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A Road Is Just a Road chords by
Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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He pulled out in a cloud
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of dust
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Laying rubber and spewing rust
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And on any road he'd take
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He'd have his foot on the pedal and
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my heart on the brake
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Underneath the smooth tar curves
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A road is only dust and dirt
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On a lonely interchange
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The signs all look the same
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'Cause a road is just a road
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and a feeling's just a feeling
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No matter where you go,
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from Waterloo to Wichita
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A road is just a road that
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the one you love is leaving on
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And midnight's another dawn,
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100 miles ago
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His wheels spun out of sight of me
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Believing that I'd set him free
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But I'd heard the voice of the prisoner
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Saying he couldn't get
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enough of her
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You go by land, you go by air
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You go by sea, hell I don't care
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You can go any way you choose
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Wearing out the soles of
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your traveling shoes
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And a road is just a road and
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a feeling's just a feeling
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No matter where you go,
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from Bangor, Maine to Bakersfield
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A road is just a road that the one
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you love is leaving on
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And midnight's another dawn,
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a hundred miles ago
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And every sleepless night I see him
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Screaming by the scenery
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Not no ticing another mile
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That's rolled down between
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him and me
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'Cause a road is just a road and
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a feeling's just a feeling
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No matter where you go,
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from Saskatoon to San Antone
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A road is just a road that the one
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you love is leaving on
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And midnight's another dawn,
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a hundred miles ago
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Yes, a road is just a road and
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a feeling's just a feeling
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No matter where you go,
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from San Bernardino to Sault Ste. Marie
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A road is just a road that the one
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you love is leaving on
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And midnight's another dawn,
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a hundred miles ago
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • C

  • Em

  • Am

  • A

  • F

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of A Road Is Just a Road by Mary Chapin Carpenter is A major.

The primary chords used in A Road Is Just a Road are A, E, D, F#m, Bm, B.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, E, D, F#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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