The Road Less Traveled
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Intro:
F
Dm Bb F Dm Bb F Dm Bb C x2
verse 1:
Dm Bb
I think you'd rather
F
die Than face the
Dm
way you feel Life
Bb
is so hard and long
F
Your wounded heart
Dm
won't heal You've
Bb
always tried to
F
take The road less
Dm
traveled on You've
Bb
tried to make some
F
sense of your life
And what went wrong
Chorus 1:
Gm
What does it matter
Bb
When no one is there
F
And you can't think
Eb
of a worse place to
Bb Gm
be' Broken pieces
Bb
That's your life
F
There's not much
Eb
for you to look
Bb(hold)
forward to
verse 2:
Dm
It's hard enough
Bb
To live your life
F Dm
without Someone
Bb
you can't talk to
F
Only talk about
Dm
It's hard enough
Bb
To try to
F Dm
understand What
they say it
Bb F(hold) Drum rolls
takes to be a man
Chorus 2:
Gm
What does it matter
Bb
When no one is there
F
And you can't think
Eb
of a worse place to
Bb Gm
be' Broken pieces
Bb
That's your life
F
There's not much
Eb
for you to look
Bb
forward to
F
There's not much
Eb
for you to look
Bb F F F F
forward to
Bridge:
Bb Eb
Just justify it
F F F F
Just complain
Bb Eb
Just watch TV
F F F F
To kill the pain
C
Just as long as
Eb
You don't use
F F F F
your brain
Chorus 3:
Gm
What does it matter
Bb
When no one is there
F
And you can't think
Eb
of a worse place to
Bb Gm
be' Broken pieces
Bb
That's your life
F
There's not much
Eb
for you to look
Bb
forward to
F
There's not much
Eb
for you to look
Bb
forward to
F
There's not much
Eb
for you to look
Bb(hold)
forward to
How to play The Road Less Traveled
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 F. 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.