The Road It Gives The Road It Takes Away chords by Tom Russell

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The Road It Gives, The Road It Takes Away - Tom Russell


FF		      		Bb majorBb 	     			FF
I was walking down a quiet road in Ireland
FF		      		Bb majorBb 	     		 C majorC
Out beneath those tough old ancient stars
	    DmDm				      				Bb majorBb
When I thought I heard old Scottish Mike singing Carrick Fergus
		  		 FF				       	 C majorC
As I recalled those wild days in those loud Norwegian bars


FF		      		Bb majorBb 	     			FF
He’d sing, “I’m drunk today and I’m rarely sober,
FF		      		Bb majorBb 	     		 C majorC
Like a soldier on the road to Mandalay.”
	 DmDm
Well the road it gave him wine
	Bb majorBb
and the women fair and fine
 FF						 C majorC
He drunk himself to death, I heard today

Chorus:
C majorC						FF
But we’ll sing hallelujah, sing it in the morning
    Bb majorBb		 DmDm		   C majorC
And thank the Lord for giving us one more day
	    FF
And for the one’s that have passed on through
  FF (add G+G)     Fsus4Fsus4	    Bb majorBb
We’ll sing this one for you
	Bb majorBb		     C majorC 	   FF
The road it gives and the road it takes away






FF		      Bb majorBb 	     	FF
My baby said she didn’t mind me travelin
FF		      	Bb majorBb 	     	C majorC
She enjoyed the time alone when I was gone
 DmDm				      				Bb majorBb
Til she looked me in the eyes and said it’s over
	 FF				       	 C majorC
And I saw the anger buried far too long

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I picked up my guitar and sang the Dutchman
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About two people whose love had seen kinder days
	 DmDm
But my baby she was gone,
		 Bb majorBb
before the song was sung
	 FF				       	 C majorC
Well my music never touched her anyway

Chorus:
C majorC						FF
But we’ll sing hallelujah, sing it in the morning
    Bb majorBb		 DmDm		   C majorC
And thank the Lord for giving us one more day
	    FF
And for the one’s that have passed on through
  FF (add G+G)     Fsus4Fsus4	    Bb majorBb
We’ll sing this one for you
	Bb majorBb		     C majorC 	   FF
The road it gives and the road it takes away

	Bb majorBb		     C majorC 	   FF
The road it gives and the road it takes away

	Bb majorBb		     C majorC 	   FF
The road it gives and the road it takes away