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I Play The Road

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Capo 3
 DI play the road, G  
And the Ahighway is our Dsong, 
And every Gcity's like the Dsame three chords 
Been Emhelping us aAlong when the story's told D  A7sus4  D  
And the Gcrowd has come and Dgone 
GShaking off the Dmiles and Atrying to make it Dhome 
Every Gexit is a Dseason, 
Every Asignal is a Dbeacon
And the Gwind, it carries Dme
And it Emeases up my Aload
EveryGday I drag the Dturns
Every Acandle still Dburns 
And every Glesson I have Dlearned 
Brings us Acloser to the Dcrowd 
 DI play the road, G  
And the Ahighway is our Dsong, 
And every Gcity's like the Dsame three chords 
Been Emhelping us aAlong when the story's told D  A7sus4  D  
And the Gcrowd has come and Dgone 
GShaking off the Dmiles and Atrying to make it Dhome 
Well the Gbus it is our Dsteeple, 
It brings Aus to the Dpeople 
And Gthey will be there Dwaiting, 
EmDancing young and Aold
And every Gone of us gets Dtired,
But every Aone remains inspDired 
And every Gone of us requDire 
To keep pAicking through our Dsouls 
 DI play the road, G  
And the Ahighway is our Dsong, 
And every Gcity's like the Dsame three chords 
Been Emhelping us aAlong when the story's told D  A7sus4  D  
And the Gcrowd has come and Dgone 
GShaking off the Dmiles and Atrying to make it Dhome 
She says, "GDaddy where do you Ago 
When you lDeave me Aall these Dnights 
With a Emsuitcase and guitar in your Ahand? 
GKissing me and Amom goodbye with a Dtear Aand a Dsmile, 
EmWhere do you go, 
Daddy Gwhere do you Ago?" B  
I play the road, A  
And this Bhighway is our Esong, 
And every city's Alike the Esame three chords 
Been F#helping us Balong when the story's told E  A  E  
And the Acrowd is done and Egone 
AShaking off the Emiles and Btrying to make it Ehome 
AShaking off the Emiles
(Shaking off the Bmiles) 
(Mile after Amile) 
Mile after Bmile 
Baby, I'm coming AhoAmmeE  

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I Play The Road

by Zac Brown Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus4

Capo 3

D G

I play the road,

A D

And the highway is our song,

G D

And every city's like the same three chords

Em A D A7sus4 D

Been helping us along when the story's told

G D

And the crowd has come and gone

G D A D

Shaking off the miles and trying to make it home

G D

Every exit is a season,

A D

Every signal is a beacon

G D

And the wind, it carries me

Em A

And it eases up my load

G D

Everyday I drag the turns

A D

Every candle still burns

G D

And every lesson I have learned

A D

Brings us closer to the crowd

D G

I play the road,

A D

And the highway is our song,

G D

And every city's like the same three chords

Em A D A7sus4 D

Been helping us along when the story's told

G D

And the crowd has come and gone

G D A D

Shaking off the miles and trying to make it home

G D

Well the bus it is our steeple,

A D

It brings us to the people

G D

And they will be there waiting,

Em A

Dancing young and old

G D

And every one of us gets tired,

A D

But every one remains inspired

G D

And every one of us require

A D

To keep picking through our souls

D G

I play the road,

A D

And the highway is our song,

G D

And every city's like the same three chords

Em A D A7sus4 D

Been helping us along when the story's told

G D

And the crowd has come and gone

G D A D

Shaking off the miles and trying to make it home

G A

She says, "Daddy where do you go

D A D

When you leave me all these nights

Em A

With a suitcase and guitar in your hand?

G A D A D

Kissing me and mom goodbye with a tear and a smile,

Where do you go,

G A B

Daddy where do you go?"

I play the road,

B E

And this highway is our song,

A E

And every city's like the same three chords

F# B E A E

Been helping us along when the story's told

A E

And the crowd is done and gone

A E B E

Shaking off the miles and trying to make it home

A E

Shaking off the miles

(Shaking off the miles)

(Mile after mile)

Mile after mile

A Am E

Baby, I'm coming home

About I Play The Road Chords by Zac Brown Band

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