Backroads Chords by Ricky Van Shelton
Tempo:
82.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[D] [G] I got the radio blasting, I got the windows rolled down
I'm [D] cruising these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
When I'm [D] cruising these back roads, all my [G] troubles are behind
Well, [D]
[G] when [D] I woke up this morning, [G] well, they took me a look outside
[D] It was plain to see, it was one of those [G] days, really made for taking a ride
[C] So I went downstairs, laid my [G] head on coffee and cigarettes
[D] And when it hit me right there, made my [G] mind set
Well, [D] I phoned Burke and told him, [G] they're gonna be a man short today
[D] I got the sunny day blues, that's only one thing [G] that's gonna make them go away
[C] So I went out and I climbed [G] into my big old Chevrolet
[C] And with a pair of teeth and a cloud, I just, [D] I
I [G] got the radio blasting, I got the windows rolled down
I'm cruising [D] these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
[D] [G] Well, I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
When I'm cruising [D] these back roads, all my [G] troubles are behind
[C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] Well, maybe I did, maybe I didn't [G] go and lose my job today
[D] But you can take my cast, take my worries [G] and blow them all away
[C] Well, there comes a time in every man's life [G] when he's got to break free
I [C] got four-wheeled wheels and an endless road [D] stretched out in front of me
I got the radio [G] blasting, I got the windows rolled down
And I'm cruising [D] these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
And I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
When I'm cruising [D] these back roads, all my troubles [G] are behind
[D] I got the radio [G] blasting, I got the windows rolled down
And I'm cruising [D] these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
And I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
[D] When I'm cruising these back roads, all [Bm] my troubles [G] are behind
[D] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [G] I got the radio blasting, I got the windows rolled down
I'm [D] cruising these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
When I'm [D] cruising these back roads, all my [G] troubles are behind
Well, [D]
[G] when [D] I woke up this morning, [G] well, they took me a look outside
[D] It was plain to see, it was one of those [G] days, really made for taking a ride
[C] So I went downstairs, laid my [G] head on coffee and cigarettes
[D] And when it hit me right there, made my [G] mind set
Well, [D] I phoned Burke and told him, [G] they're gonna be a man short today
[D] I got the sunny day blues, that's only one thing [G] that's gonna make them go away
[C] So I went out and I climbed [G] into my big old Chevrolet
[C] And with a pair of teeth and a cloud, I just, [D] I
I [G] got the radio blasting, I got the windows rolled down
I'm cruising [D] these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
[D] [G] Well, I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
When I'm cruising [D] these back roads, all my [G] troubles are behind
[C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] Well, maybe I did, maybe I didn't [G] go and lose my job today
[D] But you can take my cast, take my worries [G] and blow them all away
[C] Well, there comes a time in every man's life [G] when he's got to break free
I [C] got four-wheeled wheels and an endless road [D] stretched out in front of me
I got the radio [G] blasting, I got the windows rolled down
And I'm cruising [D] these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
And I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
When I'm cruising [D] these back roads, all my troubles [G] are behind
[D] I got the radio [G] blasting, I got the windows rolled down
And I'm cruising [D] these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
And I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
[D] When I'm cruising these back roads, all [Bm] my troubles [G] are behind
[D] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
Key:
G
D
C
Bm
G
D
C
Bm
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] I got the radio blasting, I got the windows rolled down
I'm [D] cruising these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
When I'm [D] cruising these back roads, all my [G] troubles are behind
Well, _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ when [D] I woke up this morning, [G] well, they took me a look outside
[D] It was plain to see, it was one of those [G] days, really made for taking a ride
[C] So I went downstairs, laid my [G] head on coffee and cigarettes
[D] And when it hit me right there, made my [G] mind set
Well, [D] I phoned Burke and told him, [G] they're gonna be a man short today
[D] I got the sunny day blues, that's only one thing [G] that's gonna make them go away
[C] So I went out and I climbed [G] into my big old Chevrolet
[C] And with a pair of teeth and a cloud, I just, [D] I
I [G] got the radio blasting, I got the windows rolled down
I'm cruising [D] these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
[D] [G] Well, I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
When I'm cruising [D] these back roads, all my [G] troubles are behind
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] Well, maybe I did, maybe I didn't [G] go and lose my job today
[D] But you can take my cast, take my worries [G] and blow them all away
[C] Well, there comes a time in every man's life [G] when he's got to break free
I [C] got four-wheeled wheels and an endless road [D] stretched out in front of me
I got the radio [G] blasting, I got the windows rolled down
And I'm cruising [D] these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
And I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
When I'm cruising [D] these back roads, all my troubles [G] are behind
[D] I got the radio [G] blasting, I got the windows rolled down
And I'm cruising [D] these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
And I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
[D] When I'm cruising these back roads, all [Bm] my troubles [G] are behind
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] I got the radio blasting, I got the windows rolled down
I'm [D] cruising these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
When I'm [D] cruising these back roads, all my [G] troubles are behind
Well, _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ when [D] I woke up this morning, [G] well, they took me a look outside
[D] It was plain to see, it was one of those [G] days, really made for taking a ride
[C] So I went downstairs, laid my [G] head on coffee and cigarettes
[D] And when it hit me right there, made my [G] mind set
Well, [D] I phoned Burke and told him, [G] they're gonna be a man short today
[D] I got the sunny day blues, that's only one thing [G] that's gonna make them go away
[C] So I went out and I climbed [G] into my big old Chevrolet
[C] And with a pair of teeth and a cloud, I just, [D] I
I [G] got the radio blasting, I got the windows rolled down
I'm cruising [D] these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
[D] [G] Well, I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
When I'm cruising [D] these back roads, all my [G] troubles are behind
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] Well, maybe I did, maybe I didn't [G] go and lose my job today
[D] But you can take my cast, take my worries [G] and blow them all away
[C] Well, there comes a time in every man's life [G] when he's got to break free
I [C] got four-wheeled wheels and an endless road [D] stretched out in front of me
I got the radio [G] blasting, I got the windows rolled down
And I'm cruising [D] these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
And I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
When I'm cruising [D] these back roads, all my troubles [G] are behind
[D] I got the radio [G] blasting, I got the windows rolled down
And I'm cruising [D] these back roads, from the [G] outskirts of town
And I can feel the wind a-blowing, hear the big engines whine
[D] When I'm cruising these back roads, all [Bm] my troubles [G] are behind
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _