transcribed by Evan Intro E5 B5 A5 E5 A5 E5 A5 I remember the night my dad stopped the car B5 And got out in the rain E5 Changed a blown out tire on a car A5 B5 For a family with out of state plates B5 C#5 I said dad did we know those folks F#5 B5 As they waved and drove out of site B5 C#5 He just smiled as he started the car F#5 A5 B5 He said son not 'til tonight Chorus E5 B5 You see the road you leave behind you A5 E5 Is another road you're gonna have to come back down B5 G#5 It's just the way this big old world turns 'round A5 B5 E5 A5 You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime A5 B5 E5 You gotta go back down the road you leave behind Fill In E5 B5 A5 E5 Stuck out on the highway one night A5 B5 Many years gone by E5 Had the hood of my truck pulled up A5 B5 My ol' gas tank was dry B5 C#5 Some ol' guy gettin' off on the night shift F#5 B5 Pulled up to check on me B5 C#5 He said I been in your shoes before son F#5 A5 B5 And it's no place to be Chorus E5 B5 You see the road you leave behind you A5 E5 Is another road you're gonna have to come back down B5 G#5 It's just the way this big old world turns 'round A5 B5 E5 A5 You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime A5 B5 E5 You gotta go back down the road you leave behind G#5 A5 E5 B5 I said what do I owe you friend you could easily have passed me by G#5 A5 F#5 A5 B5 He said next time it might be me son you don't owe me a dime Chorus E5 B5 You see the road you leave behind you A5 E5 Is another road you're gonna have to come back down B5 G#5 It's just the way this big old world turns 'round A5 B5 E5 A5 You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime A5 B5 E5 You gotta go back down the road you leave behind Outro E5 B5 A5 Down the road you leave behind E5 B5 A5 The road you leave behind E5 B5 A5 It's that old road you leave behind Fade Out