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Take A Back Road

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e|----D2------Asus4--0-------G3-------Em7-0-------Dadd9--0--------|
b|----3--------3-------3--------3---------3--------|
g|----2--------2-------0--------0---------2--------|
d|----0--------2-------0--------2---------0--------|
a|----0--------0-------2--------2---------0--------|
e|----0----------------3--------0---------2--------|
Take A Back Road
Rodney Atkins
CAPO 1
[Intro] 
D  Asus4
D  Asus4  G  G
[Verse 1]
DSit in that six-lane backed up traffic 
Asus4Horns are honking, I've about had it 
GI'm looking for an exit sign 
GGotta get out of here, get it all off my mind 
DAnd like a memory from your grandpa's attic 
Asus4A song comes slippin' through the radio static 
GChanging my mood 
GA little George Strait 1982 Asus4  
[Chorus]
And it makDes me wanna take a back road 
Asus4Makes me wanna take the long way home 
Em7Put a little gravel in Dadd9my travel 
GUnwind, unravel all nighAsus4t long 
DMakes me wanna grab my honey 
Asus4Tear down some two-lane country, who knows
Em7Get lost and gDadd9et right with my Gsoul 
GMakes me wanna take 
GMakes me wanna take a back road. 
[Instrumental]
D  Asus4  G  G
[Verse 2]
I've been cDooked up, fried down, 'bout forgotten 
What a fieAsus4ld looks like, full of corn and cotton 
If I'm gonGna hit a traffic jam, 
Well it beGtter be a tractor man 
So sicDk and tired of this interstate system 
I need Asus4a curve and wide-a-twistin' 
Em7Dusty path tDadd9o nowhere 
With the wiGnd blowing through my Asus4baby's hair 
[Chorus]
And it mDakes me wanna take a back road 
Asus4Makes me wanna take the long way home 
Em7Put a little gravel in Dadd9my travel 
GUnwind, unravel all nighAsus4t long 
DMakes me wanna grab my honey 
Asus4Tear down some two-lane country, who knows
Em7Get lost and gDadd9et right with my Gsoul 
GMakes me wanna take 
GMakes me wanna take a back road.
[Instrumental]
D  Asus4  G  G
[Bridge]
DMaybe it's the feeling or maybe it's Asus4the freedom
GMaybe it's that shady spot 
Where we park tGhe truck when the things get hot 
Where we park tGhe truck when the things get hot 
[Chorus]
DAnd it makes me wanna take a back road 
Asus4Makes me wanna take the long way home 
Em7Put a little gravel in Dadd9my travel 
GUnwind, unravel all nighAsus4t long 
DMakes me wanna grab my honey 
Asus4Tear down some two-lane country, who knows
Em7Get lost and gDadd9et right with my Gsoul 
GMakes me wanna take 
GMakes me wanna take a back roaDd.
Some old back roaAsus4d, get right wGith my soul 
Now all GI gotta do is take some old baDck road 
To the shadAsus4y spot where things get hGot 
GWay down, way down, way down some old back Droad

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Take A Back Road

by Rodney Atkins

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Em7

Dadd9

Chords Used:

D Asus4 G Em7 Dadd9

e|----2--------0-------3--------0---------0--------|

b|----3--------3-------3--------3---------3--------|

g|----2--------2-------0--------0---------2--------|

d|----0--------2-------0--------2---------0--------|

a|----0--------0-------2--------2---------0--------|

e|----0----------------3--------0---------2--------|

Take A Back Road

Rodney Atkins

CAPO 1

[Intro]

D Asus4

D Asus4 G G

[Verse 1]

Sit in that six-lane backed up traffic

Asus4

Horns are honking, I've about had it

I'm looking for an exit sign

Gotta get out of here, get it all off my mind

And like a memory from your grandpa's attic

Asus4

A song comes slippin' through the radio static

Changing my mood

G Asus4

A little George Strait 1982

[Chorus]

And it makes me wanna take a back road

Asus4

Makes me wanna take the long way home

Em7 Dadd9

Put a little gravel in my travel

G Asus4

Unwind, unravel all night long

Makes me wanna grab my honey

Asus4

Tear down some two-lane country, who knows

Em7 Dadd9 G

Get lost and get right with my soul

Makes me wanna take

Makes me wanna take a back road.

[Instrumental]

D Asus4 G G

[Verse 2]

I've been cooked up, fried down, 'bout forgotten

Asus4

What a field looks like, full of corn and cotton

If I'm gonna hit a traffic jam,

Well it better be a tractor man

So sick and tired of this interstate system

Asus4

I need a curve and wide-a-twistin'

Em7 Dadd9

Dusty path to nowhere

G Asus4

With the wind blowing through my baby's hair

[Chorus]

And it makes me wanna take a back road

Asus4

Makes me wanna take the long way home

Em7 Dadd9

Put a little gravel in my travel

G Asus4

Unwind, unravel all night long

Makes me wanna grab my honey

Asus4

Tear down some two-lane country, who knows

Em7 Dadd9 G

Get lost and get right with my soul

Makes me wanna take

Makes me wanna take a back road.

[Instrumental]

D Asus4 G G

[Bridge]

D Asus4

Maybe it's the feeling or maybe it's the freedom

Maybe it's that shady spot

Where we park the truck when the things get hot

[Chorus]

And it makes me wanna take a back road

Asus4

Makes me wanna take the long way home

Em7 Dadd9

Put a little gravel in my travel

G Asus4

Unwind, unravel all night long

Makes me wanna grab my honey

Asus4

Tear down some two-lane country, who knows

Em7 Dadd9 G

Get lost and get right with my soul

Makes me wanna take

G D

Makes me wanna take a back road.

Asus4 G

Some old back road, get right with my soul

G D

Now all I gotta do is take some old back road

Asus4 G

To the shady spot where things get hot

G D

Way down, way down, way down some old back road

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