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Bend In The Road

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Put a Gbend in the Emroad I’m too Clost and tGired
To see where I’m Emgoing, Cwhat I left beDhind
And I’m Emmoving so BmslowG7, don’t know wGhen I’ll arrCive
So put a Embend in the Groad, I’m growing Ctired Dof straight Glines
Em  C  D   G
I Gset off for the Emshore, Cthat was farthest aGway
From the ones I EmadoredC, in the place I was Draised
And I Emroam down the BmroaG7d just to Gwatch it go Cby
And when Emnowhere is Glove, maybe Cnowhere Dam GI
AmEveryone needs a Gtouch, or a Amshoulder for Gcrying
They say Emlove is a A7crutchC, I say love is Dblind
And that’s Gall that she Emneeded, that I could Cnot supplGy
With a bend in the Emroad, put it Cout Dof my Gmind
Solo
   G      Em   CYeGah!
G  Em  C  D  G
AmMet a strange little Ggirl, who was Ameverything GI 
ever Emdreamed I could A7love Cor be loved Dby
So put a Gbridge, or a EmhillC, or a forest of Gpines
Or a river of Emblue CI can run alongDside
And I’ll Emsleep when it’s BmnightG7, I'll follow all the Csigns
Just put a Embend in the Groad, I’m growing Ctired Dof straight EmlinesA7  
                 C                   G     C   D(stop strumming) G  
Put a bend in the road, I’m growing tired of straight lines 
Chord Definitions
        G320033
       Em022000
        C032010
        D000232
       Bm224432
       G7320001
       Am002210
       A7002020
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Bend In The Road

by Chris Cornell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G Em C G

Put a bend in the road I’m too lost and tired

Em C D

To see where I’m going, what I left behind

Em Bm G7 G C

And I’m moving so slow, don’t know when I’ll arrive

Em G C D G

So put a bend in the road, I’m growing tired of straight lines

Em C D G

G Em C G

I set off for the shore, that was farthest away

Em C D

From the ones I adored, in the place I was raised

Em Bm G7 G C

And I roam down the road just to watch it go by

Em G C D G

And when nowhere is love, maybe nowhere am I

Am G Am G

Everyone needs a touch, or a shoulder for crying

Em A7 C D

They say love is a crutch, I say love is blind

G Em C G

And that’s all that she needed, that I could not supply

Em C D G

With a bend in the road, put it out of my mind

Solo

G Em C G

Yeah!

G Em C D G

Am G Am G

Met a strange little girl, who was everything I

Em A7 C D

ever dreamed I could love or be loved by

G Em C G

So put a bridge, or a hill, or a forest of pines

Em C D

Or a river of blue I can run alongside

Em Bm G7 C

And I’ll sleep when it’s night, I'll follow all the signs

Em G C D Em A7

Just put a bend in the road, I’m growing tired of straight lines

C G C D G

(stop strumming)

Put a bend in the road, I’m growing tired of straight lines

Chord Definitions

320033

022000

032010

000232

224432

320001

002210

002020

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About Bend In The Road Chords by Chris Cornell

Learn how to play Bend In The Road by Chris Cornell with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Bend In The Road chords”, “Bend In The Road guitar chords”, or “Chris Cornell Bend In The Road chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Bend In The Road chords and for experienced players who want accurate Bend In The Road lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, Em, C, D, Bm, G7.

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What key is "Bend In The Road" in?

The chords for "Bend In The Road" show the original chord names (including G, Em, C, D, Bm, G7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.