{"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":1901899,"song":"The Road","artist":"Aaron Lewis","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1901899-the-road-chords-by-aaron-lewis/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1901899?type=chord","rating":4.86255,"votes":4,"content":"This is how I play this tune when singing it solo. I play it drop D / Half Step down (Drop C# tuning)\r\nI don't think A Lewis plays it like this live but I find it easier to play the fills and bass notes when \r\ntuned this way. I didn't include all the strums, just listen to the song for strumming pattern.\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\nintro fill    [ch]D9[/ch]           [ch]Cadd9[/ch]      [ch]Gmaj[/ch]      intro fill    [ch]D9[/ch]  \r\ne|------------0------------3-----------3----------------------0--------------|\r\nB|------------2------------3-----------3----------------------2--------------|\r\nG|------------3------------0-----------0----------------------3--------------|\r\nD|-3-0--------0------------2-----------0--------3-0-----------0--------------|\r\nA|-----3------0------------3-----------2------------3---------0--------------|\r\nE|------3br-0-0------------0-----------x--------------3br-0-0-0--------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][Verse] \r\nChords\r\n   [ch]G[/ch]********* [ch]D9[/ch]**** [ch]G[/ch]******** [ch]D9[/ch]****  [ch]Cadd9[/ch]**** [ch]Gmaj[/ch]****  ****\r\ne|-x----------0------x---------0-------3---------3-------------------0-------|\r\nB|-3----------3------3---------3-------3---------3-------------------3-------|\r\nG|-0----------2------0---------2-------0---------0-------------------2-----*-|\r\nD|-0----------0------0---------0-------2---------0------3-0----------0-----*-|\r\nA|-x----------0------x---------0-------3---------2----------3--------0-------|\r\nE|-5----------0------5---------0------------------------------3br-0--0-------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][Bridge] \r\nChords\r\n   [ch]G[/ch]********* [ch]D9[/ch]**********   [ch]Cadd9[/ch]** [ch]Gmaj[/ch]**\r\ne|-x----------0---------------3------3-------------------0-----------|\r\nB|-3----------3---------------3------3-------------------3-----------|\r\nG|-0----------2---------------0------0-------------------2-----------|\r\nD|-0----------0---------------2------0------3-0----------0-----------|\r\nA|-x----------0---------------3------2----------3--------0-----------|\r\nE|-5----------0---------------0------------------3b-0----0-----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1] \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                                                       [ch]D9[/ch]\r\nThere's a thousand miles and eighteen hours I've got a double drive down southbound 35[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                                          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot the hammer down, Detroit made 525 pushing my ass right down that line[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                              [ch]Gmaj[/ch]               intro fill        [ch]D9[/ch]\r\nAnd that smell of burning diesel fuel just tells me that I'm back out on the road[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                                                     \r\nI've got a full-grown creeping up on my tail and I won't make bail in this small town jail[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D9[/ch]\r\nno not round here[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                                                                           [ch]D9[/ch]           \r\nI've got the bird dog on, radio cranked, gear jamming, lane changing son of a bitch you betcha son[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                                 [ch]Gmaj[/ch]            intro fill        [ch]D9[/ch]\r\nAnd that smell of burning diesel fuel just tells me that I'm back out on the road[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Bridge] \r\n   [ch]G[/ch]********* [ch]D9[/ch]**********   [ch]Cadd9[/ch]** [ch]Gmaj[/ch]**\r\ne|-x----------0---------------3------3-------------------0-----------|\r\nB|-3----------3---------------3------3-------------------3-----------|\r\nG|-0----------2---------------0------0-------------------2-----------|\r\nD|-0----------0---------------2------0------3-0----------0-----------|\r\nA|-x----------0---------------3------2----------3--------0-----------|\r\nE|-5----------0---------------0------------------3b-0----0-----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2] \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                                                          [ch]D9[/ch]\r\nJust left the jail with a handful of pills and I won't quit until I hit the crew up in Abiline[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                                                       [ch]D9[/ch]\r\nI'm almost there, there's just a few more miles, I'll make the drop, I'll turn and burn I'm outta here[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                               [ch]Gmaj[/ch]              intro fill       [ch]D9[/ch]\r\nAnd that smell of burning diesel fuel just tells me that I'm back out on the road[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                               [ch]Gmaj[/ch]              intro fil        [ch]D9[/ch]\r\nAnd that smell of burning diesel fuel just tells me that I'm back out on the road[/tab]\r\n\r\n \r\n[tab]In the verse I throw this in while playing the [ch]D9[/ch] chord. You can hear this in the song\r\ne|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|---3-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|-------3-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nYou can also play a power chord G instead of the one I have listed here. I just like the open G sound\r\n\r\n[tab]e|------------x-----------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|---7--------0-----------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|---5---vs---0-----------------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|---5--------x-----------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|---5--------5-----------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nIt's not perfect and there are a lot more fills but this gets you close enough to sing it solo\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n************************************\r\n\r\n| x   Dead note\r\n| br  Bend release \r\n| b   Bend \r\n\r\n************************************","plain_text":"This is how I play this tune when singing it solo. I play it drop D / Half Step down (Drop C# tuning)\nI don't think A Lewis plays it like this live but I find it easier to play the fills and bass notes when \ntuned this way. I didn't include all the strums, just listen to the song for strumming pattern.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2] \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nYou can also play a power chord G instead of the one I have listed here. I just like the open G sound\n\n\n\nIt's not perfect and there are a lot more fills but this gets you close enough to sing it solo\n\n \n\n************************************\n\n| x   Dead note\n| br  Bend release \n| b   Bend \n\n************************************","chords":["D","C","A","D9","Cadd9","Gmaj","B","G","E","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}