Back Roads
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Tabbed by Andrew Magness
magness@gmail.com
Drop D Tuning
Some of the weird chords at the end of the
chorus are just a long walkdown from the Cadd9
to the D, but here they are:
D
The backroads of this county
Cadd9
Cross like the laces on my boots
G/B D
And I've been running them down since I was able to
D
I left home at nineteen
Cadd9
Swore I was never goin back
G/B D
Nights like this I wish thats where I was at
CHORUS:
Cadd9
Slow pokin' down a blacktop
D
Cuttin tires on a white rock
Cadd9
There's a party on a dead end road
D
We're just hopin that the cops dont show
Cadd9
Somebody is lookin for a fight
D
It's gonna be that kind of night
Cadd9 G/B
When I get too far from home
D Cadd9 G/B Dsus4/A Dsus4/F D
I go find me a back road
Well I remember the summer
That I turned sixteen
I made out with a girl in the back of her hatchback Chevrolet
And I drank my first beer
On the Louisiana state line
My first time to see the other side
CHORUS (No walkdown at the end)
Cadd9
Well I heard them tell me
D
Son don't forget where you came from
Cadd9
And I never have
D
And I still like to beat that drum
Cadd9
From the river bottoms
D
To the tall pine trees
A
It forever will be
A
Right here inside of me
CHORUS
How to play Back Roads
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.