Tenacious D - The Road

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
– the road –
– by tenacious D –
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

acoustic – tab – version by tkchaos

thx to canadian_beaver985 for the pre – work .

A * A * A * A *

A * G
the road is fxxkin hard
D/F# A *
the road is fxxkin toughah
A * G
there’s no question thatah
D/F# A *
it is rough rough stuff
Bm G
it’s the fxxkin road my freind
A *
but it’s the only road i know
Bm G
when i’m snackin on a tasty bouch
G E
right after the show

[ git . mute ]
ga ga go go

A * A * A * A *
go!

A * G
the road is fxxkin hard
D/F# A *
it’s also really fxxkin touuugh
A * G
there?s no question thatah
D/F# A *
it dont take no guff
Bm G
the road is A B i itch my friend
A *
but it’s the only fxxkin road i know
Bm G
when i’m snackin on a tasty bouch
G E
right after the show
[ git mute ] Am
ga ga go go gooo

Am D *
i met a tasty baby in michigan
Am D *
we screwed two times then i left
Am D * *
sometimes i think of my baby in michigan why can’t i

G D/F# Em Em
stay in one place for more than two days why

[ note : this part is also playable with barre chords ]

F C G
because i’m talkin about the road
F C G
because i’m talkin about the road
F C G
because i’m talkin about the road
F C G
because i’m talkin about the road
F C G
because i’m talkin about the road

F C G
ro – oa – oad

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

chords

A ( – 0222 – )
G ( 320033 ) / barre : ( 355433 )
D ( – – 0232 )
Bm ( – 24432 )
E ( 022100 )
C ( – 32010 ) / barre : ( – 35553 )
D/F# ( 20023 – )
Em ( 022000 )
F ( – – 3211 ) / barre : ( 133211 )
Am ( – 02210 )

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

rhythm ( till the Am – part ) :

quarter note , eighth break ( m ) , quarter note , 8th note , 8th note
= > down , break , up , up , down , up

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

for A * play each time :

A A A , A/B , A/C [ name of chords ]
| – – – – – m – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – 2 – – – m – – 2 – – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – |
| – 2 – – – m – – 2 – – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – |
| – 2 – – – m – – 2 – – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – |
| – 0 – – – m – – 0 – – – – – 0 – 0h2h3 – – |
| – – – – – m – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

rhythm of this part :
quarter note , eighth break ( m ) , quarter note , 16th note , 16th note , 8th note

note : play it as a barre chord with your index – finger so you can use the others to hammer on

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

D *
| – – 0h2 – – 2 – – – 2h3 – – 3 – 3 – – 3p2 – – 2 – 2 – |
| – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – – 3 – 3 – – 3 – – – – 3 – 3 – |
| – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – 2 – 2 – – 2 – – – – 2 – 2 – |
| – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – 0 – |
| – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

D * *
– 0h2 – – 2 – – – 2h3 – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – |
– 3 – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – |
– 2 – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – |
– 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – |
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

hope you guys like it! its a great song with both power and fine harmony .
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kind regards , tkchaos