• Song:

    Dusty Road

  • Artist:

    Missy Higgins

  • Album:

    Steer (ep)

This song wasn't posted and it's one of my favourite Missy songs
so I decided to post it!

(capo at fourth fret for recorded key of C#m)

INTRO:
Am  Em  Dm  G 'G#  (two times)

VERSE-A:
Am (x02210@1)               EmI (022000@1)never told you I don't know why
Dm (xx0231@1)                G (320003@1)      'G#
All those years all those lies
Am (x02210@1)                  EmCling (022000@1)to my body like oil and fire and they
Dm (xx0231@1)                G (320003@1)         'G#
Will not sleep they will not tire__

RE-INTRO:
Am (x02210@1)Em (022000@1)Dm (xx0231@1)G'G# (320003@1)__               So

VERSE:
Am (x02210@1)                  EmWe (022000@1)have a problem you see my dear 'cos I
Dm (xx0231@1)                G (320003@1)           'G#
Can't move on and I can't stay here
Am (x02210@1)             EmI (022000@1)gotta fix it I need your tears but
F (133211@1)          GMostly (320003@1)now I need your ears see

CHORUS:
C (x32010@1)              AmI (x02210@1)gotta tell you I need you to know
Dm (xx0231@1)                     G (320003@1)        'G#
You were my ruin when you  took hold you
Am (x02210@1)               CMade (x32010@1)me believe in lies you told but
Dm (xx0231@1)                        G (320003@1)           'G#
You won't get away with the pride you stole__
Am (x02210@1)Am (x02210@1)Dm (xx0231@1)              _G.
______    Getting off this dusty road

RE-INTRO:
Am (x02210@1)Em (022000@1)Dm (xx0231@1)G'G# (320003@1)
VERSE:
Am (x02210@1)                   EmGirls (022000@1)never tell you I don't know how but
Dm (xx0231@1)                G (320003@1)           'G#
Sometimes men you a-buse your power
Am (x02210@1)                 EmWe (022000@1)are strong and we do rebound but
F (133211@1)               GBruising (320003@1)tends to break us down so so

CHORUS:
C (x32010@1)              AmI (x02210@1)gotta tell you I need you to know
Dm (xx0231@1)                     G (320003@1)        'G#
You were my ruin when you  took hold you
Am (x02210@1)               CMade (x32010@1)me believe in lies you told but
Dm (xx0231@1)                        G (320003@1)           'G#
You won't get away with the pride you stole__
Am (x02210@1)Am (x02210@1)Dm (xx0231@1)              _G
_______   Getting off this dusty road__

BRIDGE:
Dm (xx0231@1)       Em (022000@1)     F (133211@1)   G__ (320003@1)And I'm trad-ing in my sympathy__
Dm (xx0231@1)   Em (022000@1)   F (133211@1)   G (320003@1)             G__ (320003@1)for san-ni-ty so hear me because I__

SCAT-CHORUS:
C (x32010@1)          Am (x02210@1)         Dm (xx0231@1)  G (320003@1)           'G#
__ Oo-woh-oo-oh oo-woh-oo-oh ah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1)Dm (xx0231@1)G7'G# (320001@1)Yeah           Um

CHORUS: [breakdown]
C (x32010@1)              AmI (x02210@1)gotta tell you I need you to know
Dm (xx0231@1)                     GYou (320003@1)were my ruin when you  took hold you
[tutti]
Am (x02210@1)               CMade (x32010@1)me believe in lies you told but
Dm (xx0231@1)                        G (320003@1)           'G#
You won't get away with the pride you stole__
Am (x02210@1)Am (x02210@1)Dm (xx0231@1)              _G.
_______   Getting off this dusty road__

CODA:
C (x32010@1)          Am (x02210@1)         Dm (xx0231@1)  G (320003@1)           'G#
__ Oo-woh-oo-oh oo-woh-oo-oh ah yeah yeah yeah yeah
C (x32010@1)           Am (x02210@1)      Dm (xx0231@1)        GYeah (320003@1)ah-oh-oo-oh-ooh ah-aah ah-yeah-eah-ee-
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)Dm (xx0231@1)GYeah (320003@1)         ah-oh-oo-oh-
C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1)Dm (xx0231@1)GOh (320003@1)     (fade)



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