Chords
[Intro 1]
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[Intro 2]
Gm Bb Gm Dm
C Am Dm Bb
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[Pre-Verse]
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F C G D Dm F
G D Dm F C
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[Verse 1]
C A Flong time ago came a Dmman on a track
CWalking thirty miles with a Bbsack on his back
And he Bbput down his Cload where he Fthought it was the best C
Bb He made a home in the Gm7wilderness
Gm7 Bb F He built a cabin and a Dmwinter store
And he Cplowed up the ground by the Bbcold lake shore
Bb And the other Ctravelers came Fwalking down the Ctrack
And they Bbnever went further, and they Gm7never went back Gm7 Bb
[Chorus]
FThen came the churches, Dmthen came the schools
CThen came the lawyers, Bbthen came the rules
BbThen came the Ctrains and the Ftrucks with their Cloads
And the Bbdirty old track was the telegraph road Dm F
[Pre-Verse]
G D Dm F C
G D D Gm
F C
[Verse 2]
F Then came the mines, Dmthen came the ore
CThen there was the hard times, Bbthen there was a war
BbTelegraph sang a Csong about the Fworld outCside
BbTelegraph road got so deepGm7 and so wide
Gm7 Bb Like a rolling Friver
[Chorus]
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F C Bb Gm7 Gm7 Bb
[Solo 1]
F Dm C Bb
Bb C F C Bb Gm7
Gm7 Bb F Dm C
Bb Bb C F C Bb
Gm7
[Interlude 1]
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Dm F G
[Interlude 2]
D And my Gmradio says tonight it's gonna freeze
DmPeople driving home from the factories
There's Csix lanes of traffic
Am Three lanes moving Dmslow C
[Bridge]
Dm A Bb Edim Fsus4 F
Gm Edim Bb Fsus4 F Gm7 A Bb A7
[Bridge / Solo]
Dm A Bb Edim Fsus4 F
Gm Edim Bb Fsus4 F Gm7 A Bb A7
Dm A Bb Edim Fsus4 F
Gm Edim Bb Fsus4 F Gm7 A Bb A7
[Break]
Dm A Bb C Fsus4 F
Gm Edim Bb Fsus4 F Gm7 A Bb A7
[Pre-Verse]
Dsus4 C
[Verse 3]
I used to Flike to go to work, but they Dmshut it down
I've got a Cright to go to work, but there's no Bbwork here to be found
Yes, and they Bbsay we're Cgonna have to payF what's owed C
We're Bbgonna have to reap from some seedGm7 that's been sowed
[Chorus]
Gm7 Bb And the Fbirds up on the wires and the Dmtelegraph poles
They can Calways fly away from this Bbrain and this cold
You can Bbhear them Csinging out their Ftelegraph code C
All the Bbway down the telegraph road Dm F
[Pre-Verse]
G D Dm F C
G D Dm F G
D Dm F C G
[Verse 4]
D Well, I'd Fsooner forget, but I reDmmember those nights
When Clife was just a bet on a raceBb between the lights
You had your Bbhead on my shouldCer, you had your Fhand in my hair C
Now you Bbact a little colder, like you Gm7don't seem to care
[Chorus]
Gm7 Bb But just beFlieve in me, baby, and I'll Dmtake you away
From Cout of this darkness and Bbinto the day
From these Bbrivers of headlights,C these Frivers of Crain F/A
From the Bbanger that lives onC the Fstreets with these Cnames F/A
Cause I've Bbrun every red lightC on Fmemory Clane F/A
I've Bbseen desperationC expFlode into Cflames F/A
Bb And I don't Cwant to Fsee it aCgain
[Break]
From Amall of these signs saying, Dm"sorry, but we're closed"
All the Bbway
F Bb Down the telegraph road
[Pre-Verse]
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F C G D Dm F
G D Dm F C
G D Dm F G
D Dm F C G
D
[Outro]
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Dm F C G D
Dm F G D
Dm F C G D
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[Solo 3 / Outro]
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Dm F C G D
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[Fade Out]
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