The Road Chords

KeyC Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays633

The Road by Vocal Few is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords C, Am, F and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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VERSE 

C 
I was driving back west through the patches of fog  

             Am  
We had the brights turned on and we listened to songs  

F                                 G                     C 
I didnâ??t know it then but I was right where I needed to be. 

C 
You were back at home you were working a job  

                Am  
and you were hangin out nights with your friends at the bar.  

F                                      G                       C 
You didnâ??t know it then but you were right where you needed to be. 

VERSE 

I was driving back west through the patches of fog  
We had the brights turned on and we listened to songs  
I didnâ??t know it then but I was right where I needed to be. 
You were back at home you were working a job  
and you were hanging out nights with your friends at the bar.  
You didnâ??t know it then but you were right where you needed to be. 

Chorus  
      F                                    C  
When all you have is whatâ??s inside your pocket,  

    Am                     F            G  
and all your dreams seem stuck on the shelf.  

          F                                   C    Am  
Well you best prepare the way for change is cominâ??.  

        F                 G                  C 
Cuz the road will always take you somewhere else. 

VERSE 

I was waking up to the sound of the raindrops  
while you while you were in the southeast sleepin in truck stops. 
I didnâ??t know it then but I was right where I needed to be.  
You were making friends with people Iâ??d never meet  
and I was prayin to God that your band would succeed.  
I didnâ??tâ?? know it then but you were right where you needed to be. 

Chorus (variation)  

When all you have is whatâ??s inside your pocket  
and all your dreams seem stuck up on the shelf,  
you best prepare the way for change is coming, yes it is.  

        F                G                  Am  
Oh the road will always take you somewhere else.  

          F                G 
Yeah the road will always take you somewhere.  

BRIDGE 

F        G  Am  C              G         F 
Donâ??t forget all youâ??ve ever wanted is yours 

F        G Am  C              G         F           G 
Donâ??t forget all youâ??ve ever wanted is yours. Itâ??s yours. 
    
         F                          C 
Well the east coast is busy and the west coast is wild.  

     Am              F                G  
The south keeps it steady while the north rolls around.  

       F                               C                 Am 
And somewhere in the middle thereâ??s a town that no one knows  

       F           G                 Am  
where every local kid comes out to every local show.  

        F                 G 
Oh the road will always take you somewhere. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante