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Backroads

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[Verse]
The Dback roads of this county
Cross like the Cadd9laces on my boots
AnG/Dd I’ve been running ‘em down
Since DI was able to
I Dleft home at nineteen,
And swore I was Cadd9never going back
NiG/Dghts like this I wish
That’s where I was Dat.
[Chorus]
Cadd9Slow pokin’ down a blacktop, cuttin’ tires on the Dwhite rock
There’s a party on a Cadd9dead end road
We’re just hopin’ that the Dcops don’t show
Somebody is Cadd9looking for a fight
It’s gonna be that Dkind of night
When I get too CfaG/Dr from home
I go find me a Dback road.
Cadd9,G/D,G,D
[Verse]
I Dremember the summer, Cadd9I turned sixteen
G/DI made out with a girl in the back of her hatchback ChevroDlet
DAnd I drank my first beer, on the Cadd9Louisiana state line
G/DMy first night to see the other Dside
[Chorus]
Cadd9Slow pokin’ down a blacktop, cuttin’ tires on the Dwhite rock
There’s a party on a Cadd9dead end road
We’re just hopin’ that the Dcops don’t show
Somebody is Cadd9looking for a fight
It’s gonna be that Dkind of night
When I get too CfaG/Dr from home
I go find me a Dback road.
[Bridge]
I Cadd9heard ‘em tell me, son don’t forDget where you come from
And I Cadd9never have, and I still like to Dbeat that drum
Cadd9From the river bottoms, to the Dtall pine trees
AIf forever will be right here inside of me
[Chorus]
Cadd9Slow pokin’ down a blacktop, cuttin’ tires on the Dwhite rock
There’s a party on a Cadd9dead end road
We’re just hopin’ that the Dcops don’t show
Somebody is Cadd9looking for a fight
It’s gonna be that Dkind of night
When I get too Cadd9far frG/Dom hFome
I go find me a Dback road.
[Outro]
When I get too Cadd9far frG/Dom home
I go find me a Dback road.

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Backroads

by Brandon Rhyder

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Cadd9

G/D

[Verse]

The back roads of this county

Cadd9

Cross like the laces on my boots

G/D

And I’ve been running ‘em down

Since I was able to

I left home at nineteen,

Cadd9

And swore I was never going back

G/D

Nights like this I wish

That’s where I was at.

[Chorus]

Cadd9 D

Slow pokin’ down a blacktop, cuttin’ tires on the white rock

Cadd9

There’s a party on a dead end road

We’re just hopin’ that the cops don’t show

Cadd9

Somebody is looking for a fight

It’s gonna be that kind of night

C G/D

When I get too far from home

I go find me a back road.

Cadd9,G/D,G,D

[Verse]

D Cadd9

I remember the summer, I turned sixteen

G/D D

I made out with a girl in the back of her hatchback Chevrolet

D Cadd9

And I drank my first beer, on the Louisiana state line

G/D D

My first night to see the other side

[Chorus]

Cadd9 D

Slow pokin’ down a blacktop, cuttin’ tires on the white rock

Cadd9

There’s a party on a dead end road

We’re just hopin’ that the cops don’t show

Cadd9

Somebody is looking for a fight

It’s gonna be that kind of night

C G/D

When I get too far from home

I go find me a back road.

[Bridge]

Cadd9 D

I heard ‘em tell me, son don’t forget where you come from

Cadd9 D

And I never have, and I still like to beat that drum

Cadd9 D

From the river bottoms, to the tall pine trees

If forever will be right here inside of me

[Chorus]

Cadd9 D

Slow pokin’ down a blacktop, cuttin’ tires on the white rock

Cadd9

There’s a party on a dead end road

We’re just hopin’ that the cops don’t show

Cadd9

Somebody is looking for a fight

It’s gonna be that kind of night

Cadd9 G/D F

When I get too far from home

I go find me a back road.

[Outro]

Cadd9 G/D

When I get too far from home

I go find me a back road.

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