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Ferguson Road

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
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A  Bm  A  Bm
AI'm gonna head on up to the Bmold Ferguson Road
Bm/                                E  A  
Stand beneath the trees and see how tall I am
AYes, I'm gonna wade in a Bmcold rocky stream
Bm/                     E  F#m  
so I will be sure not to give a damn.
B7No one ever loses anyEbody
but C#m7sometimes it's so C#7hard to get aF#mlong
DI don't want to hang on to anyF#m7body
so beB7fore you say you're leaving, I'll be E7gone.
Yes, I'm Agonna head on up to the Bmold Ferguson Road
Bm/                         E  Amaj7  
find myself a spot where the sun shines through
I'll Athrow some old mattress in the Bmback of my bus
Bm/                            E  F#m  
and get a good head start on forgetting you.
You B7know I've never known anyEbody
C#m7who could ever make me C#7feel this F#mway
Dbut no one gets to own anyF#m7body
you B7see, I have good reason when I E7say:
AI'm gonna head on up to the Bmold Ferguson Road
Bm/                                E  Amaj7  
Stand beneath the trees and see how tall I am
AYes, I'm gonna wade in a Bmcold rocky stream
Bm/                     E  F#m  
so I will be sure not to give a damn,
I Bmwill be sure not to Amaj7give a damn,
Bm7I want to be sure not to F#mgive a damn.
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Ferguson Road

by Carole King

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m7

C#7

F#m7

Amaj7

Bm7

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A Bm A Bm

A Bm

I'm gonna head on up to the old Ferguson Road

Bm E A

Stand beneath the trees and see how tall I am

A Bm

Yes, I'm gonna wade in a cold rocky stream

Bm E F#m

so I will be sure not to give a damn.

B7 E

No one ever loses anybody

C#m7 C#7 F#m

but sometimes it's so hard to get along

D F#m7

I don't want to hang on to anybody

B7 E7

so before you say you're leaving, I'll be gone.

A Bm

Yes, I'm gonna head on up to the old Ferguson Road

Bm E Amaj7

find myself a spot where the sun shines through

A Bm

I'll throw some old mattress in the back of my bus

Bm E F#m

and get a good head start on forgetting you.

B7 E

You know I've never known anybody

C#m7 C#7 F#m

who could ever make me feel this way

D F#m7

but no one gets to own anybody

B7 E7

you see, I have good reason when I say:

A Bm

I'm gonna head on up to the old Ferguson Road

Bm E Amaj7

Stand beneath the trees and see how tall I am

A Bm

Yes, I'm gonna wade in a cold rocky stream

Bm E F#m

so I will be sure not to give a damn,

Bm Amaj7

I will be sure not to give a damn,

Bm7 F#m

I want to be sure not to give a damn.

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