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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Open Road - Matthew Mayfield (ORIGINAL KEY - CAPO 1)
[Intro]
E|-C0-----------|----------|-F--------C------|-G3---------|-------|-F-------|
B|-1-----------|----------|-1-------1-----|-3---------|-------|-1------|
G|-0-----------|----------|-2-0-----0-----|-0---------|----0--|-2------|
D|-2-0--3--2---|----------|-3----3--2-----|-0---------|-2-----|-3------|
A|-3-----------|----------|-3-------3---3-|-X---------|-------|-3------|
E|-------------|----------|-1-------------|-3---------|-------|-1------|
E|-------------|-G3---------|
B|-------------|-3---------|
G|-------------|-0---------|
D|---------3-2-|-0---------|
A|-------------|-X---------|
E|-------------|-3---------|
[Intro]
|  C/ / / | / / / / |  F/  C/ |  G/ / / | / / |
|  F/ / / | / / / / |  G/ / / |
[Verse 1]
                C(F)           (C)     G  
Lay me down on, shores of the whitest sand
              C(F)(Am)                     C(Am)    G  
Soft like that woman, with the fight of a thousand men
[Pre-Chorus]
And if yC/Eou fiGnd the kFey, would you set me Gfree
If C/Eyou Gfind the Fkey, would you set mGe free
[Chorus]
I'm scCreaming to DmGod, would you Amcome and Gsave
What you've eCither forgFot, or you're stAmrengthenGing
Cause I've fiCnally paid Fthe toll, and it's all oAmpen rGoad
Just trCying to find a Fhome, Amtake me Ghome
[Verse 2]
                C(F)           (C)     G  
Violet iris, and lilies in bloom for spring
CEnticing the silAmence, a sAmong that we Call can sGing
[Bridge]
FWe're tired and changing, heartbeats are fading
GOur days are numbered, the clocks, they keep ticking
FI've been deserted, my feelings perverted
By a pGissed off and ripped off, machine cycle circus
We lFook in the mirror, it shatters with shame
And our fGaces are bloody, and sour with disdain
I have sFeen what you are, I have seen who I am
And we are dGesperate, we're desperate, we're desperate
For hCome, FhoC/E-o-oGme, hCome, Fho-C/Eo-omeG  

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Open Road

by Matthew Mayfield

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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C/E

Open Road - Matthew Mayfield (ORIGINAL KEY - CAPO 1)

[Intro]

C F C G F

E|-0-----------|----------|---------------|-3---------|-------|--------|

B|-1-----------|----------|-1-------1-----|-3---------|-------|-1------|

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

D|-2-0--3--2---|----------|-3----3--2-----|-0---------|-2-----|-3------|

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

E|-------------|----------|-1-------------|-3---------|-------|-1------|

E|-------------|-3---------|

B|-------------|-3---------|

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

D|---------3-2-|-0---------|

A|-------------|-X---------|

E|-------------|-3---------|

[Intro]

C F C G

| / / / | / / / / | / / | / / / | / / |

F G

| / / / | / / / / | / / / |

[Verse 1]

C F C G

() ()

Lay me down on, shores of the whitest sand

C F Am C Am G

()() ()

Soft like that woman, with the fight of a thousand men

[Pre-Chorus]

C/E G F G

And if you find the key, would you set me free

C/E G F G

If you find the key, would you set me free

[Chorus]

C Dm Am G

I'm screaming to God, would you come and save

C F Am G

What you've either forgot, or you're strengthening

C F Am G

Cause I've finally paid the toll, and it's all open road

C F Am G

Just trying to find a home, take me home

[Verse 2]

C F C G

() ()

Violet iris, and lilies in bloom for spring

C Am Am C G

Enticing the silence, a song that we all can sing

[Bridge]

We're tired and changing, heartbeats are fading

Our days are numbered, the clocks, they keep ticking

I've been deserted, my feelings perverted

By a pissed off and ripped off, machine cycle circus

We look in the mirror, it shatters with shame

And our faces are bloody, and sour with disdain

I have seen what you are, I have seen who I am

And we are desperate, we're desperate, we're desperate

C F C/E G C F C/E G

For home, ho-o-ome, home, ho-o-ome

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