Capo
3
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: F
Note: Two versions one without capo and below that one with capo on fret 3 (for easier chords).
Chords:
Bbmaj7 x13231: or Dm/F xx3231:
D/F# 2x0232:
* * * * * * * NO CAPO * * * * * * *
πΈ Intro:
F Bb Bb F
Bb
πΈ Verse 1:
F Bb
You could say that I awoke in this condition
F
Little heart barely beating
Bb
Got a whole lotta healing to go
F
Hmm, mm
I used to be a smooth navigator
Bb
A saddle up and see ya later
Gm F
Who'd have thought love could turn around
Bb
And knock me out cold
Bb
On the Buffalo Road, hmm.
πΈ Interlude:
F Bb
Hmm, mm, mm.
F Bb
πΈ Verse 2:
F Bb Bbmaj7
I came all this way to find new direction
F Bb
But the trouble makes it hardly ever worth drive
F
Hmm, mm
I used to be a bad operator
Bb
A saddle up and see ya later
Gm Am Bb
Or I'm gonna fly this rusty old tractor of a soul
Bb C7
On route to the Buffalo Road.
πΈ Interlude:
F Bb
Yeah, yeah, the Buffalo Road.
F Bb
πΈ Instrumental:
Dm C Bb
F Gm Am F Bb
F Bb
F Bb
πΈ Verse 3:
F Bb Bbsus2
Let's get lost somewhere way outside the city
F
Hmm, build a little tract of fence
Bb
On a greener side
F
Oh
I used to be a, a hard negotiator
Bb
A saddle up and see ya later
Gm Am Bb
I never thought I'd find myself at home
C7
Out here on the Buffalo Road
πΈ Interlude:
F Bb
Mmm, the Buffalo Road
F Bb
Buffalo Road
F Bb
Mmm, the Buffalo Road
F Bb
Yeah, the Buffalo Road.
πΈ Outro:
F Bb
(Keep shining)
F Bb
(Keep shining)
On the Buffalo Road
F Bb
(Keep shining), yeah
F Bb
(Keep shining), yeah
F
* * * * * * * CAPO 3rd Fret * * * * * * *
πΈ Intro:
D G G D
G
πΈ Verse 1:
D G
You could say that I awoke in this condition
D
Little heart barely beating
G
Got a whole lotta healing to go
D
Hmm, mm
I used to be a smooth navigator
G
A saddle up and see ya later
Em D/F#
Who'd have thought love could turn around
G
And knock me out cold
G
On the Buffalo Road, hmm.
πΈ Interlude:
D G
Hmm, mm, mm.
D G
πΈ Verse 2:
D G Gmaj7
I came all this way to find new direction
D G
But the trouble makes it hardly ever worth drive
D
Hmm, mm
I used to be a bad operator
G
A saddle up and see ya later
Em D/F# G
Or I'm gonna fly this rusty old tractor of a soul
G A7
On route to the Buffalo Road.
πΈ Interlude:
D G
Yeah, yeah, the Buffalo Road.
D G
πΈ Instrumental:
Bm A G
D Em D/F# G A7
D G
D G
πΈ Verse 3:
D G
Let's get lost somewhere way outside the city
D
Hmm, build a little tract of fence
G
On a greener side
D
Oh
I used to be a, a hard negotiator
G
A saddle up and see ya later
Em D/F# G
I never thought I'd find myself at home
A7
Out here on the Buffalo Road
πΈ Interlude:
D G
Mmm, the Buffalo Road
D G
Buffalo Road
D G
Mmm, the Buffalo Road
D G
Yeah, the Buffalo Road.
πΈ Outro:
D G
(Keep shining)
D G
(Keep shining)
On the Buffalo Road
D G
(Keep shining), yeah
D G
(Keep shining), yeah
D
Song History
Published: December 16, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025