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Wide Open Road

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This version tries to capture a little of the complexities of the original recording for acoustic guitar.
Ignore any pop-up chords & use these:
    G320033
  C/G332010
   Em022000
   Amx02210
There's a bass run on the 4th beat of every Am bar - 3rd fret A string then open D.
A few ideas for making things a little more interesting.
To pick up on the keyboard line, try playing G6: 320030 instead of (or over, if 2 guitars) the G 
at the start of the lines, after the Intro.
In the bridge, you could substitute the G & Am for power chords of G: 355xxx & A5: 577xxx
[Intro]
     G       G       G    Gtwo, three, four
    G    C/G      G     Em   Am(x2)
[Verse 1]
Well the Gdrums rolled off in my forehead and the C/Gguns went off in my Gchest
Remember Emcarrying the baby just for you, Amcrying in the wilderness
[Verse 2]
I lost Gtrack of my friends, I lost my kin, I C/Gcut them off as Glimbs
I Emdrove out over the flatlands Amhunting down you and him
[Verse 3]
The Gsky was big and empty, my C/Gchest filled to Gexplode
I Emyelled my insides out at the sun at the Amwide open road
[Chorus]
It's a Gwide open road
It's a C/Gwide open GroadEm  Am  
[Verse 4]
GSo how do you think it feels C/Gsleeping by yourGself?
When the Emone you love, the one you love Amis with someone else
[Chorus]
Then it's a Gwide open road, It's a C/Gwide open Groad
And Emnow you can go any place Amthat you want to go
[Bridge]
I Gwake up in the morning thinking GI'm still by your side
GI reach out just to touch you Amthen I realise
[Chorus]
It's a Gwide open road, It's a C/Gwide open GroadEm  Am  
[Verse 5]
GSo how do you think it feels C/Gsleeping by yourGself?
                                         (sleeping by yourself)
When the Emone you love, the one you love Amis with someone else
[Bridge]
I Gwake up in the morning thinking GI'm still by your side
                          (It’s a wide open road)
      I Greach out just to touch you,      Amthen I realise
(It’s a wide open road)           (It’s a wide open road)
[Chorus]
It's a Gwide open road, It's a C/Gwide open Groad
It's a Emwide open road, It's a Amwide open road
(Repeat)
It's a Gwide open road, It's a C/Gwide open Groad
And Emnow you can go any place Amthat you want to go
[Outro]
    G     C/G      G     Em    Am(x4)

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Wide Open Road

by The Triffids

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

This version tries to capture a little of the complexities of the original recording for acoustic guitar.

Ignore any pop-up chords & use these:

320033

C/G

332010

022000

x02210

There's a bass run on the 4th beat of every Am bar - 3rd fret A string then open D.

A few ideas for making things a little more interesting.

To pick up on the keyboard line, try playing G6: 320030 instead of (or over, if 2 guitars) the G

at the start of the lines, after the Intro.

In the bridge, you could substitute the G & Am for power chords of G: 355xxx & A5: 577xxx

[Intro]

G G G G

two, three, four

G C/G G Em Am

(x2)

[Verse 1]

G C/G G

Well the drums rolled off in my forehead and the guns went off in my chest

Em Am

Remember carrying the baby just for you, crying in the wilderness

[Verse 2]

G C/G G

I lost track of my friends, I lost my kin, I cut them off as limbs

Em Am

I drove out over the flatlands hunting down you and him

[Verse 3]

G C/G G

The sky was big and empty, my chest filled to explode

Em Am

I yelled my insides out at the sun at the wide open road

[Chorus]

It's a wide open road

C/G G Em Am

It's a wide open road

[Verse 4]

G C/G G

So how do you think it feels sleeping by yourself?

Em Am

When the one you love, the one you love is with someone else

[Chorus]

G C/G G

Then it's a wide open road, It's a wide open road

Em Am

And now you can go any place that you want to go

[Bridge]

G G

I wake up in the morning thinking I'm still by your side

G Am

I reach out just to touch you then I realise

[Chorus]

G C/G G Em Am

It's a wide open road, It's a wide open road

[Verse 5]

G C/G G

So how do you think it feels sleeping by yourself?

(sleeping by yourself)

Em Am

When the one you love, the one you love is with someone else

[Bridge]

G G

I wake up in the morning thinking I'm still by your side

(It’s a wide open road)

G Am

I reach out just to touch you, then I realise

(It’s a wide open road) (It’s a wide open road)

[Chorus]

G C/G G

It's a wide open road, It's a wide open road

Em Am

It's a wide open road, It's a wide open road

(Repeat)

G C/G G

It's a wide open road, It's a wide open road

Em Am

And now you can go any place that you want to go

[Outro]

G C/G G Em Am

(x4)

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