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The Road I Must Travel chords by
Tom Morello
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
D
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Bm
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2

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Bm
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Bm
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Verse 1
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A
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Well I climbed the seven summits
Bm
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2

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And I swam the seven seas
Bm
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But the road I must travel
D
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Its end I cannot see
A
A

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Well I fought in the jungles
Bm
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2

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And I fought in the streets
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But the road I must travel
D
D

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Its end I cannot see
A
A

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Once I had a reason
Bm
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A

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Don't know what it could be
Bm
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And the road I must travel
D
D

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Its end I cannot see
A
A

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Well I sang to myself
Bm
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That I want to be free
Bm
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But the road I must travel
D
D

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Its end I cannot see
A
A

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Bm
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Verse 2
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D

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A
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I walked the empty desert
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And I was burned in the heat
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But the road I must travel
D
D

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Its end I cannot see
A
A

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Well I crossed the frozen wasteland
Bm
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And in the bit ter cold did freeze
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But the road I must travel

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D
D

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A
A

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And I will knock on every door
Bm
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For I do not have a key
Bm
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And the road I must travel
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D

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Its end I cannot see
A
A

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Well I sang to myself
Bm
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That I want to be free
Bm
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But the road I must travel
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D

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Its end I cannot see
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Bm
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Verse 3
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D

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A
A

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They shot a man in Soho
Bm
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Couldn't guess his age
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I found his empty journal
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D

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I filled up every page
A
A

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I called up my state senator
Bm
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A
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They said he wasn't there
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G
G

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The secretary took my name
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D

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And man she sounded scared

So I counted my misfortunes
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A

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Bm
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I added up the blame
Bm
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I picked through all the garbage
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I checked off all the names

I read in the newspaper
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They'd questioned all my friends
Bm
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They hoped that they could my ass

Before I struck again
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A
A

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So I sang to myself
Bm
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That I want to be free
Bm
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But the road I must travel

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So when thirsty
Verse 4
A
A

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I will drink
Bm
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When hungry I will steal
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But the road I must travel

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So tonight I walk in anger
Bm
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With worn shoes on my feet
Bm
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And the road I must travel

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A
A

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And I will sing to myself
Bm
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That I'm gonna be free
Bm
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But the road I must travel
D
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A
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Its end I cannot see
Bm
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Verse 5
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Bm
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G
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D
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There's a

sign along the highway
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Bm
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But it's too dark now to read
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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