{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1725090,"song":"Wide Open Road","artist":"The Triffids","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11366966-wide-open-road-chords-by-the-triffids/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1725090?type=chord","rating":4.76343,"votes":89,"content":"This version tries to capture a little of the complexities of the original recording for acoustic guitar.\r\n\r\nIgnore any pop-up chords & use these:\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    320033\r\n[ch]C/G[/ch]  332010\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]   022000\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   x02210\r\n\r\nThere's a bass run on the 4th beat of every Am bar - 3rd fret A string then open D.\r\n\r\nA few ideas for making things a little more interesting.\r\nTo pick up on the keyboard line, try playing G6: 320030 instead of (or over, if 2 guitars) the G \r\nat the start of the lines, after the Intro.\r\nIn the bridge, you could substitute the G & Am for power chords of G: 355xxx & A5: 577xxx\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n                 two, three, four[/tab]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]C/G[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell the drums rolled off in my forehead and the guns went off in my chest[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRemember carrying the baby just for you, crying in the wilderness[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]C/G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI lost track of my friends, I lost my kin, I cut them off as limbs[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI drove out over the flatlands hunting down you and him[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C/G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe sky was big and empty, my chest filled to explode[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI yelled my insides out at the sun at the wide open road[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's a wide open road[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's a wide open road[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C/G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo how do you think it feels sleeping by yourself?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen the one you love, the one you love is with someone else[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen it's a wide open road, It's a wide open road[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd now you can go any place that you want to go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wake up in the morning thinking I'm still by your side[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI reach out just to touch you then I realise[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's a wide open road, It's a wide open road[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C/G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo how do you think it feels sleeping by yourself?[/tab]\r\n                                         (sleeping by yourself)\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen the one you love, the one you love is with someone else[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wake up in the morning thinking I'm still by your side[/tab]\r\n                          (It’s a wide open road)\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n      I reach out just to touch you,      then I realise[/tab]\r\n(It’s a wide open road)           (It’s a wide open road)\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's a wide open road, It's a wide open road[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's a wide open road, It's a wide open road[/tab]\r\n(Repeat)\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's a wide open road, It's a wide open road[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd now you can go any place that you want to go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  (x4)","plain_text":"This version tries to capture a little of the complexities of the original recording for acoustic guitar.\n\nIgnore any pop-up chords & use these:\nG    320033\nC/G  332010\nEm   022000\nAm   x02210\n\nThere's a bass run on the 4th beat of every Am bar - 3rd fret A string then open D.\n\nA few ideas for making things a little more interesting.\nTo pick up on the keyboard line, try playing G6: 320030 instead of (or over, if 2 guitars) the G \nat the start of the lines, after the Intro.\nIn the bridge, you could substitute the G & Am for power chords of G: 355xxx & A5: 577xxx\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nG    C/G  G    Em   Am (x2)\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n                                         (sleeping by yourself)\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n                          (It’s a wide open road)\n\n(It’s a wide open road)           (It’s a wide open road)\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n(Repeat)\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nG    C/G   G    Em   Am  (x4)","chords":["G","C/G","Em","Am","A","D","G6"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}