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Coming Down The Road

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[Intro]
|   C|  F    C|    F|    C|
|   C|  F    C|    F|    C|
[Verse 1]
Well I hCeard the bells of freedom once as I was Fcoming down the rCoad
  FComing down the Croad
And I fCollowed that echo wherFever it would Cgo
As I was   Fcoming down the Croad
[Chorus]
But there Galways seemed to be trouble Fin my path
I Gfound my hands tied behiFnd my back
As I was Ccoming Fdown tChe road
Coming Fdown the rCoad
[Solo]
|    C|  F    C|    F|    C|
[Verse 2]
Well I Cheard the truth call my name, As I was   Fcoming down the Croad
  FComing down the Croad
And I foCllowed that voice to the vFalley belCow
As I was  Fcoming down the rCoad
[Chorus 2]
And it tGook me down a path where I was Flost all the time
I foGund some truth but it could Fnever be mine
As I was Ccoming Fdown tChe road
Coming Fdown the rCoad
[Solo]
|    C|  F    C|    F|    C|
[Verse 3]
And I sCaw myself for a second as I Freally Cam
As I was Fcoming down the Croad
And I Chad to look away in disbelFief I supCpose
As I was Fcoming down the Croad
[Chorus 3]
I Gcaught a glimpse of myself as Fothers see me
And I wGasn't the fella that I Fthought I’d be
As I was Ccoming Fdown tChe road
Coming Fdown the rCoad
[Solo]
|    G|     F|    G|     F|
|  C   F|     C|  C   F|     C|
[Verse 4]
I Csaw you out my window as you was Fwalking aloCne
 FComing down the Croad
And I Craised my hand as if  Fto say hCello
As I was Fcoming down the Croad
[Chorus 4]
But you Gdidn’t wave back, you just wFalked on by
AlGone by yourself till the Fday you die
And I gGuess the truth and freedom befFore us all lies
 CSomewhere dFown the rCoad
 CSomewhere dFown the rCoad
[Solo]
|    C|  F    C|    F|    C|
|    C|  F    C|    F|    C|

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Coming Down The Road

by John Mellencamp

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F C F C

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C F C F C

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[Verse 1]

C F C

Well I heard the bells of freedom once as I was coming down the road

F C

Coming down the road

C F C

And I followed that echo wherever it would go

F C

As I was coming down the road

[Chorus]

G F

But there always seemed to be trouble in my path

G F

I found my hands tied behind my back

C F C

As I was coming down the road

F C

Coming down the road

[Solo]

C F C F C

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[Verse 2]

C F C

Well I heard the truth call my name, As I was coming down the road

F C

Coming down the road

C F C

And I followed that voice to the valley below

F C

As I was coming down the road

[Chorus 2]

G F

And it took me down a path where I was lost all the time

G F

I found some truth but it could never be mine

C F C

As I was coming down the road

F C

Coming down the road

[Solo]

C F C F C

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[Verse 3]

C F C

And I saw myself for a second as I really am

F C

As I was coming down the road

C F C

And I had to look away in disbelief I suppose

F C

As I was coming down the road

[Chorus 3]

G F

I caught a glimpse of myself as others see me

G F

And I wasn't the fella that I thought I’d be

C F C

As I was coming down the road

F C

Coming down the road

[Solo]

G F G F

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C F C C F C

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[Verse 4]

C F C

I saw you out my window as you was walking alone

F C

Coming down the road

C F C

And I raised my hand as if to say hello

F C

As I was coming down the road

[Chorus 4]

G F

But you didn’t wave back, you just walked on by

G F

Alone by yourself till the day you die

G F

And I guess the truth and freedom before us all lies

C F C

Somewhere down the road

C F C

Somewhere down the road

[Solo]

C F C F C

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C F C F C

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