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Lonely Road

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1/2

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 2Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

The Shivers
Lonely Road
Beaks to the Moon
Capo: 2nd Fret
   Bdim7      G7*
e|---1---| |---x---|
B|---3---| |---0---|
G|---1---| |---0---|
D|---3---| |---3---|
A|---x---| |---2---|
E|---x---| |---3---|
INTRO
 C|  Am|  F|   G(x 2)
 F|  G|  C(C/B) |  Am| Bdim7 | G7* |  C|  G(G7-G6)
VERSE
I could Cbe and be fAmree
               F   G(G7-G6)
Go to every party
And be Cme and funAmny
FMaybe then they’d Gsee
I can Flaugh I could Gsmile 
Go out Cdrinking C/Band be Amwild
     Bdim7         G7*        C   G(G7-G6)
If I wasn’t such a lonely child
I could dance and romance
Lose my pants at every chance
I could croon I could swoon
Without a care in the night like a loon
I could pay for my meals
But I feel the need to steal
         Bdim7         G7*         C  C7  
I wish I wasn’t such a lonely road
CHORUS
FIt seems to Gme
CMan canC/Bnot be Amfree
FKnowing Gwhat he CknowsC7  
And if I try
Well then lord please let me die
         Bdim7         G7*        C   G(G7/G6)
I wish I wasn’t such a lonely road.
INSTRUMENTAL (INTRO)
VERSE (Begin from 2nd half of verse)
I could go with the flow
And just float along
I could chill and get ill
And take hits from the bong
I could go to the movies
By myself and not feel wrong
       Bdim7         G7*        C  C7  
If mine wasn’t such a lonely song
CHORUS 
It seems to me
Man cannot be free
Knowing what he knows
And if I try
Well then Jesus let me die
         Bdim7         G7*      
I wish I wasn’t such a lonely 
Bdim7          G7*
Such an old an lonely
                      F     G(G7-G6)
I wish I wasn’t such a cold and lonely
Cmaj7road

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Lonely Road

by The Shivers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Cmaj7

The Shivers

Lonely Road

Beaks to the Moon

Capo: 2nd Fret

Bdim7 *

e|---1---| |---x---|

B|---3---| |---0---|

G|---1---| |---0---|

D|---3---| |---3---|

A|---x---| |---2---|

E|---x---| |---3---|

INTRO

C Am F G

| | | (x 2)

F G C C/B Am G7 C G

| | () | | Bdim7 | * | | (G7-G6)

VERSE

C Am

I could be and be free

F G

(G7-G6)

Go to every party

C Am

And be me and funny

F G

Maybe then they’d see

F G

I can laugh I could smile

C C/B Am

Go out drinking and be wild

G7 C G

Bdim7 * (G7-G6)

If I wasn’t such a lonely child

I could dance and romance

Lose my pants at every chance

I could croon I could swoon

Without a care in the night like a loon

I could pay for my meals

But I feel the need to steal

G7 C C7

Bdim7 *

I wish I wasn’t such a lonely road

CHORUS

F G

It seems to me

C C/B Am

Man cannot be free

F G C C7

Knowing what he knows

And if I try

Well then lord please let me die

G7 C G

Bdim7 * (G7/G6)

I wish I wasn’t such a lonely road.

INSTRUMENTAL (INTRO)

VERSE (Begin from 2nd half of verse)

I could go with the flow

And just float along

I could chill and get ill

And take hits from the bong

I could go to the movies

By myself and not feel wrong

G7 C C7

Bdim7 *

If mine wasn’t such a lonely song

CHORUS

It seems to me

Man cannot be free

Knowing what he knows

And if I try

Well then Jesus let me die

Bdim7 *

I wish I wasn’t such a lonely

Bdim7 *

Such an old an lonely

F G

(G7-G6)

I wish I wasn’t such a cold and lonely

Cmaj7

road

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