Chords for Tom Russell - When The Road Gets Rough
Tempo:
122.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Somewhere north of London, the traffic's backed up for hours.
The driver starts to cough and bad, the guitar player's wine's gone sour.
He cried, my cheap room was so cold last night, I've almost had enough.
Nadine turns to me and said, oh gee boys, now's when the road turns rough.
Straying on [G] that rockin' road, a little folk, a [D] little right time soul.
Then [A] sing a ballad now, then rip [D] one wild and loud.
Come [E] on baby, [G] pack our stuff, let's find [D] out if we're tough enough.
Let's go out [Em] and call it love, [A]
down [D] every road that's rough.
You don't get paid for being on stage, singing old songs to the brew.
Year in, year pay on those eight hour drives, bad hotels and dodgy food.
The straight folks say ain't that romantic boys, but ain't that travelin' tough.
Hey the alternatives ain't so attractive ma'am, bring on the road so rough.
[G] Straying on that rockin' road, a little folk, [D] a little right time soul.
Then [A] sing a ballad now, then rip [D] one wild and loud.
Come on baby, pack our stuff, let's find out if we're tough enough.
Let's go [Em] out and call it love, down [D] every road that's rough.
Somewhere south of Hollyhead, we stopped at the Briggins Inn.
Those wild green hills of Wales, where the Briggins killed three men.
Old war stories, beer and fish and chips, in a life lived off the cuff.
When the magic outweighs the difficult days, bring on the road that's rough.
Bring [E] on that rockin' road, [G]
a little folk, [D] a little right time soul.
Then sing [A] a ballad now, then rip [D] one wild and loud.
Come on [G] baby, pack our stuff, let's find out [D] if we're tough enough.
Let's go [Em] out and call it love, [A]
down [D] every road that's rough.
Let's go [E] out and call it love, [A]
down [D] every road that's rough.
[G] [E]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D] [E]
[D] [G]
[D]
[Em] [A]
[D] [D]
[Em] [A]
[D]
The driver starts to cough and bad, the guitar player's wine's gone sour.
He cried, my cheap room was so cold last night, I've almost had enough.
Nadine turns to me and said, oh gee boys, now's when the road turns rough.
Straying on [G] that rockin' road, a little folk, a [D] little right time soul.
Then [A] sing a ballad now, then rip [D] one wild and loud.
Come [E] on baby, [G] pack our stuff, let's find [D] out if we're tough enough.
Let's go out [Em] and call it love, [A]
down [D] every road that's rough.
You don't get paid for being on stage, singing old songs to the brew.
Year in, year pay on those eight hour drives, bad hotels and dodgy food.
The straight folks say ain't that romantic boys, but ain't that travelin' tough.
Hey the alternatives ain't so attractive ma'am, bring on the road so rough.
[G] Straying on that rockin' road, a little folk, [D] a little right time soul.
Then [A] sing a ballad now, then rip [D] one wild and loud.
Come on baby, pack our stuff, let's find out if we're tough enough.
Let's go [Em] out and call it love, down [D] every road that's rough.
Somewhere south of Hollyhead, we stopped at the Briggins Inn.
Those wild green hills of Wales, where the Briggins killed three men.
Old war stories, beer and fish and chips, in a life lived off the cuff.
When the magic outweighs the difficult days, bring on the road that's rough.
Bring [E] on that rockin' road, [G]
a little folk, [D] a little right time soul.
Then sing [A] a ballad now, then rip [D] one wild and loud.
Come on [G] baby, pack our stuff, let's find out [D] if we're tough enough.
Let's go [Em] out and call it love, [A]
down [D] every road that's rough.
Let's go [E] out and call it love, [A]
down [D] every road that's rough.
[G] [E]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D] [E]
[D] [G]
[D]
[Em] [A]
[D] [D]
[Em] [A]
[D]
Key:
D
A
G
E
Em
D
A
G
_ _ _ _ Somewhere _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ north of London, _ _ the traffic's backed up for hours.
_ The driver starts to cough and bad, the guitar player's wine's gone sour.
He cried, my cheap room was so cold last night, I've almost had enough.
_ _ Nadine turns to me and said, oh gee boys, _ now's when the road turns rough.
Straying on [G] that rockin' road, a little folk, a [D] little right time soul. _ _
Then [A] sing a ballad now, _ then rip [D] one wild and loud.
Come [E] on baby, [G] pack our stuff, let's find [D] out if we're tough enough.
_ Let's go out [Em] and call it love, _ [A]
down [D] every road that's rough. _ _
_ You don't get paid for being on stage, singing old songs to the brew.
_ _ Year in, year pay on those eight hour drives, bad hotels and dodgy food.
The straight folks say ain't that romantic boys, but ain't that travelin' tough.
_ Hey the alternatives ain't so attractive ma'am, bring on the road so rough.
[G] Straying on that rockin' road, _ a little folk, [D] a little right time soul. _
Then [A] sing a ballad now, _ then rip [D] one wild and loud.
Come on baby, pack our stuff, _ let's find out if we're tough enough. _ _
Let's go [Em] out and call it love, _ down [D] every road that's rough. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Somewhere _ south of Hollyhead, we stopped at the Briggins Inn.
_ Those wild green hills of Wales, _ where the Briggins killed three men.
Old war stories, beer and fish and chips, in a life lived off the cuff.
_ When the magic outweighs the difficult days, bring on the road that's rough.
Bring [E] on that rockin' road, [G] _
a little folk, [D] a little right time soul. _
_ Then sing [A] a ballad now, _ _ then rip [D] one _ wild and loud.
Come on [G] baby, pack our stuff, _ let's find out [D] if we're tough enough. _
Let's go [Em] out and call it love, [A] _ _
down [D] every road that's rough. _
Let's go [E] out and call it love, [A] _
down [D] every road that's rough. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ _ north of London, _ _ the traffic's backed up for hours.
_ The driver starts to cough and bad, the guitar player's wine's gone sour.
He cried, my cheap room was so cold last night, I've almost had enough.
_ _ Nadine turns to me and said, oh gee boys, _ now's when the road turns rough.
Straying on [G] that rockin' road, a little folk, a [D] little right time soul. _ _
Then [A] sing a ballad now, _ then rip [D] one wild and loud.
Come [E] on baby, [G] pack our stuff, let's find [D] out if we're tough enough.
_ Let's go out [Em] and call it love, _ [A]
down [D] every road that's rough. _ _
_ You don't get paid for being on stage, singing old songs to the brew.
_ _ Year in, year pay on those eight hour drives, bad hotels and dodgy food.
The straight folks say ain't that romantic boys, but ain't that travelin' tough.
_ Hey the alternatives ain't so attractive ma'am, bring on the road so rough.
[G] Straying on that rockin' road, _ a little folk, [D] a little right time soul. _
Then [A] sing a ballad now, _ then rip [D] one wild and loud.
Come on baby, pack our stuff, _ let's find out if we're tough enough. _ _
Let's go [Em] out and call it love, _ down [D] every road that's rough. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Somewhere _ south of Hollyhead, we stopped at the Briggins Inn.
_ Those wild green hills of Wales, _ where the Briggins killed three men.
Old war stories, beer and fish and chips, in a life lived off the cuff.
_ When the magic outweighs the difficult days, bring on the road that's rough.
Bring [E] on that rockin' road, [G] _
a little folk, [D] a little right time soul. _
_ Then sing [A] a ballad now, _ _ then rip [D] one _ wild and loud.
Come on [G] baby, pack our stuff, _ let's find out [D] if we're tough enough. _
Let's go [Em] out and call it love, [A] _ _
down [D] every road that's rough. _
Let's go [E] out and call it love, [A] _
down [D] every road that's rough. _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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