{"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":2667528,"song":"Goin Down The Road","artist":"Bruce Cockburn","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11521328-goin-down-the-road-chords-by-bruce-cockburn/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2667528?type=chord","rating":4.82405,"votes":7,"content":"Classic Canadian folk tune. Theme song from 1970 Canadian film, \"Goin' Down the Road,\" by Bruce Cockburn.\r\n\r\nMeter: 3/4\r\n\r\nProgression: (Verse) I-bVII-I, (Chorus) IV-I-IV-I-IV-vi-V-IV\r\n\r\nRhythm: Can use slow classic Waltz strumming. I use the upbeat, syncopated 3/4 pattern above--makes this a \r\nfun song to sing.\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]  |[ch]D[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]  | x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the isle of Cape Breton[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy father did stay[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd his father's father before[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFishing the banks and digging the coal[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFrom mines that don't give no more ore[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm goin' down the road boys[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSeeking what I'm owed boys[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd I know it must get better[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe far enough I go[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI re-member the fishermen[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRe-turning so gay[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTheir nets with the silver cod blessed[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut they couldn't compete[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith the company fleets[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow it's welfare re-lief or go west[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo I'm goin' down the road boys[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSeeking what I'm owed boys[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd I know it must get better[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe far enough I go[/tab]","plain_text":"Classic Canadian folk tune. Theme song from 1970 Canadian film, \"Goin' Down the Road,\" by Bruce Cockburn.\n\nMeter: 3/4\n\nProgression: (Verse) I-bVII-I, (Chorus) IV-I-IV-I-IV-vi-V-IV\n\nRhythm: Can use slow classic Waltz strumming. I use the upbeat, syncopated 3/4 pattern above--makes this a \nfun song to sing.\n\n[Intro]\n|D  |D  |G  | x2\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","G","C","Bm","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}