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Kris Delmhorst - Open Road
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO]
  G    C    Em    D(2x)  G  
Make it happy ever CafterEm  
With all the love I've thrown DawayG  
Make some golden toCmorrowEm  
With everything I left toDday
And you could Gmake a mountain of exCcuses
EmFind me any reason to DstayG  
But it's too late for making CoffersEm  
Too late for anything that Danyone might say
[CHORUS]
I got Gopen EmroadC  
Ahead of Dme
And it Ggoes as Emfar as CI can DseeG  
Once you had everything to Cteach meEm  
Once I had everything to DlearnG  
Now you can stand beside me Cone more time
And Emwatch these pretty bridges buDrn
And then Gyou can take the Chigh road
EmWay up there where every thing's sDo clear
And GI will keep wandering aCround these back alleyways
I will Emtry to find my own way out of Dhere
[CHORUS]
Try to find that Gopen EmroadC  
Ahead of Dme
'Cause it Ggoes as Emfar as CI can Dsee
[BRIDGE]
And if the Ftruth be Ctold
I'd live my Glife that Dway
With an Gopen Emroad, nothing to Ahold
Nothing Dstanding in my way
And I will Gleave this sweet new England
And I will leEmave these ghosts of you
I will Cclimb onto that train
Find a Dseat that's got no view
And I will Gtake what I need with me
I will not Emtake what I don't
And I will Csay that I'll be back here
But I Dknow that I won't
And I will Glive with empty pockets
And I will Emlive with empty sleeves
I will Cknow that there is nothing 
In this Dworld I cannot leave
And I will Gtell my friends I love them
I will Emhope that they know
That I need Cnobody beside me
On this Dopen Groad___   C  G  Em  C  D  G  
OUTRO:  (## repeat and fade to end ##)
Make it feverEm  
Make it feverC  
Make it feverD  
Happy ever dayG  

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Open Road

by Kris Delmhorst

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Kris Delmhorst - Open Road

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[INTRO]

G C Em D G

(2x)

C Em

Make it happy ever after

D G

With all the love I've thrown away

C Em

Make some golden tomorrow

With everything I left today

G C

And you could make a mountain of excuses

Em D G

Find me any reason to stay

C Em

But it's too late for making offers

Too late for anything that anyone might say

[CHORUS]

G Em C

I got open road

Ahead of me

G Em C D G

And it goes as far as I can see

C Em

Once you had everything to teach me

D G

Once I had everything to learn

Now you can stand beside me one more time

Em D

And watch these pretty bridges burn

G C

And then you can take the high road

Em D

Way up there where every thing's so clear

G C

And I will keep wandering around these back alleyways

Em D

I will try to find my own way out of here

[CHORUS]

G Em C

Try to find that open road

Ahead of me

G Em C D

'Cause it goes as far as I can see

[BRIDGE]

F C

And if the truth be told

G D

I'd live my life that way

G Em A

With an open road, nothing to hold

Nothing standing in my way

And I will leave this sweet new England

And I will leave these ghosts of you

I will climb onto that train

Find a seat that's got no view

And I will take what I need with me

I will not take what I don't

And I will say that I'll be back here

But I know that I won't

And I will live with empty pockets

And I will live with empty sleeves

I will know that there is nothing

In this world I cannot leave

And I will tell my friends I love them

I will hope that they know

That I need nobody beside me

D G C G Em C D G

On this open road___

OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##)

Make it fever

Happy ever day

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