Chords for THE ROAD TO HELL...CHRIS REA...WITH LYRICS AND PHOTOS
Tempo:
134.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
Am
F
Dm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
Stood still on the highway, I saw [E] a woman by the side of the [A] road
With a face that I knew like my own, reflected in [E] my window
Well, she [A] walked up to my quarter light, and she bent [D] down real slow
A fearful [A] pressure paralyzed [E] me, in my [A] shadow
She said, son, what are you [E] doing [A] here?
My fear for you has turned me, in my [E] grave
I [A] said, mama, I've come to the palley of the rich, [D] my cell to sell
She said, [A] son, this is the [E] road to [A]
hell
[Em] [A]
[G] [A] On
[E]
your [A] journey, across the wilderness, [Am] from the [D] desert to the well
You have [A] strayed upon the [E] motorway to [A] hell
You are free
Only
[Am]
[Dm]
[F] if [E]
[Am]
you are not [Dm] a [F] sinner
[E]
Well, [Am]
I've stood by a river, [Dm] but the water doesn't flow
It [F] boils with every [E] poison you [Am] can think of
And I'm underneath the streetlight, [Dm] the delight and joy I know
[F] Scared beyond [E] belief, we're down [Am] in the shadows
And [C] the perverted fear of violence, [G] chokes the smile on every face
[F] And common sense is ringing [E] out the bell
[Am] This ain't no technological [Dm] breakdown
Oh [F] no, this [E] is the road [Am] to hell
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm] [C] [G]
[Am]
[Dm]
[F] [E]
[Am]
[C] And our roads jam up with credit, [G] and there's nothing you can do
[F] A soldier's bits of paper,
[E] flying away from you
[Am] Oh, look how well, take a good look, what [Dm] goes down here
You [F] must learn this lesson [E] fast, and learn [Am] it well
This ain't no upwardly mobile [Dm] freeway
Oh
[F] no, this is [E] the road
[F] This is [E] the road
[F] This is [E] the road [Am] to hell
[Dm]
[F] [E]
[Am]
[Dm]
[F] This is [E]
[Am]
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[F] [E]
[Am]
[Dm]
[F] [E]
[Am]
[Dm] the road to hell
[F] [E]
[Am]
[Dm]
[F] [E]
Stood still on the highway, I saw [E] a woman by the side of the [A] road
With a face that I knew like my own, reflected in [E] my window
Well, she [A] walked up to my quarter light, and she bent [D] down real slow
A fearful [A] pressure paralyzed [E] me, in my [A] shadow
She said, son, what are you [E] doing [A] here?
My fear for you has turned me, in my [E] grave
I [A] said, mama, I've come to the palley of the rich, [D] my cell to sell
She said, [A] son, this is the [E] road to [A]
hell
[Em] [A]
[G] [A] On
[E]
your [A] journey, across the wilderness, [Am] from the [D] desert to the well
You have [A] strayed upon the [E] motorway to [A] hell
You are free
Only
[Am]
[Dm]
[F] if [E]
[Am]
you are not [Dm] a [F] sinner
[E]
Well, [Am]
I've stood by a river, [Dm] but the water doesn't flow
It [F] boils with every [E] poison you [Am] can think of
And I'm underneath the streetlight, [Dm] the delight and joy I know
[F] Scared beyond [E] belief, we're down [Am] in the shadows
And [C] the perverted fear of violence, [G] chokes the smile on every face
[F] And common sense is ringing [E] out the bell
[Am] This ain't no technological [Dm] breakdown
Oh [F] no, this [E] is the road [Am] to hell
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm] [C] [G]
[Am]
[Dm]
[F] [E]
[Am]
[C] And our roads jam up with credit, [G] and there's nothing you can do
[F] A soldier's bits of paper,
[E] flying away from you
[Am] Oh, look how well, take a good look, what [Dm] goes down here
You [F] must learn this lesson [E] fast, and learn [Am] it well
This ain't no upwardly mobile [Dm] freeway
Oh
[F] no, this is [E] the road
[F] This is [E] the road
[F] This is [E] the road [Am] to hell
[Dm]
[F] [E]
[Am]
[Dm]
[F] This is [E]
[Am]
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[F] [E]
[Am]
[Dm]
[F] [E]
[Am]
[Dm] the road to hell
[F] [E]
[Am]
[Dm]
[F] [E]
Key:
E
Am
F
Dm
A
E
Am
F
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Stood still on the highway, _ _ _ _ I saw [E] a woman by _ _ the side of the [A] road
_ With _ _ _ a face that I knew like my own, _ reflected _ _ in [E] my window _ _ _
Well, _ she [A] walked up to my quarter light, _ _ _ and she bent [D] down real slow _ _
_ A fearful [A] pressure _ _ _ paralyzed [E] me, _ _ in my [A] shadow
_ She _ _ _ _ _ said, son, _ _ what are you [E] _ doing _ [A] here?
_ _ _ _ My fear for you has turned me, _ _ in my [E] grave
_ I _ _ [A] said, mama, I've come to the palley of the rich, _ _ _ [D] _ _ my cell to sell
She _ _ said, [A] son, _ _ this is the _ [E] road _ to _ [A]
hell _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ On _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ your [A] journey, _ _ across the wilderness, _ [Am] _ from the [D] desert to the well _ _ _
You have [A] _ _ strayed upon the [E] motorway _ _ _ to [A] hell
_ You are _ _ _ _ free _ _
_ _ _ _ Only _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ if [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
you are not [Dm] _ a _ _ _ [F] sinner
_ _ _ [E] _
Well, _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I've stood by a river, _ [Dm] but the water doesn't flow
It _ [F] _ boils with every [E] poison _ you [Am] can think of _ _ _
_ And I'm _ underneath the streetlight, _ [Dm] the delight and joy I know
_ _ [F] _ Scared beyond [E] belief, _ we're down [Am] in the shadows
_ And _ [C] the perverted fear of violence, [G] chokes the smile on every face
_ [F] And common sense is ringing _ [E] out the bell _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ This ain't no technological _ [Dm] breakdown
_ _ Oh _ _ [F] no, this [E] is the road _ [Am] to hell _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] And our roads jam up with credit, _ [G] and there's nothing you can _ do
_ _ [F] A soldier's bits of paper, _
_ _ [E] flying away from you
_ [Am] Oh, look how well, take a good look, what [Dm] goes down here
_ You _ [F] must learn this lesson [E] fast, and learn [Am] it well _ _ _ _
_ _ _ This ain't no upwardly mobile [Dm] _ freeway
Oh _
_ _ [F] no, this is [E] the road
_ _ [F] _ This is [E] the road _
_ [F] This _ is [E] the road _ [Am] to hell _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ This is _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] the road to hell _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Stood still on the highway, _ _ _ _ I saw [E] a woman by _ _ the side of the [A] road
_ With _ _ _ a face that I knew like my own, _ reflected _ _ in [E] my window _ _ _
Well, _ she [A] walked up to my quarter light, _ _ _ and she bent [D] down real slow _ _
_ A fearful [A] pressure _ _ _ paralyzed [E] me, _ _ in my [A] shadow
_ She _ _ _ _ _ said, son, _ _ what are you [E] _ doing _ [A] here?
_ _ _ _ My fear for you has turned me, _ _ in my [E] grave
_ I _ _ [A] said, mama, I've come to the palley of the rich, _ _ _ [D] _ _ my cell to sell
She _ _ said, [A] son, _ _ this is the _ [E] road _ to _ [A]
hell _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ On _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ your [A] journey, _ _ across the wilderness, _ [Am] _ from the [D] desert to the well _ _ _
You have [A] _ _ strayed upon the [E] motorway _ _ _ to [A] hell
_ You are _ _ _ _ free _ _
_ _ _ _ Only _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ if [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
you are not [Dm] _ a _ _ _ [F] sinner
_ _ _ [E] _
Well, _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I've stood by a river, _ [Dm] but the water doesn't flow
It _ [F] _ boils with every [E] poison _ you [Am] can think of _ _ _
_ And I'm _ underneath the streetlight, _ [Dm] the delight and joy I know
_ _ [F] _ Scared beyond [E] belief, _ we're down [Am] in the shadows
_ And _ [C] the perverted fear of violence, [G] chokes the smile on every face
_ [F] And common sense is ringing _ [E] out the bell _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ This ain't no technological _ [Dm] breakdown
_ _ Oh _ _ [F] no, this [E] is the road _ [Am] to hell _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] And our roads jam up with credit, _ [G] and there's nothing you can _ do
_ _ [F] A soldier's bits of paper, _
_ _ [E] flying away from you
_ [Am] Oh, look how well, take a good look, what [Dm] goes down here
_ You _ [F] must learn this lesson [E] fast, and learn [Am] it well _ _ _ _
_ _ _ This ain't no upwardly mobile [Dm] _ freeway
Oh _
_ _ [F] no, this is [E] the road
_ _ [F] _ This is [E] the road _
_ [F] This _ is [E] the road _ [Am] to hell _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ This is _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] the road to hell _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _