, [Gb]
[Ab] had my share of fun [Gb] But you see [Ab] that's the [Bbm] life that I chose to lead
[Gb] Sure [Ab] I've played a [Gb] loss, heard [Ab] who my uncle calls [Gb]
You've [Ab] got to take much more [Fm] than you give
[Bbm] Hey,
[F] could I try your cigar?
[Abm]
[Eb] Mmm, I sure like your [Gb] car
[Bbm] Bought from your daddy [F] as a gift
[Bbm]
[F] Say on second
[Abm] thoughts this [Eb] gift that I am [Gb] brought
[Bbm] You can drop me here, thanks for the [Eb] lift
Yes, [Bb] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Gb]
[Ab] I've traveled [Gb] some, yeah [Ab] I've been a lot [Gb]
[Ab]
of times [Bbm] for keeps
Don't
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb] wait, [Ab] hold him I [Eb] can't [Gb]
stay To see [Ab]
my children [Fm]
for a sing
[Bb]
I [F] know this road, I [Abm]
know this road It leads [G] straight into Cairo
[Gb]
Only [Eb]
22 miles [Cm]
straight ahead [F]
[Bbm]
But I call [F]
[Db]
this [Eb] road to Cairo
[Gb]
[Bbm]
Damn,
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm] I [Eb]
love [Bb]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Dm]
my [Eb]
cars
[Bbm] [Eb] Riding
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[E] [Bb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Bbm]
on my [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Bbm]
cars
[Eb]
[Bbm]
I'm riding on my [Eb]
[Bbm] cars
[Eb]
Key:
Bbm
Eb
Gb
Ab
F
Bbm
Eb
Gb
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
A _ _ [Am] fella told me _ _ [Abm]
this _ here _ [Gm]
road it leads into _ [Gb] Cairo _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] I've gotta get [Fm] me a _ _ _ ride _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ I've _
_ [F] _ got to go _
_ [Abm] back, go back [Eb] to my children [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] I've gotta see [Fm] _ _ my _ _ _ man _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
I've [Eb] been traveling, _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
gone [Eb] a long, long _ [Bbm] _ time _ _ Don't [Eb] know what I'll _ find, [Bbm] _ _ scared _ _ [Eb] of what I'll _ _ [F] find _
But I've just [Eb] come to see them [Bbm] _ _ _
again
_ _ [Fm] Hey, _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
thanks for stopping _ [Abm] _
_ Are you [Eb] headed down to _ [Gb] Cairo?
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] I've read my uncle _ [Bbm] _
[Fm] in St.
Joe _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ Why'd _ _ [Am] you let go? _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ Oh no special [Eb] _ reason _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] You've got some folks _ I _ _ used to know
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Me, I've traveled some, [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] had my share of fun [Gb] _ _ But you see [Ab] that's the _ _ _ _ [Bbm] life that I chose to _ lead _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ Sure _ [Ab] I've played a [Gb] loss, _ _ heard _ [Ab] who my uncle calls [Gb] _ _ _ _
You've [Ab] got to take much more [Fm] than you _ _ _ give _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ Hey, _ _
_ [F] _ could I try your cigar?
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Mmm, I sure like your _ [Gb] car _ _ _
[Bbm] Bought from your daddy _ [F] _ _ as a gift _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
[F] Say on second _
_ [Abm] _ thoughts this _ [Eb] gift that I am [Gb] brought _ _ _ _
[Bbm] You can drop me here, _ thanks for the [Eb] lift _ _
Yes, [Bb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] I've traveled _ _ [Gb] some, _ _ _ yeah [Ab] _ I've been a lot [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _
of times [Bbm] for keeps _
Don't _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] wait, _ _ _ [Ab] hold him I [Eb] can't [Gb] _
stay _ To see [Ab] _
my children [Fm] _ _
for _ a _ sing
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ I _ [F] know this road, I [Abm]
know this road It leads [G] straight into _ Cairo
_ [Gb] _
_ _ _ Only [Eb]
22 miles _ _ [Cm]
straight _ _ ahead [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ But I call [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ this [Eb] road to _ _ Cairo
[Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ Damn, _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ I [Eb] _
love [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ my _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ cars
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] Riding _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
on my [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ cars
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
I'm riding on my [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] cars _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
A _ _ [Am] fella told me _ _ [Abm]
this _ here _ [Gm]
road it leads into _ [Gb] Cairo _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] I've gotta get [Fm] me a _ _ _ ride _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ I've _
_ [F] _ got to go _
_ [Abm] back, go back [Eb] to my children [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] I've gotta see [Fm] _ _ my _ _ _ man _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
I've [Eb] been traveling, _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
gone [Eb] a long, long _ [Bbm] _ time _ _ Don't [Eb] know what I'll _ find, [Bbm] _ _ scared _ _ [Eb] of what I'll _ _ [F] find _
But I've just [Eb] come to see them [Bbm] _ _ _
again
_ _ [Fm] Hey, _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
thanks for stopping _ [Abm] _
_ Are you [Eb] headed down to _ [Gb] Cairo?
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] I've read my uncle _ [Bbm] _
[Fm] in St.
Joe _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ Why'd _ _ [Am] you let go? _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ Oh no special [Eb] _ reason _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] You've got some folks _ I _ _ used to know
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Me, I've traveled some, [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] had my share of fun [Gb] _ _ But you see [Ab] that's the _ _ _ _ [Bbm] life that I chose to _ lead _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ Sure _ [Ab] I've played a [Gb] loss, _ _ heard _ [Ab] who my uncle calls [Gb] _ _ _ _
You've [Ab] got to take much more [Fm] than you _ _ _ give _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ Hey, _ _
_ [F] _ could I try your cigar?
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Mmm, I sure like your _ [Gb] car _ _ _
[Bbm] Bought from your daddy _ [F] _ _ as a gift _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
[F] Say on second _
_ [Abm] _ thoughts this _ [Eb] gift that I am [Gb] brought _ _ _ _
[Bbm] You can drop me here, _ thanks for the [Eb] lift _ _
Yes, [Bb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] I've traveled _ _ [Gb] some, _ _ _ yeah [Ab] _ I've been a lot [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _
of times [Bbm] for keeps _
Don't _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] wait, _ _ _ [Ab] hold him I [Eb] can't [Gb] _
stay _ To see [Ab] _
my children [Fm] _ _
for _ a _ sing
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ I _ [F] know this road, I [Abm]
know this road It leads [G] straight into _ Cairo
_ [Gb] _
_ _ _ Only [Eb]
22 miles _ _ [Cm]
straight _ _ ahead [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ But I call [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ this [Eb] road to _ _ Cairo
[Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ Damn, _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ I [Eb] _
love [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ my _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ cars
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] Riding _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
on my [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ cars
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
I'm riding on my [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] cars _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _