Takin' The Back Roads chords by
Trini Lopez
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Key: D minor
Verse 1
Am
Am

E
E

Am
Am

F
F

E
E

Am
Am

Getting used to
C
C

F
F

slipping in the sliding
Am
Am

C
C

F
F

Getting pretty good at hiding
Am
Am

C
C

F
F

Proud to say my time is biting
Am
Am

C
C

I'm a bird just soaring
F
F

Am
Am

and gliding
Em
Em

Takin' the back roads
Am
Am

Em
Em

Am
Am

to escape from the law
Em
Em

Takin' the side roads,
Am
Am

Em
Em

Dm
Dm

must get away from all
C
C

Ridin' the deep ruts,
Dm
Dm

C
C

Am
Am

Dm
Dm

get away from it all
C
C

Takin' the shortcuts,
Am
Am

E
E

farewell baby doll
Am
Am

F
F

Better give up tryin' to find me
E
E

Am
Am

C
C

F
F

I am leavin' girls like you behind me
Am
Am

C
C

F
F

Drownin' thoughts that will remind me
Am
Am

C
C

F
F

Not gonna let you find and bind me
Am
Am

Em
Em

Cause I'm takin' the back roads
Am
Am

Em
Em

To escape from the law
Am
Am

Em
Em

Takin' the side roads,
Am
Am

Em
Em

Dm
Dm

must get away from all
C
C

Ridin' the deep ruts,
Dm
Dm

C
C

get away from it all
Dm
Dm

C
C

Takin' the shortcuts,
Am
Am

E
E

farewell baby doll
Am
Am

C
C

F
F

Go and find another lover,
Am
Am

dawn is breakin'
C
C

F
F

Gotta find cover
Am
Am

C
C

F
F

Cause the game, well, it's all over
Am
Am

C
C

F
F

I don't dig your kind of clover
Am
Am

Em
Em

Cause I'm takin' the back roads, baby
Am
Am

Em
Em

Am
Am

To escape from the law
Em
Em

Takin' the side roads
Am
Am

Em
Em

Dm
Dm

Must get away from all
C
C

Ridin' the deep ruts
Dm
Dm

C
C

Dm
Dm

Get away from it all
C
C

Takin' the shortcuts
Am
Am

Farewell, baby doll
E
E

Am
Am

I said farewell, baby doll
F
F

Hey, doll!
E
E

Em
Em

Am
Am

C
C

Ha -ha!
F
F

E
E

Am
Am

Cause I'm takin' the bad roads
F
F

Short roads, long roads
E
E

Am
Am

Side roads, low roads
C
C

F
F

E
E

Yeah, cause I'm takin'
Am
Am

the bad roads, baby
F
F

E
E

Am
Am

I'm taking that long road now
C
C

F
F

E
E

Am
Am

Cause I'm taking the bad roads
F
F

Yeah, hey, hey, hey, hey, now

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