Spirit Road chords by Neil Young

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 5th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: E MajorE

Difficulty: Novice

Capo V to play along at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoBww27Uhds

Intro:
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA

 Verse:
E MajorE
There's a long highway in your mind
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The spirit road that you must find
E MajorE
To get you home to peace again
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Where you belong, my love lost friend
E MajorE         A augmentedA
When you're alone You cheat yourself
A augmentedA            B7B7
You paint yourself in a dark, dark place
E MajorE
You get your shoes and get your hat
A augmentedA             B7B7
Get out here while you still can
E MajorE
There's nothin' right that you can say
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You keep on talkin' anyway
E MajorE
and everyone seems to turn on you
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There's nothing right that you can ever do

Instrumental:
(BLUES SOLO)
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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Chorus:
E MajorE
Spirit road
E MajorE   A augmentedA
Spirit road
A augmentedA   E MajorE
Spirit road
E MajorE   A augmentedA
Spirit road

E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA

Verse:
E MajorE
Now you're on that long highway in your mind
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The spirit road that you had to find
E MajorE
You're headed home to peace again
A augmentedA
Where you belong, my love lost friend
E MajorE
You stop to eat You start to drink
A augmentedA             B7B7
But you don't stop and you don't think
E MajorE
You lost your keys You're on your knees
A augmentedA               B7B7
You're on your back and lookin' up in the trees
E MajorE
And the night swirls for a little girl
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A augmentedA speck of dust in the giant world
E MajorE
There's a spirit road that you must find
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A majorA long highway in your mind

Instrumental:
(BLUES SOLO)
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA

Chorus:
E MajorE
Spirit road
E MajorE   A augmentedA
Spirit road
A augmentedA   E MajorE
Spirit road
E MajorE   A augmentedA
Spirit road

Verse:
E MajorE
There's a long highway in your mind
A augmentedA
The spirit road that you must find
E MajorE
To get you home to peace again
A augmentedA
Where you belong, my love lost friend
E MajorE
Don't feed that snake That turns on you
A augmentedA          B7B7
You starve it out, that's what you do
E MajorE
And it makes you lie It makes you cheat
A augmentedA            B7B7
It steals your shoes and cuts your feet
E MajorE
The snake keeps feeding through the night
A augmentedA
You lose your soul without a fight
E MajorE
There's nothin' right that you can say
A augmentedA
You keep on talkin' anyway
E MajorE
There's a long highway in your mind
A augmentedA
The spirit road that you must find

Bridge:
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Spirit road Peace again
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Spirit road Peace again

Instrumental:
(BLUES SOLO)
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA

Verse:
E MajorE
There's a long highway in your mind
A augmentedA
The spirit road that you must find
E MajorE
To get you home to peace again
A augmentedA
Where you belong, my love lost friend
E MajorE
When you're alone You cheat yourself
A augmentedA            B7B7
You paint yourself in a dark, dark place
E MajorE
Get your hat Get your shoes
A augmentedA                B7B7
Get out here while you still can still choose

Outro:
E MajorE
Spirit road
E MajorE   A augmentedA
Spirit road
A augmentedA   E MajorE
Spirit road
E MajorE   A augmentedA
Spirit road
E MajorE
Spirit road
E MajorE   A augmentedA
Spirit road
A augmentedA   E MajorE
Spirit road
E MajorE   A augmentedA
Spirit road

(BLUES SOLO)
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA A majorA
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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