• Song:

    Dusty Road

  • Artist:

    Missy Higgins

  • Album:

    Steer (ep)

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

INTRO:
A5  E5  D5  G5 'G#5  (two times)

VERSE - A5 :
A5                 E5
I never told you I don't know why
D5                  G5        'G#5
All those years all those lies
A5                    E5
Cling to my body like oil and fire and they
D5                  G5           'G#5
Will not sleep they will not tire__

RE-INTRO:
A5  E5  D5  G5 'G#5
__               So

VERSE:
A5                    E5
We have a problem you see my dear 'cos I
D5                  G5             'G#5
Can't move on and I can't stay here
A5               E5
I gotta fix it I need your tears but
F5            G5
Mostly now I need your ears see

CHORUS:
C5                A5
I gotta tell you I need you to know
D5                       G5          'G#5
You were my ruin when you  took hold you
A5                 C5
Made me believe in lies you told but
D5                          G5             'G#5
You won't get away with the pride you stole__
A5  A5  D5                _G.
______    Getting off this dusty road

RE-INTRO:
A5  E5  D5  G5 'G#5

VERSE:
A5                     E5
Girls never tell you I don't know how but
D5                  G5             'G#5
Sometimes men you a-buse your power
A5                   E5
We are strong and we do rebound but
F5                 G5
Bruising tends to break us down so so

CHORUS:
C5                A5
I gotta tell you I need you to know
D5                       G5          'G#5
You were my ruin when you  took hold you
A5                 C5
Made me believe in lies you told but
D5                          G5             'G#5
You won't get away with the pride you stole__
A5  A5  D5                _G5
_______   Getting off this dusty road__

BRIDGE:
D5         E5       F5     G5
__ And I'm trad-ing in my sympathy__
D5     E5     F5     G5               G5
__ for san-ni-ty so hear me because I__

SCAT-CHORUS:
C5            A5           D5    G5             'G#5
__ Oo-woh-oo-oh oo-woh-oo-oh ah yeah yeah yeah yeah
A5  C5  D5  G5 'G#5
Yeah           Um

CHORUS: [breakdown]
C5                A5
I gotta tell you I need you to know
D5                       G5
You were my ruin when you  took hold you
[tutti]
A5                 C5
Made me believe in lies you told but
D5                          G5             'G#5
You won't get away with the pride you stole__
A5  A5  D5                _G.
_______   Getting off this dusty road__

CODA:
C5            A5           D5    G5             'G#5
__ Oo-woh-oo-oh oo-woh-oo-oh ah yeah yeah yeah yeah
C5             A5        D5          G5
Yeah ah-oh-oo-oh-ooh ah-aah ah-yeah-eah-ee-
C5   A5  D5  G5
Yeah          ah-oh-oo-oh-
C5  A5  D5  G5
Oh      (fade)
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