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C#minor

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1/64

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 64Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Better play it with Power-Chords, like DANKO JONES does it live ;) hf (strummmingpitch could be faster/slower)
[Intro]
E|---5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-4-4-4-----------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
 C#mI live by the code of the road
 AEvery single Bnight of my life
 C#mNobody knows a single place I go
 ACity by city, Bnight after night
 C#mBeen a long time on this lonely road yeeah
 ANothing comes easy but it's Bworth the fight
 C#mIf you've seen it once, I've seen it twice before yeeah
 ALittle by little, Bmile after mile
[Chorus]
 EYou've beeF#mn waiting for this C#mall of your life yeeah
 AThe time is now to Bgo
 ENo hesiF#mtation, no C#mbacking down now
 ASo just take it awBay
[Verse]
 C#mI live by the code of the road
 AEvery single Bnight of my life
 C#mPeople all around you, but you're all alone
 ACity by city, Bnight after night
 C#mIt's about time I take it nice and slow yeeah
 ANothing comes easy but it's Bworth the fight
 C#mI say it all the time but then I start to roam yeeah
 ALittle by little, Bmile after mile
[Chorus]
 EYou've been F#mwaiting for this C#mall of your life yeeah
 AThe time is now to Bgo
 ENo hesF#mitation, no C#mbacking down now
 ASo just take it awBay
[Intro]
E|---5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-4-4-4-----------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
C#mI live by the code of the road
 AEvery single Bnight of my life
 C#mNobody knows a single place I go
 ACity by city, Bnight after night
 C#mBeen a long time on this lonely road yeeah
 ANothing comes easy but it's Bworth the fight
 C#mIf you've seen it once, I've seen it twice before yeeah
 ALittle by little, Bmile after mile

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Code Of The Road

by Danko Jones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Better play it with Power-Chords, like DANKO JONES does it live ;) hf (strummmingpitch could be faster/slower)

[Intro]

E|---5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-4-4-4-----------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

C#m

I live by the code of the road

A B

Every single night of my life

C#m

Nobody knows a single place I go

A B

City by city, night after night

C#m

Been a long time on this lonely road yeeah

A B

Nothing comes easy but it's worth the fight

C#m

If you've seen it once, I've seen it twice before yeeah

A B

Little by little, mile after mile

[Chorus]

E F#m C#m

You've been waiting for this all of your life yeeah

A B

The time is now to go

E F#m C#m

No hesitation, no backing down now

A B

So just take it away

[Verse]

C#m

I live by the code of the road

A B

Every single night of my life

C#m

People all around you, but you're all alone

A B

City by city, night after night

C#m

It's about time I take it nice and slow yeeah

A B

Nothing comes easy but it's worth the fight

C#m

I say it all the time but then I start to roam yeeah

A B

Little by little, mile after mile

[Chorus]

E F#m C#m

You've been waiting for this all of your life yeeah

A B

The time is now to go

E F#m C#m

No hesitation, no backing down now

A B

So just take it away

[Intro]

E|---5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-4-4-4-----------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

C#m

I live by the code of the road

A B

Every single night of my life

C#m

Nobody knows a single place I go

A B

City by city, night after night

C#m

Been a long time on this lonely road yeeah

A B

Nothing comes easy but it's worth the fight

C#m

If you've seen it once, I've seen it twice before yeeah

A B

Little by little, mile after mile

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