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

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


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


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

Chorus:
C						F
But we’ll sing hallelujah, sing it in the morning
        Bb		  Dm		      C
And thank the Lord for giving us one more day
	        F
And for the one’s that have passed on through
    F (add G)         Fsus4	        Bb
We’ll sing this one for you
	Bb		         C 	      F
The road it gives and the road it takes away








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

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


Chorus:
C						F
But we’ll sing hallelujah, sing it in the morning
        Bb		  Dm		      C
And thank the Lord for giving us one more day
	        F
And for the one’s that have passed on through
    F (add G)         Fsus4	        Bb
We’ll sing this one for you
	Bb		         C 	      F
The road it gives and the road it takes away

	Bb		         C 	      F
The road it gives and the road it takes away

	Bb		         C 	      F
The road it gives and the road it takes away