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CAPO 7
Fill 1:(slide A & D strings down to fret 14, strum x2, then slide up to 12, strum x2)
e:Em-7-------------------C7---
B:-7-------------------8---
G:-7-------------------7---
D:-9-\-14-14-/-12-12---9---
A:-9-\-14-14-/-12-12--10---
E:-7(capo fret)-7--7-------
Fill 2: (before/after choruses)
e:--D9--9-Cadd2------B----1G0-------
B:-10-10-10-10-----10-------
G:--9--9--7--7------7-------
D:--7--7--9--9------7-------
A:-------10-10-9p7--9-------
E:-----------------10-------
CAPO 7
Intro: (Strum the first 3 chords once followed by arpeggio) 
G--- D--- Em--- C- D- x2
Verse 1:
GHot is the D6night
Em             (Fill 1)
And cold is the morning
CDeep is the Gsea
That we’re Dunder
And small is the man
Caught in the whirlpool
Hope is prayer
And his pleasure
DChoCadd2rus A:B5  
And it’s a Groad 
That you Cgotta be forced aGlong
And you’re Clucky to be so Gstrong
         D  (fill 2)
And well fed
Verse 2:
Oh I once belonged 
to a nation
Now I am one
With the world
And I’m hoping to change
Evil to virtue
Failing to be
All I can
::repeat Chorus A::
Verse 3:
And long is the road
To reach Valhalla
Safe is the seat
Down in the suburbs
I said age cannot save
You from knowing
That all hearts are one
To a tree
Chorus B:
Yeah, it’s a Groad
That we Cgotta be forced Galong
You’re Clucky to be that Gstrong
         D    (fill 2)
And well fed
::repeat Chorus A::
D  Cadd2  B  G

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Its A Road

by Peter Sarstedt

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd2

CAPO 7

Fill 1:(slide A & D strings down to fret 14, strum x2, then slide up to 12, strum x2)

Em C

e:-7-------------------7---

B:-7-------------------8---

G:-7-------------------7---

D:-9-\-14-14-/-12-12---9---

A:-9-\-14-14-/-12-12--10---

E:-7(capo fret)-7--7-------

Fill 2: (before/after choruses)

D Cadd2 B G

e:--9--9-----------10-------

B:-10-10-10-10-----10-------

G:--9--9--7--7------7-------

D:--7--7--9--9------7-------

A:-------10-10-9p7--9-------

E:-----------------10-------

CAPO 7

Intro: (Strum the first 3 chords once followed by arpeggio)

G--- D--- Em--- C- D- x2

Verse 1:

G D6

Hot is the night

Em (Fill 1)

And cold is the morning

C G

Deep is the sea

That we’re under

And small is the man

Caught in the whirlpool

Hope is prayer

And his pleasure

D Cadd2 B5

Chorus A:

And it’s a road

C G

That you gotta be forced along

C G

And you’re lucky to be so strong

D (fill 2)

And well fed

Verse 2:

Oh I once belonged

to a nation

Now I am one

With the world

And I’m hoping to change

Evil to virtue

Failing to be

All I can

::repeat Chorus A::

Verse 3:

And long is the road

To reach Valhalla

Safe is the seat

Down in the suburbs

I said age cannot save

You from knowing

That all hearts are one

To a tree

Chorus B:

Yeah, it’s a road

C G

That we gotta be forced along

C G

You’re lucky to be that strong

D (fill 2)

And well fed

::repeat Chorus A::

D Cadd2 B G

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