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Sung Key: G
Capo 1st Fret play these chords: (G)  (C)  (D7)  (Em)
Intro:             G   C   G   C   G   C   G  C  
    Guitar Solo:     G   C   G   C   G   C   G  C  
[Verse 1]
There's a Gsad young Cwife never Ghad a lifeC  
Her Gmother says she Cmarried GyoungC  
And her Ghusband's a Cfool never Glistened toC  
GAll the things she's never CdoneG  
So she D7packs up that Cold Ford GFairlane
She's D7had about Call she can Gbare
A suitD7case, Ca hope, and a Ghard rain,
She's Cgonna find it all D7some where
[Chorus]
On the GroadC  
Where the night is D7black
On the GroadC  
Where you don't look D7back
There's a Emwhite line in the Cdistance
Where it's Ggoing D7nobody Cknows
If it's Gany D7where you'll Cfind it
On the Groad
[Verse 2]
There's a Gteenage Ckid no matter Gwhat he Cdid
Nobody ever Gunderstands
And he Gdon't measure uCp and he's Ghad enoughC  
Can't Gbe his daddy's little Cman
So he D7pulls out that Chot rod GChevy
D7Puts in his Cfavorite Gcassette
Well D7he ain't Cgoin' to no Gcollege
The world is Cwaitin' up D7ahead
[Chorus]
On the GroadC  
Where the night is D7black
On the GroadC  
Where you don't look D7back
There's a Emwhite line in the Cdistance
Where it's Ggoing D7nobody Cknows
If it's Gany D7where you'll Cfind it
On the Groad
[Verse 3]
GEddie and CJill got Gtime to Ckill
GThe kids they Cnever Gcome Caround
And a Ggold-plated Cwatch was Gall he Cgot
When the Gcompany shut his life Cdown
So he D7takes out Cthat old GAirstream
They dD7on't know Cwhere they're Gbound
SixtyD7-five Cyears and still Gsearchin'
For Csomething that they never D7found
[Chorus]
On the GroadC  
Where the night is D7black
On the GroadC  
Where you don't look D7back
There's a Emwhite line in the Cdistance
Where it's Ggoing D7nobody Cknows
If it's Gany D7where you'll Cfind it
On the Groad
On the Groad
On the Groad

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On The Road

by Lee Roy Parnell

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Sung Key: G

Capo 1st Fret play these chords: (G) (C) (D7) (Em)

G C G C G C G C

Intro:

G C G C G C G C

Guitar Solo:

[Verse 1]

G C G C

There's a sad young wife never had a life

G C G C

Her mother says she married young

G C G C

And her husband's a fool never listened to

G C G

All the things she's never done

D7 C G

So she packs up that old Ford Fairlane

D7 C G

She's had about all she can bare

D7 C G

A suitcase, a hope, and a hard rain,

C D7

She's gonna find it all some where

[Chorus]

G C

On the road

Where the night is black

G C

On the road

Where you don't look back

Em C

There's a white line in the distance

G D7 C

Where it's going nobody knows

G D7 C

If it's any where you'll find it

On the road

[Verse 2]

G C G C

There's a teenage kid no matter what he did

Nobody ever understands

G C G C

And he don't measure up and he's had enough

G C

Can't be his daddy's little man

D7 C G

So he pulls out that hot rod Chevy

D7 C G

Puts in his favorite cassette

D7 C G

Well he ain't goin' to no college

C D7

The world is waitin' up ahead

[Chorus]

G C

On the road

Where the night is black

G C

On the road

Where you don't look back

Em C

There's a white line in the distance

G D7 C

Where it's going nobody knows

G D7 C

If it's any where you'll find it

On the road

[Verse 3]

G C G C

Eddie and Jill got time to kill

G C G C

The kids they never come around

G C G C

And a gold-plated watch was all he got

G C

When the company shut his life down

D7 C G

So he takes out that old Airstream

D7 C G

They don't know where they're bound

D7 C G

Sixty-five years and still searchin'

C D7

For something that they never found

[Chorus]

G C

On the road

Where the night is black

G C

On the road

Where you don't look back

Em C

There's a white line in the distance

G D7 C

Where it's going nobody knows

G D7 C

If it's any where you'll find it

On the road

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