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Down The Road Tonight

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[Verse 1]
There's a GplaceGsus2  
A local Csus2roadside shack
A poor man's EmParis with a Am7parking lot in the DbackAm7  
There's a Ggirl Gsus2there
She knows Cadd9how to unDwind
She don't Emtalk much but she Am7knows just how to DactAm7  
I said Csus2-      GDon't tell mCsus2e she dGon't love me
The Emmoney's just a Am7mere forDmalityAm7  
[Chorus]
  GEvery Gsus2day, Every Gnight
Somethings Cadd9going on, Dsomething's going Am7on
Down the Cadd9road over yGonderD  
  GAny Gsus2place, any Gtime when I'm Cadd9fading
My Dlove lies Am7waiting
Down the Csus2road toGnightD  
[Verse 2]
When I was GyoungerGsus2  
All the Csus2older boys
Would drive me way Emout past the Am7county DfairAm7  
GThey'd laugh anGsus2d point out
This Cadd9roadside Dtrailer
And say Emsomething wild's going Am7on over DthereAm7  
They said Csus2-      GWhat they're doing
  Csus2Don't mean nothing Gto you now
But Emsomeday it'll mean Am7everyDthing.Am7  
[Chorus]
  GEvery Gsus2day, Every Gnight
Somethings Cadd9going on, Dsomething's going Am7on
Down the Cadd9road over yGonderD  
  GAny Gsus2place, any Gtime when I'm Cadd9fading
My Dlove lies Am7waiting
Down the Csus2road toGnightD  
[Instrumental]
Gsus2   G     Gsus2     G     D     Am7     Cadd9
Gsus2   G     Gsus2     G     D     Am7     Cadd9
[Bridge]
  GThere were Emmovies in the Dparlor
They were Cadd9dealing one-eyed Am7jacks
And Em7when I said I Am7loved her
She said Cadd9- Just keep Dcoming back.
[Chorus]
  GEvery Gsus2day, Every Gnight
Somethings Cadd9going on, Dsomething's going Am7on
Down the Cadd9road over yGonderD  
  GAny Gsus2place, any Gtime when I'm Cadd9fading
My Dlove lies Am7waiting
Down the Csus2road toGnight.D  
Yeah, my Emlove Dlies Am7waiting down the Csus2road - down the road tonight.
[Outro]
Gsus2   G     Gsus2     G     D     Am7     Cadd9
Gsus2   G     Gsus2     G     D     Am7     Cadd9

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Down The Road Tonight

by Bruce Hornsby

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus2

Csus2

Am7

Cadd9

Em7

[Verse 1]

G Gsus2

There's a place

Csus2

A local roadside shack

Em Am7 D Am7

A poor man's Paris with a parking lot in the back

G Gsus2

There's a girl there

Cadd9 D

She knows how to unwind

Em Am7 D Am7

She don't talk much but she knows just how to act

Csus2 G Csus2 G

I said - Don't tell me she don't love me

Em Am7 D Am7

The money's just a mere formality

[Chorus]

G Gsus2 G

Every day, Every night

Cadd9 D Am7

Somethings going on, something's going on

Cadd9 G D

Down the road over yonder

G Gsus2 G Cadd9

Any place, any time when I'm fading

D Am7

My love lies waiting

Csus2 G D

Down the road tonight

[Verse 2]

G Gsus2

When I was younger

Csus2

All the older boys

Em Am7 D Am7

Would drive me way out past the county fair

G Gsus2

They'd laugh and point out

Cadd9 D

This roadside trailer

Em Am7 D Am7

And say something wild's going on over there

Csus2 G

They said - What they're doing

Csus2 G

Don't mean nothing to you now

Em Am7 D Am7

But someday it'll mean everything.

[Chorus]

G Gsus2 G

Every day, Every night

Cadd9 D Am7

Somethings going on, something's going on

Cadd9 G D

Down the road over yonder

G Gsus2 G Cadd9

Any place, any time when I'm fading

D Am7

My love lies waiting

Csus2 G D

Down the road tonight

[Instrumental]

Gsus2 G Gsus2 G D Am7 Cadd9

[Bridge]

G Em D

There were movies in the parlor

Cadd9 Am7

They were dealing one-eyed jacks

Em7 Am7

And when I said I loved her

Cadd9 D

She said - Just keep coming back.

[Chorus]

G Gsus2 G

Every day, Every night

Cadd9 D Am7

Somethings going on, something's going on

Cadd9 G D

Down the road over yonder

G Gsus2 G Cadd9

Any place, any time when I'm fading

D Am7

My love lies waiting

Csus2 G D

Down the road tonight.

Em D Am7 Csus2

Yeah, my love lies waiting down the road - down the road tonight.

[Outro]

Gsus2 G Gsus2 G D Am7 Cadd9

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