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