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The Road

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[Verse 1]
GHighways and dance Gaughalls  GA good song takes you Gaugfar 
GYou writG/F#e about the Emmoon And you dCream aC/Bbout the sAmtars
GBlues in old motel rGaugooms GGirls in daddy's cGaugar
GYou sing G/F#about the nEmights And you Claugh C/Babout the scaAmrs
GCoffee in the morGaugning  Gcocaine afternoGaugons
GYou talk G/F#about the weatEmher And you Cgrin C/Babout the roAmoms
GPhone calls long disGaugtance  GTo tell how you've Gaugbeen
GForget aG/F#bout the losEmses, you Cexaggerate C/Bthe winAms
[Chorus]
EmAnd when you stop Am7to let 'em know  A7You've got it doCwn
N.C      C        C/B     Am7           D7  G  
it’s just another town along the road
[Instrumental]
G     Gaug    G        Gaug
G     G/F#             Em      C  C/B  Am
Em    Am7     A7       C
C     C/B     A7       D7      G
G     Gaug    G        Gaug
[Verse 2]
GThe ladies come to see Gaugyou  IGf your name still rings a Gaugbell
GThey give you G/F#damn near Emnothin' And Cthey'll sC/Bay they knew you Amwell
GSo you tell 'em you remGaugember   BGut they know it's just a Gauggame
And Galong the G/F#way their Emfaces All Cbegin to C/Blook the sAmame
[Chorus]
EmAnd when you stop Am7to let 'em know  A7You've got it doCwn
N.C.     C        C/B     Am7            D7  G  
it’s just another town along the road
[Verse 3]
GWell it isn't for the Gaugmoney  GAnd it's only for a Gaugwhile
GYou stalk aG/F#bout the roEmoms And you Croll aC/Bway the Ammiles
GGamblers in the Gaugneon,   Gclinging to guitGaugars
GYou're right aG/F#bout the Emmoon But you're Cwrong C/Babout the sAmtars
[Chorus]
EmAnd when you stop Am7to let 'em know  A7You've got it doCwn
N.C.      C      C/B      Am7            D7  G  
it’s just another town along the road
[Outro]
G   Gaug   G   Gaug

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The Road

by Jackson Browne

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Gaug

G/F#

C/B

Am7

[Verse 1]

G Gaug G Gaug

Highways and dance halls A good song takes you far

G G/F# Em C C/B Am

You write about the moon And you dream about the stars

G Gaug G Gaug

Blues in old motel rooms Girls in daddy's car

G G/F# Em C C/B Am

You sing about the nights And you laugh about the scars

G Gaug G Gaug

Coffee in the morning cocaine afternoons

G G/F# Em C C/B Am

You talk about the weather And you grin about the rooms

G Gaug G Gaug

Phone calls long distance To tell how you've been

G G/F# Em C C/B Am

Forget about the losses, you exaggerate the wins

[Chorus]

Em Am7 A7 C

And when you stop to let 'em know You've got it down

C C/B Am7 D7 G

N.C

it’s just another town along the road

[Instrumental]

G Gaug G Gaug

G G/F# Em C C/B Am

Em Am7 A7 C

C C/B A7 D7 G

G Gaug G Gaug

[Verse 2]

G Gaug G Gaug

The ladies come to see you If your name still rings a bell

G G/F# Em C C/B Am

They give you damn near nothin' And they'll say they knew you well

G Gaug G Gaug

So you tell 'em you remember But they know it's just a game

G G/F# Em C C/B Am

And along the way their faces All begin to look the same

[Chorus]

Em Am7 A7 C

And when you stop to let 'em know You've got it down

C C/B Am7 D7 G

N.C.

it’s just another town along the road

[Verse 3]

G Gaug G Gaug

Well it isn't for the money And it's only for a while

G G/F# Em C C/B Am

You stalk about the rooms And you roll away the miles

G Gaug G Gaug

Gamblers in the neon, clinging to guitars

G G/F# Em C C/B Am

You're right about the moon But you're wrong about the stars

[Chorus]

Em Am7 A7 C

And when you stop to let 'em know You've got it down

C C/B Am7 D7 G

N.C.

it’s just another town along the road

[Outro]

G Gaug G Gaug

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