Down The Road Chords by Marcia Ball
Tempo:
77.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Cm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [F#] [G]
[C] Good [G] times are down the road, mama [C] won't let me go.
She getting off in my dad's car, far behind [Cm] the B&B bar.
[F] Thinking I'll go crazy if I can't get out.
I'm [C] on a dead end street in a ten block town.
[G] Every day I say I'm going there, [C] every night I'm [E] in a choice again.
Down [F] the road, down [C] the road, down [G] the road, [C] down the road.
[Cm]
[C] Damn, [G] I've got a heavy heart.
When will [C] my real life start?
I'm tired of six-packs [G] and driving show and talking back [D] to the radio.
[F] I got wheels and I'm ready to fight [C] and I don't know what's holding me back.
[G] One day I'll take the coastal bend, [C] get to Nova Mexico [D] and drive [F] on in.
Down the road, [C] down the road, [G] down the road, [C] down the road.
[G] [C]
[G] [Cm]
[F] [Cm]
[G] [C]
Bruce [G] King's in the Catlin Hall, the [C] headlights bumping through the fog.
Sirens screaming [G] on a one lane street, I can hear [C] it from my bedroom [F] screen.
Thin walls in a cheap [C] motel, people next door they're fighting like [G] hell.
Drinking whiskey from a paper [C] cup, they're watching TV till the sun comes up.
[F] Down the road, [C] down the road, [G] down the road, [C] down the road.
[G] [C]
[G] [Gm] [C]
[F] [C]
[G] [C] [G]
[C] Sitting on a [G] dock with my feet in the lake, [C] chewing on a chicken neck.
Smoking [G] camels I stole from a pack and watching [Cm] crabs swimming in the track.
[F] Wishing I could take the [C] waterway, take Charles on, have a gal to [G] slay.
Keep on going to the open [C] sea, wild like the wind, running free.
[F] Down the road, let the good times [C] roll, let it free my [G] soul.
Come on baby, how come [Cm] [C] you [F] don't know?
Take a trip with [C] me, baby to the deep blue [G] sea.
Woo-dee baby, ooh, [C] come with me.
[F] Baby, [C] down the road.
[Cm] [G] [C] [E]
[F] [C]
[C] Good [G] times are down the road, mama [C] won't let me go.
She getting off in my dad's car, far behind [Cm] the B&B bar.
[F] Thinking I'll go crazy if I can't get out.
I'm [C] on a dead end street in a ten block town.
[G] Every day I say I'm going there, [C] every night I'm [E] in a choice again.
Down [F] the road, down [C] the road, down [G] the road, [C] down the road.
[Cm]
[C] Damn, [G] I've got a heavy heart.
When will [C] my real life start?
I'm tired of six-packs [G] and driving show and talking back [D] to the radio.
[F] I got wheels and I'm ready to fight [C] and I don't know what's holding me back.
[G] One day I'll take the coastal bend, [C] get to Nova Mexico [D] and drive [F] on in.
Down the road, [C] down the road, [G] down the road, [C] down the road.
[G] [C]
[G] [Cm]
[F] [Cm]
[G] [C]
Bruce [G] King's in the Catlin Hall, the [C] headlights bumping through the fog.
Sirens screaming [G] on a one lane street, I can hear [C] it from my bedroom [F] screen.
Thin walls in a cheap [C] motel, people next door they're fighting like [G] hell.
Drinking whiskey from a paper [C] cup, they're watching TV till the sun comes up.
[F] Down the road, [C] down the road, [G] down the road, [C] down the road.
[G] [C]
[G] [Gm] [C]
[F] [C]
[G] [C] [G]
[C] Sitting on a [G] dock with my feet in the lake, [C] chewing on a chicken neck.
Smoking [G] camels I stole from a pack and watching [Cm] crabs swimming in the track.
[F] Wishing I could take the [C] waterway, take Charles on, have a gal to [G] slay.
Keep on going to the open [C] sea, wild like the wind, running free.
[F] Down the road, let the good times [C] roll, let it free my [G] soul.
Come on baby, how come [Cm] [C] you [F] don't know?
Take a trip with [C] me, baby to the deep blue [G] sea.
Woo-dee baby, ooh, [C] come with me.
[F] Baby, [C] down the road.
[Cm] [G] [C] [E]
[F] [C]
Key:
C
G
F
Cm
E
C
G
F
_ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] Good [G] times are down the road, mama [C] won't let me go.
She getting off in my dad's car, far behind [Cm] the B&B bar.
[F] Thinking I'll go crazy if I can't get out.
I'm [C] on a dead end street in a ten block town.
[G] Every day I say I'm going there, [C] every night I'm [E] in a choice again.
Down [F] the road, _ down [C] the road, down [G] the road, _ _ [C] down the road.
_ [Cm] _ _
[C] Damn, [G] I've got a heavy heart.
When will [C] my real life start?
I'm tired of six-packs [G] and driving show and talking back [D] to the radio.
[F] I got wheels and I'm ready to fight [C] and I don't know what's holding me back.
[G] One day I'll take the coastal bend, [C] get to Nova Mexico [D] and drive [F] on in.
Down the road, _ _ [C] down the road, _ [G] down the road, _ _ [C] down the road. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Bruce [G] King's in the Catlin Hall, the [C] headlights bumping through the fog.
Sirens screaming [G] on a one lane street, I can hear [C] it from my bedroom [F] screen.
Thin walls in a cheap [C] motel, people next door they're fighting like [G] hell.
Drinking whiskey from a paper [C] cup, they're watching TV till the sun comes up.
[F] Down the road, _ [C] down the road, _ [G] down the road, _ [C] down the road. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] Sitting on a [G] dock with my feet in the lake, [C] chewing on a chicken neck.
Smoking [G] camels I stole from a pack and watching [Cm] crabs swimming in the track.
[F] Wishing I could take the [C] waterway, take Charles on, have a gal to [G] slay.
Keep on going to the open [C] sea, wild like the wind, running free.
[F] Down the road, let the good times [C] roll, let it free my [G] soul.
Come on baby, how come [Cm] _ _ [C] you [F] don't know?
Take a trip with [C] me, baby to the deep blue [G] sea.
Woo-dee baby, ooh, [C] _ _ come with me.
[F] _ _ Baby, [C] down the road.
[Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[C] Good [G] times are down the road, mama [C] won't let me go.
She getting off in my dad's car, far behind [Cm] the B&B bar.
[F] Thinking I'll go crazy if I can't get out.
I'm [C] on a dead end street in a ten block town.
[G] Every day I say I'm going there, [C] every night I'm [E] in a choice again.
Down [F] the road, _ down [C] the road, down [G] the road, _ _ [C] down the road.
_ [Cm] _ _
[C] Damn, [G] I've got a heavy heart.
When will [C] my real life start?
I'm tired of six-packs [G] and driving show and talking back [D] to the radio.
[F] I got wheels and I'm ready to fight [C] and I don't know what's holding me back.
[G] One day I'll take the coastal bend, [C] get to Nova Mexico [D] and drive [F] on in.
Down the road, _ _ [C] down the road, _ [G] down the road, _ _ [C] down the road. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Bruce [G] King's in the Catlin Hall, the [C] headlights bumping through the fog.
Sirens screaming [G] on a one lane street, I can hear [C] it from my bedroom [F] screen.
Thin walls in a cheap [C] motel, people next door they're fighting like [G] hell.
Drinking whiskey from a paper [C] cup, they're watching TV till the sun comes up.
[F] Down the road, _ [C] down the road, _ [G] down the road, _ [C] down the road. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] Sitting on a [G] dock with my feet in the lake, [C] chewing on a chicken neck.
Smoking [G] camels I stole from a pack and watching [Cm] crabs swimming in the track.
[F] Wishing I could take the [C] waterway, take Charles on, have a gal to [G] slay.
Keep on going to the open [C] sea, wild like the wind, running free.
[F] Down the road, let the good times [C] roll, let it free my [G] soul.
Come on baby, how come [Cm] _ _ [C] you [F] don't know?
Take a trip with [C] me, baby to the deep blue [G] sea.
Woo-dee baby, ooh, [C] _ _ come with me.
[F] _ _ Baby, [C] down the road.
[Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _