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The Road To Hell

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[Intro]
|   Am|   Am|   Am|   Am|
|   Am|   Am|   Am|   Am|
|   Am|   Am|   Dm|   Dm|
|    F|    E|   Am|   Am|
|   Am|   Am|   Dm|   Dm|
|    F|    E|   Am|   Am|
[Verse 1]
Well, I'm stAmanding by a river, but the wDmater doesn't flow
It Fboils with every poison   Eyou can Amthink of
And I'm Amunderneath the street light, the deDmlight of joy I know
FScared beyond belieEf, way down in the Amshadows
[Bridge]
And the perCverted fear of violence
Chokes the Gsmile on every face
FCommon sense is ringing out the Ebells
[Chorus]
  AmThis ain't no technological Dmbreakdown
Oh Fno, this is the Eroad to Amhell
[Slide Solo]
|   Am|   Am|   Dm|   Dm|
|    G|    G|    C|  G/B|
|   Am|   Am|   Dm|   Dm|
|    F|    E|   Am|   Am|
[Bridge]
And all the Croads jam up with credit
And there's Gnothing you can do
It's Fall just bits of paper, Eflying away from you
[Verse]
Oh, Amlook out world, take a good look, what goes Dmdown here
You must Flearn this lesson fast,   Eand learn it Amwell
[Chorus]
  AmThis ain't no upwardly mobile Dmfreeway
Oh Fno, this is the roEad
  FThis is the rEoad
  FThis is the rEoad ... to Amhell
[Outro Solo]
|   Am|   Am|   Dm|   Dm|
|    F|    E|   Am|   Am|
(Play x6 and fade out)

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The Road To Hell

by Chris Rea

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/B

[Intro]

Am Am Am Am

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Am Am Am Am

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Am Am Dm Dm

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F E Am Am

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Am Am Dm Dm

| | | | |

F E Am Am

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[Verse 1]

Am Dm

Well, I'm standing by a river, but the water doesn't flow

F E Am

It boils with every poison you can think of

Am Dm

And I'm underneath the street light, the delight of joy I know

F E Am

Scared beyond belief, way down in the shadows

[Bridge]

And the perverted fear of violence

Chokes the smile on every face

F E

Common sense is ringing out the bells

[Chorus]

Am Dm

This ain't no technological breakdown

F E Am

Oh no, this is the road to hell

[Slide Solo]

Am Am Dm Dm

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G G C G/B

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Am Am Dm Dm

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F E Am Am

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[Bridge]

And all the roads jam up with credit

And there's nothing you can do

F E

It's all just bits of paper, flying away from you

[Verse]

Am Dm

Oh, look out world, take a good look, what goes down here

F E Am

You must learn this lesson fast, and learn it well

[Chorus]

Am Dm

This ain't no upwardly mobile freeway

F E

Oh no, this is the road

F E

This is the road

F E Am

This is the road ... to hell

[Outro Solo]

Am Am Dm Dm

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F E Am Am

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(Play x6 and fade out)

About The Road To Hell Chords by Chris Rea

Learn how to play The Road To Hell by Chris Rea with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Road To Hell chords”, “The Road To Hell guitar chords”, or “Chris Rea The Road To Hell chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Road To Hell chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Road To Hell lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, Dm, F, E, C, G.

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What key is "The Road To Hell" in?

The chords for "The Road To Hell" show the original chord names (including Am, Dm, F, E, C, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.