Frank Turner - The Road

the road
frank turner
tabbed by guitaristu

first single off the new album . enjoy .

Am C
to the east to the east
G /G# Am
the road beneath my feet
Am/G Am C
to the west to the west
G /G# Am
i havent got there yet
Am/B C G
and to the north to the north
F C
never to be caught
F C
to the south to the south
G /G# Am
my time is running out

Am – bass F G A C B A

Am Em F G
ever since my childhood i’ve been scared i’ve been afraid
C G F D/F#
of being trapped by circumstance and staying in one place
Am Em F G
so i always keep a small bag full of clothes carefully stored
C G F G Am with bass G /G# Am
somewhere secret somewhere safe and somewhere close to the door

Am Em F G
well ive travelled many countries ive washed my feet in many seas
C G F D/F#
ive drunk with drifters in vienna and with punks in old dc
Am Em F G
and ive driven across deserts driven by the irony
C G F G Am with bass G /G# Am
that only being shackled to the the road could ever i be free

Am C
to the east to the east
G /G# Am
the road beneath my feet
Am/G Am C
to the west to the west
G /G# Am
i havent got there yet
Am/B C G
and to the north to the north
F C
never to be caught
F C
to the south to the south
G /G# Am
my time is running out

Am – bass notes F G A C B A

Am Em F G
i’ve felt old before my time but now i keep the age away
C G F D/F#
by burning up the miles and yeah by filling up my days
Am Em F G
and the nights a thousand nights ive played and a thousand more to go
C G F G Am with bass G /G# Am
before i take a breath and steal myself for the next one thousand shows

Am C
to the east to the east
G /G# Am
the road beneath my feet
Am/G Am C
to the west to the west
G /G# Am
i havent got there yet
Am/B C G
and to the north to the north
F C
never to be caught
F C
to the south to the south
G /G# Am
my time is running out

instrumental bit
Am G F G C C/B F D/F# x2

Am G F G
yes so saddle up your horses now and keep your powder dry
C G
cause the truth is you wont be here long
F G
yeah soon your going to die
Am G F G
to the heart to the heart theres no time for you to waste
C G
you wont find your precious answers now
F D/F#
by staying in one place
F D/F#
yeah by giving up the chase

Am C
to the east to the east
G /G# Am
the road beneath my feet
Am/G Am C
to the west to the west
G /G# Am
i havent got there yet
Am/B C G
and to the north to the north
F C
well i never will be caught
F C
to the south to the south
G /G# Am
my time is running out
F C
to the south to the south
G /G# Am
my time is running out

F C
to the south to the south
G /G# Am
my time is running out

– shift chord shapes up to 12th fret

F C G Am
i face the horizon everywhere i go
F C G Am
i face the horizon the horizon is my home
F C G Am
i face the horizon everywhere i go
F C G /G# Am
i face the horizon the horizon is my home