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Yesterday Road

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Gmajor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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e|---G3---------|
B|---3---------|
G|---0---------|
D|---0---------|
A|---2---------|
E|---3---------|
e|-Cadd9--3---------|
B|---3---------|
G|---0---------|
D|---2---------|
A|---3---------|
E|-------------|
Verse 1
Cadd9Now tonight theres a Gbackroad, a Cadd9pickup tGruck, a cCadd9ab full of bGuddies, and
they're gDettin drunk. wCadd9ell its Boones farm wGine, and its wCadd9ild turkey
Gstraight. and they're pCadd9ullin theyre pGickup through the pDasture gate.
Verse 2
(same chord progression)
Now theres a full moon shinin down on a farm barn, and that fire will be burnin until
dawn. its everyone whos someone sittin on a tailgate, wishing they were single, or 
they had a date.
Chorus:
(same chord progression)
Only thing around here changed, is that those kids, they've all got different names. And
the ones that used to hang around, have got a heavy work load. But there minds still go
driftin down yesterday road.
Verse 3
(same progression)
Now today theres a backroad, with an angry old man. cause he's straightenin his mail box
 and pickin up cans. there were boys woke up with headaches, and there were girls who are
ashamed. There'll be parents full of questions, but theres always freinds to blame!
Chorus

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Yesterday Road

by The Great Divide

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

e|---3---------|

B|---3---------|

G|---0---------|

D|---0---------|

A|---2---------|

E|---3---------|

Cadd9

e|---3---------|

B|---3---------|

G|---0---------|

D|---2---------|

A|---3---------|

E|-------------|

Verse 1

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

Now tonight theres a backroad, a pickup truck, a cab full of buddies, and

D Cadd9 G Cadd9

they're gettin drunk. well its Boones farm wine, and its wild turkey

G Cadd9 G D

straight. and they're pullin theyre pickup through the pasture gate.

Verse 2

(same chord progression)

Now theres a full moon shinin down on a farm barn, and that fire will be burnin until

dawn. its everyone whos someone sittin on a tailgate, wishing they were single, or

they had a date.

Chorus:

(same chord progression)

Only thing around here changed, is that those kids, they've all got different names. And

the ones that used to hang around, have got a heavy work load. But there minds still go

driftin down yesterday road.

Verse 3

(same progression)

Now today theres a backroad, with an angry old man. cause he's straightenin his mail box

and pickin up cans. there were boys woke up with headaches, and there were girls who are

ashamed. There'll be parents full of questions, but theres always freinds to blame!

Chorus

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