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The Low Road - Van Walker 
From: The Celestial Railroad and Other (2008)
Timing: 3/4 
Intro 
  G    Amx  2
Verse 1
Well Gheaven is nothingness 
But we all been Cconvinced otheC/Brwise Am  
It ain't nothing but Ddreams for the blind 
The same way a Cchild fears the C/Bnight Am  D  
For Gmemory cannot go 
Anyplace it don't Calready C/Bknow Am  
But I'll keep my Deyes on the road 
A road that's as Clong as it's C/Blow Am  
Chorus
The Clow road is C/Blong Am  
And those high roads are Dquick but they're wrong 
For they'll Cchew you up and C/Bspit you out Am  
Then when you're Dgone you're gone
It’s the Clow road for Gme
Verse 2
There's Gvanity everywhere 
As we all try to Cclimb greasy C/Bpoles Am  
I'll wait my Dturn down below 
And watch as the Cgo-getters C/Bfall Am  D  
For the Gfaster they pick you up 
Well they'll put you down Cjust as C/Bquickly Am  
But I've a longer Dstrategic strategy 
I'll embrace an inCvisible destC/Biny Am  
Chorus
The Clow road is C/Blong Am  
And those high roads are Dquick but they're wrong 
For they'll Cchew you up and C/Bspit you out Am  
Then when you're Dgone you're gone
It’s the Clow road for Gme
Interlude
COoooooo C/Betc.Am  
OoooDooo etc.
Ooooooo Cetc.C/B  Em  
C      C/B     Em
C      C/B     Em
CChew you up and C/Bspit you outEm  
C       C/B    Em
CChew you up and C/Bspit you outEm  
C        C/B   D     C
Verse 3
For Gliving ain't everything 
It's about time we Call realisC/Bed Am  
This old world we conDsume like a fire 
We fuel with our Cfuture kids C/Blives Am  D  
And the Gheart's no commodity 
But an ego that's Cempty with C/Bgreed Am  
Values quantity oDver quality 
When more stuff's the last Cthing this world C/Bneeds Am  
The Clow road is C/Blong Am  
And those high roads are Dquick but they're wrong 
For they'll Cchew you up and C/Bspit you out Am  
Then when you're gone you're gDone
It’s the Clow road for Gme
It’s the Clow road for Gme
It’s the Clow road for Gme

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The Low Road

by Van Walker

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C/B

The Low Road - Van Walker

From: The Celestial Railroad and Other (2008)

Timing: 3/4

Intro

G Am

x 2

Verse 1

Well heaven is nothingness

C C/B Am

But we all been convinced otherwise

It ain't nothing but dreams for the blind

C C/B Am D

The same way a child fears the night

For memory cannot go

C C/B Am

Anyplace it don't already know

But I'll keep my eyes on the road

C C/B Am

A road that's as long as it's low

Chorus

C C/B Am

The low road is long

And those high roads are quick but they're wrong

C C/B Am

For they'll chew you up and spit you out

Then when you're gone you're gone

C G

It’s the low road for me

Verse 2

There's vanity everywhere

C C/B Am

As we all try to climb greasy poles

I'll wait my turn down below

C C/B Am D

And watch as the go-getters fall

For the faster they pick you up

C C/B Am

Well they'll put you down just as quickly

But I've a longer strategic strategy

C C/B Am

I'll embrace an invisible destiny

Chorus

C C/B Am

The low road is long

And those high roads are quick but they're wrong

C C/B Am

For they'll chew you up and spit you out

Then when you're gone you're gone

C G

It’s the low road for me

Interlude

C C/B Am

Ooooooo etc.

C C/B Em

Ooooooo etc.

C C/B Em

Chew you up and spit you out

C C/B Em

Chew you up and spit you out

C C/B D C

Verse 3

For living ain't everything

C C/B Am

It's about time we all realised

This old world we consume like a fire

C C/B Am D

We fuel with our future kids lives

And the heart's no commodity

C C/B Am

But an ego that's empty with greed

Values quantity over quality

C C/B Am

When more stuff's the last thing this world needs

C C/B Am

The low road is long

And those high roads are quick but they're wrong

C C/B Am

For they'll chew you up and spit you out

Then when you're gone you're gone

C G

It’s the low road for me

C G

It’s the low road for me

C G

It’s the low road for me

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