• Song:

    The Road

  • Artist:

    Frank Turner

The Road
FRANK TURNER
Tabbed by guitaristu

First single off the new album. Enjoy.

Just standard open chords with different bassnotes illustrated by /.
Only exception is the /G# chord which I suspect Frank plays as:

/Ab  : 40020x 
--EDIT: UG in its wisdom seems to be changing /G# to /Ab, 
        just play as above yeah...

       Am          C		
to the east to the east
    G    /Ab        Am 	
the road beneath my feet
Am/G   Am          C
to the west to the west
   G     /Ab       Am
i havent got there yet
Am/B       C            G
and to the north to the north
Fmaj7       C
never to be caught
       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south
   G       /Ab     Am	
my time is running out

Am - bass F G A C B A

Am            Em                  Fmaj7            G
ever since my childhood i've been scared i've been afraid
C                   G                Fmaj7          D/F#
of being trapped by circumstance and staying in one place
     Am            Em                Fmaj7             G
so i always keep a small bag full of clothes carefully stored
          C                G                  Fmaj7 E      Am
somewhere secret somewhere safe and somewhere close to the door

Am                      Em                      Fmaj7        G
well ive travelled many countries ive washed my feet in many seas
               C           G               Fmaj7        D/F#
ive drunk with drifters in vienna and with punks in old dc
        Am            Em             Fmaj7     G
and ive driven across deserts driven by the irony
          C              G                     Fmaj7 E   Am
that only being shackled to the the road could ever i be free

       Am          C		
to the east to the east
    G    /Ab        Am 	
the road beneath my feet
Am/G   Am          C
to the west to the west
  G      /Ab       Am
i havent got there yet
Am/B       C            G
and to the north to the north
Fmaj7       C
never to be caught
       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south
G       /Ab        Am	
my time is running out

Am - bass notes F G A C B A

          Am            Em             Fmaj7        G
I've felt old before my time but now i keep the age away
   C              G                 Fmaj7         D/F#
by burning up the miles and yeah by filling up my days
        Am                Em                      Fmaj7            G
and the nights a thousand nights ive played and a thousand more to go
         C                 G                    Fmaj7    E        Am
before i take a breath and steal myself for the next one thousand shows

       Am          C		
to the east to the east
    G    /Ab        Am 	
the road beneath my feet
Am/G   Am          C
to the west to the west
  G      /Ab       Am
i havent got there yet
Am/B       C            G
and to the north to the north
Fmaj7       C
never to be caught
       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south
G       /Ab        Am	
my time is running out

Instrumental Bit
Am G F G C G F D/F#  x2

       Am             G              F                G	
yes so saddle up your horses now and keep your powder dry
          C                 G		
cause the truth is you wont be here long
     F               G
yeah soon your gonna die
       Am           G               F               G	
to the heart to the heart theres no time for you to waste
         C                  G		
you wont find your precious answers now
   Fmaj7          D/F#
by staying in one place
        Fmaj7         D/F#  G /Ab
yeah by giving up the chase

       Am          C		
to the east to the east
    G    /Ab        Am 	
the road beneath my feet
Am/G   Am          C
to the west to the west
G        /Ab       Am
i havent got there yet
Am/B       C            G
and to the north to the north
       Fmaj7         C
well i never will be caught
       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south
    G      /Ab	   Am	
my time is running out
       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south
   G       /Ab     Am	
my time is running out

       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south
   G       /Ab     Am	
my time is running out

 - Shift chord shapes up to 12th fret

F          C       G            Am
i face the horizon everywhere i go
F          C            G            Am
i face the horizon the horizon is my home
F          C        G           Am
i face the horizon everywhere i go
F          C            G      /Ab   Am
i face the horizon the horizon is my home
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