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Rocky Road

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Verse 1:
EWhen I set out, this was jBust a Etrack
ANow it's a Brocky Eroad
EI left so fast I didn't C#meven pack
AI just hit this Brocky Eroad
EThe flint and shell is Bcold and Ecruel
AOn this Brocky Eroad
EBut it sparks and spikes like an C#mover-rule
AWalking this Brocky Eroad
Yeah Awalk this Brocky Eroad
Verse 2:
EIt began one morning when I Bwoke Ereborn
AWalk this Brocky Eroad
EFelt like the chains that bound me froC#mm me had been torn
AWalk this Brocky Eroad
EThe rut I was in had Bonce been a Egroove
AWalk this Brocky Eroad
EI said to my feet "c'mon C#mfeet, time to move"
And we Ahit this Brocky Eroad
Yeah Ahit this Brocky Eroad
Chorus:
And the Bway may be pitted and the Eclimb steep
And the Bmountains soaring and the Evalleys deep
But I'm Adriven by a memory of way-back-when
That says I'm Bnever going back again
Verse 3:
EWhen I first started out, this was Bjust a Etrack
ANow it's a Brocky Eroad
EFixed my eyes face-forward and C#mI didn't look back
AI just hit this Brocky Eroad
EThere's a thumping and pumping from a tBhundersEtorm
AOn this Brocky Eroad
EBut I keep on walking 'till I C#mmake it home
AI'm gonna walk this Brocky Eroad
AYeah walk this Brocky Eroad
Chorus:
And the Bway may be pitted and the Eclimb steep
And the Bmountains soaring and the Evalleys deep
But I'm Adriven by a memory of way-back-when
That says I'm Bnever going back B7again yeah, yeah, yeah
Outro:
                   E       B                 E      C#mB, E  
I'm gonna walk this rocky road, I'm gonna walk
                   E       B                 E      C#mB, E  
I'm gonna walk this rocky road, I'm gonna walk
                   E       B                 E      C#mB, E  
I'm gonna walk this rocky road, I'm gonna walk
I'm gonna Ewalk this Brocky Eroad, I'm gonna wC#malk
             A         B     E     A, B, E,
I'm going to walk this rocky road

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Rocky Road

by Nick Lowe

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C#m

Verse 1:

E B E

When I set out, this was just a track

A B E

Now it's a rocky road

E C#m

I left so fast I didn't even pack

A B E

I just hit this rocky road

E B E

The flint and shell is cold and cruel

A B E

On this rocky road

E C#m

But it sparks and spikes like an over-rule

A B E

Walking this rocky road

A B E

Yeah walk this rocky road

Verse 2:

E B E

It began one morning when I woke reborn

A B E

Walk this rocky road

E C#m

Felt like the chains that bound me from me had been torn

A B E

Walk this rocky road

E B E

The rut I was in had once been a groove

A B E

Walk this rocky road

E C#m

I said to my feet "c'mon feet, time to move"

A B E

And we hit this rocky road

A B E

Yeah hit this rocky road

Chorus:

B E

And the way may be pitted and the climb steep

B E

And the mountains soaring and the valleys deep

But I'm driven by a memory of way-back-when

That says I'm never going back again

Verse 3:

E B E

When I first started out, this was just a track

A B E

Now it's a rocky road

E C#m

Fixed my eyes face-forward and I didn't look back

A B E

I just hit this rocky road

E B E

There's a thumping and pumping from a thunderstorm

A B E

On this rocky road

E C#m

But I keep on walking 'till I make it home

A B E

I'm gonna walk this rocky road

A B E

Yeah walk this rocky road

Chorus:

B E

And the way may be pitted and the climb steep

B E

And the mountains soaring and the valleys deep

But I'm driven by a memory of way-back-when

B B7

That says I'm never going back again yeah, yeah, yeah

Outro:

E B E C#m E

I'm gonna walk this rocky road, I'm gonna walk

E B E C#m E

I'm gonna walk this rocky road, I'm gonna walk

E B E C#m E

I'm gonna walk this rocky road, I'm gonna walk

E B E C#m

I'm gonna walk this rocky road, I'm gonna walk

A B E A, B, E,

I'm going to walk this rocky road

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