Road To Recovery
View chords used in this chart
PM - palm mute
* - pinch harmonic
7x - mute after picking
GUITAR 1'S PARTS:
Intro: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~----5-4------5--5-7-9--10\4------------------5--5-7-9-7-5-4-------------|
D|-x---------5----x--x-x-x---x-x--------------5---x--x-x-x-x-x-x-----5-------|
A|-3~----------3--3--3-5-7---8\2-3-2------2-3---3-3--3-5-7-5-3-2-2-3---3-----|
E|-----------------------------------3--3------------------------------------|
Intro: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5--5-7-9-7--10-9-10-5-5--4-5-10-5-5-4--5--5-7-9-7--5-4-------------|
D|----5---x--x-x-x-x---x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x-x--x-x-------------|
A|2-3---3-3--3-5-7-5---8-7--8-3-3--2-3--8-3-3-2--3--3-5-7-5--3-2-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------5~---------------------------------|
D|7----------3----------------------------5~------------------5~-------------|
A|7----------3----------------------------3~------------------5~-------------|
E|5----------1------------------------------------------------3~-------------|
He never thought someone would come along and show him a feeling he's
Verse Cont'd: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------5~------------------------|
D|---------------7--------------3------------------5~---------------5~-------|
A|---------------7--------------3------------------3~---------------5~-------|
E|---------------5--------------1-----------------------------------3~-------|
always dreamed of, she didn't plan on falling in love, upset the balance
Verse Cont'd: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------------7----------------|
D|----------------7----------------|
A|----------------5----------------|
E|---------------------------------|
she's wanted so long.
Chorus: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7---------9-10--------5-------------------------7---------9-10-------------|
D|7---------9-10--------5--------------5----------7---------9-10-------------|
A|5---------7--8--------3--------------5----------5---------7--8-------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
This road to recovery is taking all I have, it seems hard as I try to
Chorus Cont'd: Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--5---------------------------------|
D|--5------------5--------------------|
A|--3------------5--------------------|
E|---------------3--------------------|
succumb once again, again.
Bridge: Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|10~--9~--9~--7~---5-4---5~--7~--9~--7--5-4--------------|
D|-x---x---x---x----x-x---x---x---x---x--x-x--------------|
A|-8~--7~--7~--5~---3-2---3~--5~--7~--5--3-2--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge Cont'd: Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|
PM................. PM.................
Repeat Verse: Well he lost control
And gave up his heart
To follow the girl
That he's always dreamed of
She pulled away so scared of her love
That might had been more
Than she had planned on
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Bridge
Interlude: Guitar 1 (2x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------|
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------|
Next Part: Guitar 1 "Well love's a bitch..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------7-----7-----9-----9-----7-----7---|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---4-4---4-4-----|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------|
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------|
PM............. PM............. PM. PM. PM. PM. PM. PM.
Next Part Cont'd: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-----5----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7-----7-----9-----9-----7-----7-----5-----5-----7-----7----|
D|4-4---4-4---------------------------------------------------5-5---5-5------|
A|------------7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM. PM. PM. PM. PM. PM. PM. PM. PM. PM. PM. PM.
Next Part Cont'd: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------5-----5----------------------------------------|
G|----9-----9-----7-----7-----------------7-----7-----9-----9-----7-----7----|
D|5-5---5-5---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---5-5---5-5------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM. PM PM. PM. PM. PM. PM. PM. PM. PM. PM. PM.
Next Part Cont'd: Guitar 1
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----5-7x----------------|
D|------------------------|
A|5-5---------------------|
E|------------------------|
PM.
Ending Verse: Guitar 1 "How do I let go of a love..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------7---9---7------------------------------|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5---5---5---3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------------1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
PM. . .
Ending Verse Cont'd: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------7---9---7------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5---5---5--------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--------------------|
E|------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--------------------|
PM. . .
Ending Verse Cont'd: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
Ending Verse Cont'd: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
Ending Verse Cont'd: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
Ending Verse Cont'd: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
Ending Verse Cont'd: Guitar 1 "Has taken all I have..."
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|7~---5~---3~------------------------------------------|
A|7~---5~---3~------------------------------------------|
E|5~---3~---1~------------------------------------------|
GUITAR 2'S PARTS:
Intro: Guitar 2 (Comes in at 4 seconds, repeat a lot)
e|------------------|
B|------13----------|
G|----------12------|
D|--10--------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Intro Cont'd: Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5------------|
A|3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
PM. ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Verse: Guitar 2 (I can't hear it exactly but these chords used) (2x)
e|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13---12----|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12---12----|---*-*-*-*-----*----*-*-*-*-----*----------------------------|
D|--10---10----|-*-5-3-2-2h3p2-2----5-3-2-2h3p2-2----------------------------|
A|-------------|-3---------------*-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------|-----------------3-------------------------------------------|
Chorus: Guitar 2 "This road to recovery..." (2x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------13----------13----------13----------13---------------|
G|10-9-5--10-9-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12------------|
D|-x-x-x---x-x--x-10----------10----------10----------10---------------------|
A|-8-7-3---8-7-10------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge: Guitar 2 (2x)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---13-12~-----13---------------------13--------|
G|12---------12----12~---12-10-9~---12----12~----|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Bridge Cont'd: Guitar 2
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|5--5-7-9-7--5-4------|
D|x--x-x-x-x--x-x------|
A|3--3-5-7-5--3-2------|
E|---------------------|
Repeat Verse
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Bridge
Interlude: Guitar 2 (2x)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|10--9-7--9--9-7-5---------|
D|-x--x-x--x--x-x-x---------|
A|-8--7-5--7--7-5-3---------|
E|--------------------------|
Next Part: Guitar 2 "Well love's a bitch..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------5-----5-----------|
G|5--5-7-9-5--5-4------7-----7-----9-----9-----7-----7-----------------------|
D|x--x-x-x-x--x-x--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-------------|
A|3--3-5-7-3--3-2------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM. ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Next Part Cont'd: Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-----7-----9-----9-----7-----7-----5-----5-----7-----7-----9-----9----|
D|------------------------------------------------5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5------|
A|7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Next Part Cont'd: Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------5-----5----------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-----7-----------------7-----7-----9-----9-----7-----7-----5-7x-------|
D|4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---5-5---5-5---5-5------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Ending Verse: Guitar 2 (2x) "How do I let go of a love..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|12-12-12-12-10-10-9~------7---9---7-12-12-12-12-10-10-9~--7-7-7------------|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x---5-5---5---5----x--x--x--x--x--x-x---x-x-x------------|
A|10-10-10-10--8--8-7~----------------10-10-10-10--8--8-7~--5-5-5------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
... . .
Ending Verse Cont'd: Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5--5-7-9-7--5-4--5-4-5--7-9--5-4-5--9-7--5-4-5--7-9--5-4-5--9-7-5~--4~--5~-|
D|x--x-x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x---x---x--|
A|3--3-5-7-5--3-2--3-2-3--5-7--3-2-3--7-5--3-2-3--5-7--3-2-3--7-5-3~--2~--3~-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
How to play Road To Recovery
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 B. 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.