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BACK ROAD HOME KEY: Dm
[Intro]
[Drumsstart]
Dm F   G   Am   Dm   F   G   Am
[Verse 1]
GDmirl I really wFant to, but you never Gwant to lAmove me like you did befoDmre
And I had to rFeason with who you been pGleasin’ every tiAmme I closed the dDmoor.
And I’m tryin’ to Flove you, I’m hopin’ you wilGl too nAmow that you’re alEone.
YoGu ain’t gonna know it, cuz I Eain’t gonna show it now that I tGook his love awayAm.
[Chorus]
On the back-road hDmome.   C       GCuz girl, he had to Dmgo.C  G  
OFh, Lord, please forgive me, I Gknow I lost control. I left him tFhere on the side of the road, his life I’d 
GTaken on the back-road hDmome.F  G  Am  Dm  F  G  Am  
[Verse 2]
GirDml you made me cFrazy I’m thinking that mGaybe yoAmu will love me agaDmin.
Everything is Fhazy, the Devil done pGlayed me and Amnow I’ve killed a mDman.
Jealousy was rFaging, I wasn’t sGhakin’ when I pAmulled the trigger sElow.
And you Gain’t gonna know now that he’s Eburied down below. I left him sGinking in the mud.Am  
[Chorus]
On the back-road hDmome.   C       GCuz girl, he had to Dmgo.C  G  
OFh, Lord, please forgive me, I Gknow I lost control. I left him tFhere on the side of the road, his life I’d 
GTaken on the back-road hDmome.F  G  Am  Dm  F  G  Am  
[Bridge]
 The roFad was dark and dreary the rGain was pourin’ down. HF/Ae begged me for his life but noG/Bbody heard a sound
[Chorus]
On the back-road hDmome.   C       GCuz girl, he had to Dmgo.C  G  
OFh, Lord, please forgive me, I Gknow I lost control. I left him tFhere on the side of the road, his life I’d 
GTaken on the back-road hDmome.F  G  Am  Dm  F  G  Am  Dm  F  G  Am  Dm  F  G  Am  Dm  

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Back Road Home

by Chris Loid

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F/A

G/B

BACK ROAD HOME KEY: Dm

[Intro]

[Drumsstart]

Dm F G Am Dm F G Am

[Verse 1]

Dm F G Am Dm

Girl I really want to, but you never want to love me like you did before

F G Am Dm

And I had to reason with who you been pleasin’ every time I closed the door.

F G Am E

And I’m tryin’ to love you, I’m hopin’ you will too now that you’re alone.

G E G Am

You ain’t gonna know it, cuz I ain’t gonna show it now that I took his love away.

[Chorus]

Dm C G Dm C G

On the back-road home. Cuz girl, he had to go.

F G F

Oh, Lord, please forgive me, I know I lost control. I left him there on the side of the road, his life I’d

G Dm F G Am Dm F G Am

Taken on the back-road home.

[Verse 2]

Dm F G Am Dm

Girl you made me crazy I’m thinking that maybe you will love me again.

F G Am Dm

Everything is hazy, the Devil done played me and now I’ve killed a man.

F G Am E

Jealousy was raging, I wasn’t shakin’ when I pulled the trigger slow.

G E G Am

And you ain’t gonna know now that he’s buried down below. I left him sinking in the mud.

[Chorus]

Dm C G Dm C G

On the back-road home. Cuz girl, he had to go.

F G F

Oh, Lord, please forgive me, I know I lost control. I left him there on the side of the road, his life I’d

G Dm F G Am Dm F G Am

Taken on the back-road home.

[Bridge]

F G F/A G/B

The road was dark and dreary the rain was pourin’ down. He begged me for his life but nobody heard a sound

[Chorus]

Dm C G Dm C G

On the back-road home. Cuz girl, he had to go.

F G F

Oh, Lord, please forgive me, I know I lost control. I left him there on the side of the road, his life I’d

G Dm F G Am Dm F G Am Dm F G Am Dm F G Am Dm

Taken on the back-road home.

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