The Road Chords

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The Road by Aaron Lewis is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C, G and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Aaron Lewis The Road   
D                           C                                            G               D   
There's a thousand miles and eighteen hours I've got a double drive down southbound 35   
D                                                  C                        G            D   
Got the hammer down, detroit made 525 pushing' my ass right down that line   
Am                                             C                        G                D   
And that smell of burin' diesel fuel just tells me that I'm back out on the road   
D                                                  C                                     G    
I've got a full-grown creeping' up on my tail, no I won't make bail in this small town    
jail no not   
D   
round here   
D                                                       C                                G    
I've got the bird dog on, radio cranked, gear jammin', lane changin' son of a bitch, you betcha   
D   
son   
Am                                           C                        G                D   
And that smell of burnin' diesel fuel just tells me that I'm back out on the road   
D                                              C                        G                 D   
Just left the jail with a handful of pills and I won't quit til I hit the coup in Abiline   
D                                                            C                          G     D   
I'm almost there, there's just a few more miles, I'll make the drop, I'll turn and burn    
I'm outta here   
Am                                         C                       G                     D   
And that smell of burnin' diesel fuel just tells me that I'm back out on the road   
Am                                  C                     G                              D    
And that smell of burnin' diesel fuel just tells me that I'm back out on the road 
    	

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