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1/23

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 23Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

177 bpm
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Matt plays a G7, but it's hard to hear.
I think he barely grazes the F note while
playing. Same thing with the Fmaj7, I
think he just grazes the E note. If you
playing a G and F, no one will notice.
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[Intro]
|  C|  C6   C| x4
[Verse 1]
 CI'm on the road, I'm on the road
I'm on the Fmaj7road, and I'm CsinCmaj9/Bking     AmslowG7ly
 CI bought a book, I bought a book
I bought a Fmaj7book, gonna Cread Cmaj9/Bit      AmslowG7ly
[Chorus]
  Fmaj7I'm goin' down, where CnoCmaj9/Bbody    Amknows G7me,
  Fmaj7I'm goin' down, where CnoCmaj9/Bbody    Amknows G7me,
  Fmaj7I'm goin' down ain't noG7body gonna know me
|  C|  C6   C| x4
[Verse 2]
 CWell I had a job, I had a job
I had a Fmaj7job, had to Cleave Cmaj9/Bbe     -Amhind G7me
 CI had to move,      Cadd9   CI had to move
I had to Fmaj7move, to aCnoCmaj9/Bther     Amci-G7ty
[Chorus]
  Fmaj7I'm goin' down, where CnoCmaj9/Bbody    Amknows G7me,
  Fmaj7I'm goin' down, where CnoCmaj9/Bbody    Amknows G7me,
  Fmaj7I'm goin' down ain't noG7body gonna know me
[Bridge]
CHey there sugar mama, I know what you
Fwant but I don't got it,
CI wish I could help you oFut but I
   G [Rest]
CHey there boy in blue I think there's
Fsomething wrong with you I wish that
CI could help you Fout but I
   G7 [Rest]
[Chorus]
  Fmaj7I'm goin' down, where CnoCmaj9/Bbody    Amknows G7me,
  Fmaj7I'm goin' down, where CnoCmaj9/Bbody    Amknows G7me,
  Fmaj7I'm goin' down ain't noG7body gonna know me
C
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Bridge Note: During the bridge the bass
guitar comes in on the last chord ( G7 )
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Intro/Break tab:
e |------------|------------|------------|------------|
B |------------|------------|------------|------------|
G |------0----0|2-0---0-----|------0----0|2-0---------|
D |2-----2-----|X--2--------|------------|X--2--2----0|
A |3--3--3--3--|3--3--3--3--|3--3--3--3--|3--3--3--3--|
E |------------|------------|------------|------------| x2
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On The Road

by Houndmouth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Cmaj9/B

Cadd9

177 bpm

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Matt plays a G7, but it's hard to hear.

I think he barely grazes the F note while

playing. Same thing with the Fmaj7, I

think he just grazes the E note. If you

playing a G and F, no one will notice.

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[Intro]

C C6 C

| | | x4

[Verse 1]

I'm on the road, I'm on the road

Fmaj7 C Cmaj9/B Am G7

I'm on the road, and I'm sinking slowly

I bought a book, I bought a book

Fmaj7 C Cmaj9/B Am G7

I bought a book, gonna read it slowly

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 C Cmaj9/B Am G7

I'm goin' down, where nobody knows me,

Fmaj7 C Cmaj9/B Am G7

I'm goin' down, where nobody knows me,

Fmaj7 G7

I'm goin' down ain't nobody gonna know me

C C6 C

| | | x4

[Verse 2]

Well I had a job, I had a job

Fmaj7 C Cmaj9/B Am G7

I had a job, had to leave be -hind me

C Cadd9 C

I had to move, I had to move

Fmaj7 C Cmaj9/B Am G7

I had to move, to another ci-ty

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 C Cmaj9/B Am G7

I'm goin' down, where nobody knows me,

Fmaj7 C Cmaj9/B Am G7

I'm goin' down, where nobody knows me,

Fmaj7 G7

I'm goin' down ain't nobody gonna know me

[Bridge]

Hey there sugar mama, I know what you

want but I don't got it,

C F

I wish I could help you out but I

G [Rest]

Hey there boy in blue I think there's

something wrong with you I wish that

C F

I could help you out but I

G7 [Rest]

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 C Cmaj9/B Am G7

I'm goin' down, where nobody knows me,

Fmaj7 C Cmaj9/B Am G7

I'm goin' down, where nobody knows me,

Fmaj7 G7

I'm goin' down ain't nobody gonna know me

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Bridge Note: During the bridge the bass

guitar comes in on the last chord ( G7 )

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Intro/Break tab:

e |------------|------------|------------|------------|

B |------------|------------|------------|------------|

G |------0----0|2-0---0-----|------0----0|2-0---------|

D |2-----2-----|X--2--------|------------|X--2--2----0|

A |3--3--3--3--|3--3--3--3--|3--3--3--3--|3--3--3--3--|

E |------------|------------|------------|------------| x2

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