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Capo 1st fret
|    C6      G7|    C6      G7|    C6      G7|    C6      G7|
I was C6rambling G7down the C6open roadG7  
When it C9came Dm7out  Eb7-9of     C7/Ethe
|    F     F6|   E/F    F6|
 blue
   Ab7Two G7Fates stretched Dm7out be C#dimfore  my  G7eyes
When the road had B7/F#spilt in
|    C6      G7|    C6      G7|
 two
A life of C6certain G7ty ap C6pealed to meG7  
But I was Cmaj7bound     Bm7  Am7by a differ C/Gent
|    F     F6|   E/F    F6|
 code
AbdimSo I   F/Ggather up my Am7/Ghopes and BbdimdreamsG7/B  
And C9headed A+5/Bdown to A7Wil G7derness C6RoadG7  C6  
On C7/EWilderness FRoadFmaj7  Bm7-5  
I threw shadows to the Em7windF6  
Chased after a Dm7starG13  
G7-9Stoppin at Cmaj13nothinF#7-9  F6  
Wherever they Bbmaj7mayE7  
I let the chips AmfallG/B  C  
On C7/EWilderness F6roadBm7-5  
I left my Em7life to chanceF6  
Dm7Only now I seeF/G  
It Abdimwasn't chance at
|   Am      Bm7-5/A|   Am      Bm7-5/A|   Am      Bm7-5/A|   Adim     E7|
 all
|    C6      G7|    C6      G7|
            C6N.C.
Well she came along like the blush of dawn
                 Dm7    Em7|      F       F6|     E/F    F6|
All pink and dream  y-    eyed
Then an G7angel F6whispered Edimdanger, G7/Ddanger
G7But true love won't B7/F#be de--
|    C6      G7|    C6      G7|
 nied
Now at C6times, when G7my heart grows C6heavyG7  
            Cmaj7     Bm7       Am7    C/G|    F     F6|   E/F    F6|
And she's there     to lighten my    load
Ab7mm I  G7breathe a sigh and Am7/Gthink, how Bbdimglad that IG7/B  
C9Travelled A+5/Bon     A7Wil G7derness C6RoadG7  C6  
On C7/EWilderness FRoadFmaj7  Bm7-5  
I threw shadows to the Em7windF6  
Chased after a Dm7starG13  
G7-9Stoppin at Cmaj13nothinF#7-9  F6  
Wherever they Bbmaj7mayE7  
I let the chips AmfallG/B  C  
On C7/EWilderness F6roadBm7-5  
I left my Em7life to chanceF6  
Only now Dm7I seeF/G  
It Abdimwasn't chance at
|   Am      Bm7-5/A|   Am      Bm7-5/A|   Am      Bm7-5/A|   Adim     E7|
 all
|   Am      Bm7-5/A|   Am      Bm7-5/A|   Am      Bm7-5/A|          B7|       E7| % | Am.....

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Wilderness Road

by Gino Vannelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Eb7-9

C7/E

E/F

Ab7

C#dim

B7/F#

Cmaj7

Bm7

Am7

C/G

Abdim

F/G

Am7/G

Bbdim

G7/B

A+5/B

Fmaj7

Capo 1st fret

C6 G7 C6 G7 C6 G7 C6 G7

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C6 G7 C6 G7

I was rambling down the open road

C9 Dm7 Eb7-9 C7/E

When it came out of the

F F6 E/F F6

| | |

blue

Ab7 G7 Dm7 C#dim G7

Two Fates stretched out be fore my eyes

B7/F#

When the road had spilt in

C6 G7 C6 G7

| | |

two

C6 G7 C6 G7

A life of certain ty ap pealed to me

Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 C/G

But I was bound by a differ ent

F F6 E/F F6

| | |

code

Abdim F/G Am7/G Bbdim G7/B

So I gather up my hopes and dreams

C9 A+5/B A7 G7 C6 G7 C6

And headed down to Wil derness Road

C7/E F Fmaj7 Bm7-5

On Wilderness Road

Em7 F6

I threw shadows to the wind

Dm7 G13

Chased after a star

G7-9 Cmaj13 F#7-9 F6

Stoppin at nothin

Bbmaj7 E7

Wherever they may

Am G/B C

I let the chips fall

C7/E F6 Bm7-5

On Wilderness road

Em7 F6

I left my life to chance

Dm7 F/G

Only now I see

Abdim

It wasn't chance at

Am Bm7-5/A Am Bm7-5/A Am Bm7-5/A Adim E7

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all

C6 G7 C6 G7

| | |

N.C.

Well she came along like the blush of dawn

Dm7 Em7 F F6 E/F F6

| | |

All pink and dream y- eyed

G7 F6 Edim G7/D

Then an angel whispered danger, danger

G7 B7/F#

But true love won't be de--

C6 G7 C6 G7

| | |

nied

C6 G7 C6 G7

Now at times, when my heart grows heavy

Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 C/G F F6 E/F F6

| | |

And she's there to lighten my load

Ab7 G7 Am7/G Bbdim G7/B

mm I breathe a sigh and think, how glad that I

C9 A+5/B A7 G7 C6 G7 C6

Travelled on Wil derness Road

C7/E F Fmaj7 Bm7-5

On Wilderness Road

Em7 F6

I threw shadows to the wind

Dm7 G13

Chased after a star

G7-9 Cmaj13 F#7-9 F6

Stoppin at nothin

Bbmaj7 E7

Wherever they may

Am G/B C

I let the chips fall

C7/E F6 Bm7-5

On Wilderness road

Em7 F6

I left my life to chance

Dm7 F/G

Only now I see

Abdim

It wasn't chance at

Am Bm7-5/A Am Bm7-5/A Am Bm7-5/A Adim E7

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all

Am Bm7-5/A Am Bm7-5/A Am Bm7-5/A B7 E7 Am

| | | | | | % | .....

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