Seven Bridges Road

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[Verse 1] (Usually a cappella)
DThere are Cstars in the Gsouthern Dsky
DSouthward Cas you GgoD  
DThere is Cmoonlight and Gmoss in the tDrees
Down the DSeven CBridges GRoad
[Interlude]
| D| D| C| G| D| D|
[Verse 2]
Now DI have Cloved Gyou like a Dbaby
DLike some Clonesome GchildD  
And DI have Cloved Gyou in a Dtame way
And DI have Cloved you GwildD  
SomeCtimes there's a Dpart of me
Has to Cturn from here and Dgo
CRunning like a child from Dthese warm stars
Down the DSeven CBridges GRoadD  
[Verse 3] (Usually a cappella)
DThere are Cstars in the Gsouthern Dsky
And if Dever you deCcide you should GgoD  
DThere is a Ctaste of Gthyme sweetened Dhoney
Down the DSeven CBridges GRoadD  

The story behind the song

"Seven Bridges Road" was written by American musician Steve Young and recorded in 1969 for his album Rock Salt & Nails. The song is an ode to Woodley Road, a rural road in Montgomery, Alabama, that features seven bridges. The Eagles recorded a well-known five-part harmony arrangement of the song in 1980. Young himself stated that he never dreamed anyone would relate to or understand the song, and that he consciously wrote it about a girl and a road in south Alabama.

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