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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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 "Pre-Road Downs"(Graham Nash)
  from "Crosby, Stills,And Nash"(1969)
  Acoustic guitar tuned EEEEBE.
[Intro and verse riff]:
 E |-A5--E4-4-4---A10-E9--9--9-------D2--|
 B |-7--5-5-5---12-10-10-10------3--|
 E |-0--0-0-0---0--0--0--0-------0--|
 E |-0--0-0-0---0--0--0--0-------0--|
 E |-0--0-0-0---0--0--0--0-------0--|
 E |-0--0-0-0---0--0--0--0-------0--|
[Verse]:
  AI have Ekissed you, ASo I'll mEiss you,
  AOn the rEoad I'll be wAantin' yEou. 
  ABut I hEave you `cAause I lEove you,
  AAnd you hEave me`cause you loAve me too,Yeah.
[Verse]:
  AFelt forsEaken, yAou'll awEaken,
  Ato the jEoys of livin' Ahand in lEove.
  Aand then EI will,lAend you Emy will,
  Aand your dEays will be fAilled with lEove.
[Chorus]:
        BmDon't run tAhe time apAproacEhes,
        Bmhotels and mAidnight cAoacheEs,
        Bmbe sure to hAide the rAoacheEs.D  
[Solo]: 
  |  A   E   A   E   DX2 |  E   D   C#m   A   E|
[Verse]:
  FAelt rejEected, Aas expEected, 
  yAou rejEected all the thAoughts of wEorth.
  Aso I'll prEay with, yAou to stEay with,
  Ame forEever, and we'll mAake it wEork, whoa-oh.
[Solo 2]
[Verse]:
  AElevEated, yoAu're elEated, `
  Acause I've waEited a yAear for yEou!
  Aif you're thEinkin' wAhat I'm thEinkin'
  Athen I'm gEonna make my lAove to yEou, whoa-oh-oh!
[Chorus]:
        BmDon't run tAhe time apAproaEches,
        hoBmtels and mAidnight cAoachEes,
        Bmbe sure to hAide the rAoacEhesD.
[Outro]: 
E D D/C# A E
Chorus riff:
---Bm12-12---1A0-10-10---A5-5-5-E4-4-|
---14-14---12-12-12---7-7-7-5-5-|
---0--0----0--0--0----0-0-0-0-0-|
---0--0----0--0--0----0-0-0-0-0-|
---0--0----0--0--0----0-0-0-0-0-|
---0--0----0--0--0----0-0-0-0-0-|
EEEEBE shapes:
A:   0-0-0-0-12-10 & 0-0-0-0-7-5
E:   0-0-0-0-10-9  & 0-0-0-0-5-4  
D:   0-0-0-0-3-2
Bm:  0-0-0-0-14-12
C#m  0-0-0-9-9-9

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Pre-Road Downs

by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

D/C#

"Pre-Road Downs"(Graham Nash)

from "Crosby, Stills,And Nash"(1969)

Acoustic guitar tuned EEEEBE.

[Intro and verse riff]:

A E A E D

E |-5--4-4-4---10-9--9--9-------2--|

B |-7--5-5-5---12-10-10-10------3--|

E |-0--0-0-0---0--0--0--0-------0--|

[Verse]:

A E A E

I have kissed you, So I'll miss you,

A E A E

On the road I'll be wantin' you.

A E A E

But I have you `cause I love you,

A E A

And you have me`cause you love me too,Yeah.

[Verse]:

A E A E

Felt forsaken, you'll awaken,

A E A E

to the joys of livin' hand in love.

A E A E

and then I will,lend you my will,

A E A E

and your days will be filled with love.

[Chorus]:

Bm A A E

Don't run the time approaches,

Bm A A E

hotels and midnight coaches,

Bm A A E D

be sure to hide the roaches.

[Solo]:

A E A E D E D C#m A E

| X2 | |

[Verse]:

A E A E

Felt rejected, as expected,

A E A E

you rejected all the thoughts of worth.

A E A E

so I'll pray with, you to stay with,

A E A E

me forever, and we'll make it work, whoa-oh.

[Solo 2]

[Verse]:

A E A E

Elevated, you're elated, `

A E A E

cause I've waited a year for you!

A E A E

if you're thinkin' what I'm thinkin'

A E A E

then I'm gonna make my love to you, whoa-oh-oh!

[Chorus]:

Bm A A E

Don't run the time approaches,

Bm A A E

hotels and midnight coaches,

Bm A A E D

be sure to hide the roaches.

[Outro]:

E D D/C# A E

Chorus riff:

Bm A A E

---12-12---10-10-10---5-5-5-4-4-|

---14-14---12-12-12---7-7-7-5-5-|

---0--0----0--0--0----0-0-0-0-0-|

EEEEBE shapes:

A: 0-0-0-0-12-10 & 0-0-0-0-7-5

E: 0-0-0-0-10-9 & 0-0-0-0-5-4

D: 0-0-0-0-3-2

Bm: 0-0-0-0-14-12

C#m 0-0-0-9-9-9

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