One For The Road
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Am F C G (x4)
[Verse 1]
Am F
I wanna see you, but you're moving kinda fast
C G
Try my best to catch up to all these reflections in the glass
Am F
I'm in a photograph with you but if I ever have to go
C G
Can you promise me that you would erase this audio
Am F
And in my head, I'm trying to be strong
C G
Cause the days are getting heavy, yeah the days are getting long
Am F
And I've been hanging by my ankles over everything I've done
C G
All the people that have broken cause of me I'm holding on
[Pre-Chorus]
Am
I don't wanna die
F
I don't wanna cry
C G
I know it cause I see it when I look you in the eyes
Am
You can run away tomorrow but
F G
I need you right here tonight
[Chorus]
Am
So gimme one for the road
F
I'ma turn out the lights
C G
I'll hide in the back while you're sleeping tonight
Am F
I'm counting the days that I hang on the wall
C G
I need you to know baby I'd risk it all
Am F C G
Gimme one for the road
Am F C G
Gimme one for the road
Am
One for the
[Verse 2]
F
So I open up my heart
C G
I know it's gonna kill me yeah I knew it from the start
Am F
But I'm living in the moment I've been running through the rain
C G
I don't know how the fuck I can see you through this pain
Am F
No way, I think I gotta go
C G
My body's in the ground, I've been moving kinda slow
Am F G
But I think I'll miss the funeral, I had to be asleep, again
[Chorus]
Am
So gimme one for the road
F
I'ma turn out the lights
C G
I'll hide in the back while you're sleeping tonight
Am F
I'm counting the days that I hang on the wall
C G
I need you to know baby I'd risk it all
Am F C G
Gimme one for the road
Am F C G
Oh, gimme one for the road
[Bridge]
Am F
I am lost
C G
But no one needs to know
Am F
I hear you talk
C G
But soon I'll have to go
Am F
Yeah, I am lost
C G
The city needs to know
Am F
I hear you talk
C G
Erase this audio
[Pre-Chorus]
Am
I don't wanna die
F
I don't wanna cry
C G
I know it cause I see it when I look you in the eyes
Am
You can run away tomorrow but
F G
I need you right here tonight
[Chorus]
Am
So gimme one for the road
F
I'ma turn out the lights
C G
I'll hide in the back while you're sleeping tonight
Am F
I'm counting the days that I hang on the wall
C G
I need you to know baby I'd risk it all
Am F C G
Gimme one for the road
Am F C G
Oh, gimme one for the road
Am F C G
Gimme one for the road
Am F C G
Oh, gimme one for the road
One for the
[Outro]
Am* F* C* G* Am*
How to play One For The Road
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.