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The Lower Road
Thea Gilmore
(Recorded Delivery - 2009)
Capo +2
Picking Pattern:
e|-G-----------C-----------C/B-----------Am-----------D7------------|
B|---3-3--------1-1--------1-1--------1-1--------3-3-------|
G|--0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------2-2-2------2-2-2------|
D|---------------------------------------------0-----------|
A|------------3----------2----------0----------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------------|
(repeat chord pattern until chord changes)
Intro:   G    C(2x)
GCut me down, bury this Crosary
SomewhGere out of town, somewhere out Cby the sea
And Gtake this ring, and give it to CEmily
Tell her IG'm peaceful now, Tell her I've Cbeen released
C/BI will be Amrolling on, I will be D7rolling on
Well I Gknow that drill, I know it Call too well
It starts like a Glonely voice, and it shifts to a Ctolling bell
Like rain on the Gdusty ground, small bones in the Cdriest well
The spark breeds a Gfiery tongue, and the tongues kiss the Ccheek of Hell
And C/BI will be Amrolling on, I will be D7rolling on
I've had my Ampart to play, and now I'm D7going home
Interlude:   G    C(2x)
There's no telling Gwhich way, boys, this thing is Cgoing to take hold
From the fruit on a Gpoplar tree, to the bruise round a Cband of gold
From the blood in a Gfar country, to the war of jCust growing old
We travel a Glower road, and it's lonely and it is Ccold
But C/Bwe will be Amrolling on, we will be D7rolling on
We've had our Ampart to play, now we are D7going home
We will keep Amrolling on, we will keep D7rolling on
'Cos for every mAmidnight hour, there's always a D7rising sun G  C  
OoooGooooooooooh, OoooCooooooooooh   (4x)
(Fade out)

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The Lower Road

by Thea Gilmore

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C/B

The Lower Road

Thea Gilmore

(Recorded Delivery - 2009)

Capo +2

Picking Pattern:

G C C/B Am D7

e|---------------------------------------------------------|

B|---3-3--------1-1--------1-1--------1-1--------3-3-------|

G|--0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------2-2-2------2-2-2------|

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

A|------------3----------2----------0----------------------|

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

(repeat chord pattern until chord changes)

G C

Intro: (2x)

G C

Cut me down, bury this rosary

G C

Somewhere out of town, somewhere out by the sea

G C

And take this ring, and give it to Emily

G C

Tell her I'm peaceful now, Tell her I've been released

C/B Am D7

I will be rolling on, I will be rolling on

G C

Well I know that drill, I know it all too well

G C

It starts like a lonely voice, and it shifts to a tolling bell

G C

Like rain on the dusty ground, small bones in the driest well

G C

The spark breeds a fiery tongue, and the tongues kiss the cheek of Hell

C/B Am D7

And I will be rolling on, I will be rolling on

Am D7

I've had my part to play, and now I'm going home

G C

Interlude: (2x)

G C

There's no telling which way, boys, this thing is going to take hold

G C

From the fruit on a poplar tree, to the bruise round a band of gold

G C

From the blood in a far country, to the war of just growing old

G C

We travel a lower road, and it's lonely and it is cold

C/B Am D7

But we will be rolling on, we will be rolling on

Am D7

We've had our part to play, now we are going home

Am D7

We will keep rolling on, we will keep rolling on

Am D7 G C

'Cos for every midnight hour, there's always a rising sun

G C

Ooooooooooooooh, Ooooooooooooooh (4x)

(Fade out)

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