Long Black Road chords by Electric Light Orchestra

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
E MajorE
They used to tell me boy you ain't goin' nowhere
E MajorE
With your cheap guitar and your big long hair
E MajorE
You gotta realize all your responsibilities
E MajorE
You gotta get out to work and face reality

Chorus:
      D MajorD
You gotta get up in the morning take your heavy load
    A augmentedA
And you gotta keep goin' down the long black road

Verse 2:
E MajorE
So I drifted for a while down the road to ruin
E MajorE
I couldn't find my way I didn't know what I was doin'
E MajorE
I saw a lot of people coming back the other way
E MajorE
So I kept on goin' when I heard them say

Chorus:
      D MajorD
"you gotta get up in the morning take your heavy load
    A augmentedA
And you gotta keep goin' down the long black road"

Verse 3:
E MajorE
I made a lot of money I was makin' quite a mess
E MajorE
But they all told me money wouldn't bring me happiness
E MajorE
"you gotta work like a man in a real man's life
E MajorE
You're gonna have to take all the trouble and strife"

Chorus:
     D MajorD
You gotta get up in the morning take your heavy load
    A augmentedA                  E MajorE
And you gotta keep goin' down the long black road
     D MajorD
You gotta get up in the morning take your heavy load
    A augmentedA                  E MajorE
And you gotta keep goin' down the long black road
     D MajorD
You gotta get up in the morning take your heavy load
    A augmentedA                  E MajorE