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Down This Road

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[Intro]
C  G
[Verse]
CDown this roGad there's an old brick hEmouse
My mama crDied the day that I moved outC  
And my first summer job Gwas pumpin' gas and fixBmin' flCats
GOut at Henry Walker's TexacoC  
DDown this roGad,
[Verse]
CDown this roGad there's a maple treeEm  
In a cotton fielDd where Jenny first kissed meC  
And I can still remember Gthe night she said good-byeC  
I Gstood there like a fool and watched her goC  
DDown this roGad,
[Chorus]
And it goes Gon fCoreverD  
And it goes Gby tCoo fastD  
It'll takEme you anywherGe you want to Cgo
And every meDmory will bring you back
Down this roGad
[Verse]
There's a small white churchEm  
Daddy lived his Dlife by the preacher's wordC  
He raised me right, GI could always feel his loveC  
GEven when the angels called him homeC  
DDown this roGad,
[Chorus]
And it goes Gon fCoreverD  
And it goes Gby tCoo fastD  
It'll takEme you anywherGe you want to Cgo
And every meDmory will bring you backG  
AmDown this roGad
CDown this roGad
Down this roadG  

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Down This Road

by Alabama

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

C G

[Verse]

C G Em

Down this road there's an old brick house

D C

My mama cried the day that I moved out

G Bm C

And my first summer job was pumpin' gas and fixin' flats

G C

Out at Henry Walker's Texaco

D G

Down this road,

[Verse]

C G Em

Down this road there's a maple tree

D C

In a cotton field where Jenny first kissed me

G C

And I can still remember the night she said good-bye

G C

I stood there like a fool and watched her go

D G

Down this road,

[Chorus]

G C D

And it goes on forever

G C D

And it goes by too fast

Em G C

It'll take you anywhere you want to go

And every memory will bring you back

Down this road

[Verse]

There's a small white church

D C

Daddy lived his life by the preacher's word

G C

He raised me right, I could always feel his love

G C

Even when the angels called him home

D G

Down this road,

[Chorus]

G C D

And it goes on forever

G C D

And it goes by too fast

Em G C

It'll take you anywhere you want to go

D G

And every memory will bring you back

Am G

Down this road

C G

Down this road

About Down This Road Chords by Alabama

Learn how to play Down This Road by Alabama with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Down This Road chords”, “Down This Road guitar chords”, or “Alabama Down This 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 Down This Road chords and for experienced players who want accurate Down This Road lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G, Em, D, Bm, Am.

FAQ — Down This Road by Alabama

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What key is "Down This Road" in?

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