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Route 66

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Route 66 by Depeche Mode
(B-side of single "Behind The Wheel")
[Main Riff]
There are a couple of ways to play the main riff :
e|---D5---G5----F5---D5----D5--|-G5-----F5---D5----------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|---7-12---10-7---7-|-12---10-7---------|
D|---7-12---10-7---7-|-12---10-7---------|
A|---5-10---8--5---5-|-10---8--5---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
or
e|----------------------|-------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------|
G|------12---10---------|-12---10-----------|
D|---12-12---10-12---12-|-12---10-12--------|
A|---12-10---8--12---12-|-10---8--12--------|
E|---10---------10---10-|---------10--------|
[Chords]
D5: x-5 -7 -7 -x-x  or  10-12-12-x-x-x
F5: x-8 -10-10-x-x
G5: x-10-12-12-x-x  or  3-5-5-x-x-x
A5: x-12-14-14-x-x  or  5-7-7-x-x-x
[Intro]
D5(followed by main riff)  x4
[Verse 1]
                D5                G5                 D5(riff)
Well, if you ever plan to motor west
                                         G5        D5(riff)
Travel my way, take the highway that's the best
                A5        G5                         D5(riff)
Get your kicks on Route 66
                  D5            G5                   D5(riff)
Well, it winds from Chicago to LA
                                   G5              D5(riff)
More than two thousand miles all the way
                A5        G5                         D5(riff)
Get your kicks on Route 66
[Bridge]
Well, it D5goes to St. Louis, D5down to Missouri
D5Oklahoma D5City looks D5so, D5so D5pretty
You'll G5see Amarillo, D5Gallup, New Mexico
A5Flagstaff, Arizona, G5don't forget Wynonna
D5Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
[Chorus]
         D5                     G5               D5(riff)
If you get hip to this kind of tip
                           G5                  D5(riff)
And go take that California trip
                A5        G5                     D5(riff)
Get your kicks on Route 66
[Interlude] (all x4, flute arranged for guitar)
e|-Dm9---------------|-------------|-Fm12----------------|-------------|
B|---10-------9-10-|-------------|----13-------12-13-|-------------|
G|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|
D|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|
E|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|
e|-Bb------------20-19-|-------------|-Ab------------20-19-|-------------|
B|-18----------------|-------------|-18----------------|-------------|
G|----16-------------|-------------|----16-------------|-------------|
D|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|
E|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|
[Bridge]
Well, it D5goes to St. Louis, D5down to Missouri
D5Oklahoma D5City looks D5so, D5so D5pretty
You'll G5see Amarillo, D5Gallup, New Mexico
A5Flagstaff, Arizona, G5don't forget Wynonna
D5Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
[Chorus]
         D5                     G5               D5(riff)
If you get hip to this kind of tip
                           G5                  D5(riff)
And go take that California trip
                A5        G5                     D5(riff)
Get your kicks on Route 66
[Outro]
                A5        G5                     D5(riff)
Get your kicks on Route 66
(Repeat x5 and fade out)

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Route 66

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Route 66 by Depeche Mode

(B-side of single "Behind The Wheel")

[Main Riff]

There are a couple of ways to play the main riff :

D5 G5 F5 D5 D5 G5 F5 D5

e|-------------------|-------------------|

B|-------------------|-------------------|

G|---7-12---10-7---7-|-12---10-7---------|

D|---7-12---10-7---7-|-12---10-7---------|

A|---5-10---8--5---5-|-10---8--5---------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|

e|----------------------|-------------------|

B|----------------------|-------------------|

G|------12---10---------|-12---10-----------|

D|---12-12---10-12---12-|-12---10-12--------|

A|---12-10---8--12---12-|-10---8--12--------|

E|---10---------10---10-|---------10--------|

[Chords]

D5: x-5 -7 -7 -x-x or 10-12-12-x-x-x

F5: x-8 -10-10-x-x

G5: x-10-12-12-x-x or 3-5-5-x-x-x

A5: x-12-14-14-x-x or 5-7-7-x-x-x

[Intro]

(followed by main riff) x4

[Verse 1]

D5 G5 D5

(riff)

Well, if you ever plan to motor west

G5 D5

(riff)

Travel my way, take the highway that's the best

A5 G5 D5

(riff)

Get your kicks on Route 66

D5 G5 D5

(riff)

Well, it winds from Chicago to LA

G5 D5

(riff)

More than two thousand miles all the way

A5 G5 D5

(riff)

Get your kicks on Route 66

[Bridge]

D5 D5

Well, it goes to St. Louis, down to Missouri

D5 D5 D5 D5 D5

Oklahoma City looks so, so pretty

G5 D5

You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico

A5 G5

Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Wynonna

Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino

[Chorus]

D5 G5 D5

(riff)

If you get hip to this kind of tip

G5 D5

(riff)

And go take that California trip

A5 G5 D5

(riff)

Get your kicks on Route 66

[Interlude] (all x4, flute arranged for guitar)

Dm Fm

e|-9---------------|-------------|-12----------------|-------------|

B|---10-------9-10-|-------------|----13-------12-13-|-------------|

G|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|

D|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|

A|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|

E|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|

Bb Ab

e|-------------20-19-|-------------|-------------20-19-|-------------|

B|-18----------------|-------------|-18----------------|-------------|

G|----16-------------|-------------|----16-------------|-------------|

D|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|

A|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|

E|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|

[Bridge]

D5 D5

Well, it goes to St. Louis, down to Missouri

D5 D5 D5 D5 D5

Oklahoma City looks so, so pretty

G5 D5

You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico

A5 G5

Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Wynonna

Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino

[Chorus]

D5 G5 D5

(riff)

If you get hip to this kind of tip

G5 D5

(riff)

And go take that California trip

A5 G5 D5

(riff)

Get your kicks on Route 66

[Outro]

A5 G5 D5

(riff)

Get your kicks on Route 66

(Repeat x5 and fade out)

About Route 66 Chords by Depeche Mode

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