Back Road Into Town
Back Road Into Town

Back Road Into Town easy guitar chords by The Staple Singers

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  • G

  • Gsus4

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  • Em

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    4
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  • C#

    4
  • Eb

    6
  • Ebsus4

    6
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  • C

  • Em

  • Am

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    4
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    4
  • Eb

    6
  • Ebsus4

    6
  • Fm

  • Verse 1
    asked 


    mama 
    many 
    times 
    what 
    kept 
    papa 
    so 
    far 
    behind 

    What 
    in 
    the 
    world 
    was 
    hold
    ing 

    my 
    daddy 
    down 

    Papa 
    always 
    dropped 
    his 
    head, 
    but 
    he 
    seemed 
    so 
    afraid, 

    like 
    he 
    was 
    carrying 
    heavy 
    burden 
    all 
    the 
    time. 

    There 
    was 
    man 
    up 
    in 
    the 
    big 
    house, 
    your 
    papa 
    was 
    afraid 
    to 
    speak 
    out, 

    the 
    man 
    kept 
    my 
    daddy's 
    nose 
    right 
    on 
    the 
    ground. 

    Girl, 
    your 
    papa, 
    was 
    mighty 
    good 

    He 
    was 
    doin' 
    the 
    best 
    he 
    could 

    All 
    his 
    life 
    he 
    lived 

    just 
    for 
    you 

    Twelve 
    kids, 
    he had 
    heavy 
    load 

    He 
    couldn't 
    walk 
    the 
    front 
    road 

    On 
    his 
    face 
    he 
    al
    ways 
    wore 
    frown 

    It 
    was 
    for 
    you 
    and 
    the 
    others 
    too, 
    he 
    was 
    trying 
    to 
    make 
    it 
    through, 

    he 
    had 
    to 
    take 
    the 
    back 
    road 
    into 
    town 

    Every 
    year 
    your 
    papa 
    would 
    say, 
    next 
    year 
    we're 
    gonna move 
    away, 

    wanna 
    take 
    my 
    children 
    away 
    from 
    here 

    He 
    said, 
    I've 
    almost 
    lost 
    my 
    fear, 

    think 
    see 
    my 
    way 
    clear 

    I'm 
    gonna 
    take 
    stand 

    and 
    be 
    the 
    man 

    But 
    then 
    the 
    man 
    would 
    come 

    from 
    the 
    big 
    house 

    Daddy 
    would 
    always 
    back 
    out 

    An
    then 
    right 
    up 
    again 

    behind 
    the 
    plow 

    But 
    12 
    kids, 
    had 
    heavy 
    load 

    He 
    couldn't 
    walk 
    the 
    front 
    of 
    the road 

    On 
    his 
    face 
    he 
    al
    ways 
    wore 
    frown 

    It 
    was 
    for 
    you 
    and 
    the 
    others 
    too 

    He 
    was 
    trying 
    to 
    make 
    it 
    through 

    He 
    had 
    to 
    take 
    the 
    back 

    road 
    into 
    town 

    When 
    he finally 
    made 
    up 
    his 
    mind 

    Your 
    daddy 
    had 
    wasted 
    too 
    much 
    time 

    Your 
    papa 
    just 
    put 
    it 
    off 
    little 
    too 
    long 

    Cause 
    all 
    the 
    years 
    that 
    papa 
    was 
    sleepin' 

    All 
    the 
    time 
    kept 
    right 
    on 
    creepin' 

    Till 
    it 
    was 
    time 
    for 
    him 
    to 
    lay 

    his 
    body 
    down 

    He 
    did 
    it 
    all 
    against 
    his 
    will 

    It 
    got 
    lost 
    back 
    in 
    them 
    fields 

    My 
    daddy 
    never 
    made 

    it 
    into 
    town 

    Well, 
    kids, 
    had 
    heavy 
    load 

    He 
    couldn't 
    walk 
    the 
    front 
    road 

    On 
    his 
    face 
    he 
    al

    ways 
    wore 
    crown 

    It 
    was 
    for 
    you 
    and 
    the 
    others, 
    too 

    He 
    was 
    tryin' 
    to 
    make 
    it 
    through 

    Oh, 
    but 
    he 
    had 
    to 
    take 
    the 

    back 
    road 
    into 
    town 

    Oh, 
    kids, 
    yeah, 
    oh, 
    hell 
    no 

    He 
    couldn't 
    walk 
    the 
    front 
    road 

    On 
    his 
    face 
    he 
    al
    ways 

    wore 
    frown 

    It 
    was 
    for 
    you 
    and 
    the 
    others, 
    too 

    He 
    was 
    tryin' 
    to 
    make 
    it 
    through 

    But 
    he 
    had 
    to 
    take 
    the 

    back 
    road 
    in 
    this 
    town 

    Oh, 
    12 
    kids 
    he 
    had 

    He 
    couldn't 
    walk 
    the 
    front 
    road 

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