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Open Road" by Jude Cole 
Written by Jude Cole 
From the album "Start The Car" 
Reprise Records, 1991 
 Jaron Kucera And Kevin ross
    G      C      G   C(2X) 
Intro: 
e----------------------------x-x--------------------------------------- 
b----------------------------1-1--------------------------------------- 
g------4-2-0-2--4--4-2-0-----0-0------0-2-0---0------------------------ 
d-----------------------------2-2---2-------2-------------------------- 
a---2--x-x---x--x--x-x---3-3------------------------------------------- 
e---3--------------------------------------------3--------------------- 
GBlack road, Georgia trCees 
GMidnight moon just stay with Cme 
GLike a lighthouse in the sCky 
GAnd let these eighteen wheels fCly 
DI woke up this morning Cin a Motel Five 
DBrokenhearted, I'm gonna drCive through tGhe night 
CDown the open road G  C  
I asked her where we stood 
She said Johnny this ain't no good 
You made the highway your home 
And I'm just tired of living alone 
So you go your way, and I'll go mine 
And maybe one day, you'll find what you're looking for 
Down the open road 
CDown the open road G  C  G  C  
BRIDGE: 
AI've been down this road many time 
And Lord I've trCied to fAind 
ASome peace of heart, some peace of mind 
But this rCoad just winds and wDinds 
G    C    G    C
AThere's a crazy lady with high-heeled shDoes 
AShe could take away my homesick blDues 
AAnd lately I feel a little crazy tDoo 
AYes I do ma'am, yes I do D  
EGot a double sleeper, DI'm hell on wheels 
ECome on sweet thing, show me hDow love Afeels 
DDown the open rAoad 
DDown the open rAoad 
DDown the open rAoad D  E  D  A  D  
ASomewhere dDown the  oGpeDn 
     roAad 
     She don't break down, she don't run cold 
    She's hDeart and soul like a pot of gold 
    She sees the whAite lines when I'm driving blind 
    A hDundred more miles and she's riGght Don Atime 
    Right on tDime 
    She's right on tAime, right on Dtime (Down the GopeDn rAoad) 
(Repeat chords to fade-out)

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Open Road

by Jude Cole

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Open Road" by Jude Cole

Written by Jude Cole

From the album "Start The Car"

Reprise Records, 1991

Jaron Kucera And Kevin ross

G C G C

(2X)

Intro:

e----------------------------x-x---------------------------------------

b----------------------------1-1---------------------------------------

g------4-2-0-2--4--4-2-0-----0-0------0-2-0---0------------------------

d-----------------------------2-2---2-------2--------------------------

a---2--x-x---x--x--x-x---3-3-------------------------------------------

e---3--------------------------------------------3---------------------

G C

Black road, Georgia trees

G C

Midnight moon just stay with me

G C

Like a lighthouse in the sky

G C

And let these eighteen wheels fly

D C

I woke up this morning in a Motel Five

D C G

Brokenhearted, I'm gonna drive through the night

C G C

Down the open road

I asked her where we stood

She said Johnny this ain't no good

You made the highway your home

And I'm just tired of living alone

So you go your way, and I'll go mine

And maybe one day, you'll find what you're looking for

Down the open road

C G C G C

Down the open road

BRIDGE:

I've been down this road many time

C A

And Lord I've tried to find

Some peace of heart, some peace of mind

C D

But this road just winds and winds

G C G C

A D

There's a crazy lady with high-heeled shoes

A D

She could take away my homesick blues

A D

And lately I feel a little crazy too

A D

Yes I do ma'am, yes I do

E D

Got a double sleeper, I'm hell on wheels

E D A

Come on sweet thing, show me how love feels

D A

Down the open road

D A

Down the open road

D A D E D A D

Down the open road

A D G D

Somewhere down the open

road

She don't break down, she don't run cold

She's heart and soul like a pot of gold

She sees the white lines when I'm driving blind

D G D A

A hundred more miles and she's right on time

Right on time

A D G D A

She's right on time, right on time (Down the open road)

(Repeat chords to fade-out)

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