kudos to koichi kondo for the template!
link :
i just changed a few things based on my playing style :
A7sus4 G7 Dmaj7 D6 B
E – – 0 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2
B – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 4
G – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 4
D – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 4
A – – 0 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – x – – – – – x – – – – – 2
E – – x – – – – – – – x – – – – – – – – x – – – – – x – – – – –
xcapo 4th fret ( chords played as you’d play them with no fret ) :
i play the road
G A D
and the highway is our song
G D
and every city’s like the same three chords
Em A D A7sus4 D
been helping us along when the story’s told
G D
and the crowd has come and gone
G D A D
shaking off the miles and trying to make it home
G G7
every exit is a season ,
Em D
every signal is a beacon
G G7
and the wind , it carries me
Em A
and it eases up my load
G G7
everyday i drag the turns
Em D
every candle still burns
G G7
and every lesson i have learned
Em G7 Em D
brings us closer to the crowd
chorus :
G
i play the road
G A D
and the highway is our song
G D
and every city’s like the same three chords
Em A D A7sus4 D
been helping us along when the story’s told
G D
and the crowd has come and gone
G D A D
shaking off the miles and trying to make it home
G G7
well the bus it is our steeple ,
Em D
it brings us to the people
G G7
and they will be there waiting
Em A
dancing young and old
G G7
and every one of us gets tired
Em D
but every one remains inspired
G G7
and every one of us require
Em G7 Em D
to keep picking through our souls
chorus :
G
i play the road
G A D
and the highway is our song
G D
and every city’s like the same three chords
Em A D A7sus4 D
been helping us along when the story’s told
G D
and the crowd has come and gone
G D A D
shaking off the miles and trying to make it home
G A
she says , “Daddy where do you go
D Dmaj7 D6
when you leave me all these nights
Em A G
with a suitcase and guitar in your hand?
G A D Dmaj7 D6
kissing me and mom goodbye with a tear and a smile
Em
where do you go
G A A B B
Daddy where do you go?”
chorus :
A
i play the road
G B E
and this highway is our song
A E
and every city’s like the same three chords
F# B E B E
been helping us along when the story’s told
A E
and the crowd has come and gone
A E B E
shaking off the miles and trying to make it home
A E
shaking off the miles
G7
( shaking off the miles )
A
( mile after mile )
B
mile after mile
A Am E
baby , i’m coming home
kudos to koichi kondo for the template!
link :
i just changed a few things based on my playing style :
A7sus4 G7 Dmaj7 D6 B
E – – 0 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2
B – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 4
G – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 4
D – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 4
A – – 0 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – x – – – – – x – – – – – 2
E – – x – – – – – – – x – – – – – – – – x – – – – – x – – – – –
xcapo 4th fret ( chords played as you’d play them with no fret ) :
i play the road
G A D
and the highway is our song
G D
and every city’s like the same three chords
Em A D A7sus4 D
been helping us along when the story’s told
G D
and the crowd has come and gone
G D A D
shaking off the miles and trying to make it home
G G7
every exit is a season ,
Em D
every signal is a beacon
G G7
and the wind , it carries me
Em A
and it eases up my load
G G7
everyday i drag the turns
Em D
every candle still burns
G G7
and every lesson i have learned
Em G7 Em D
brings us closer to the crowd
chorus :
G
i play the road
G A D
and the highway is our song
G D
and every city’s like the same three chords
Em A D A7sus4 D
been helping us along when the story’s told
G D
and the crowd has come and gone
G D A D
shaking off the miles and trying to make it home
G G7
well the bus it is our steeple ,
Em D
it brings us to the people
G G7
and they will be there waiting
Em A
dancing young and old
G G7
and every one of us gets tired
Em D
but every one remains inspired
G G7
and every one of us require
Em G7 Em D
to keep picking through our souls
chorus :
G
i play the road
G A D
and the highway is our song
G D
and every city’s like the same three chords
Em A D A7sus4 D
been helping us along when the story’s told
G D
and the crowd has come and gone
G D A D
shaking off the miles and trying to make it home
G A
she says , “Daddy where do you go
D Dmaj7 D6
when you leave me all these nights
Em A G
with a suitcase and guitar in your hand?
G A D Dmaj7 D6
kissing me and mom goodbye with a tear and a smile
Em
where do you go
G A A B B
Daddy where do you go?”
chorus :
A
i play the road
G B E
and this highway is our song
A E
and every city’s like the same three chords
F# B E B E
been helping us along when the story’s told
A E
and the crowd has come and gone
A E B E
shaking off the miles and trying to make it home
A E
shaking off the miles
G7
( shaking off the miles )
A
( mile after mile )
B
mile after mile
A Am E
baby , i’m coming home
