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The Road You Leave Behind You

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

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Readable chord sheet for The Road You Leave Behind You by David Lee Murphy

Intro   [E] [B] [A]     [E]   [A]

[E]I remember the night my dad stopped the c[A]ar
And got out in the ra[B]in
C[E]hanged a blown out tire on a car
For a fa[A]mily with out of state pl[B]ates
[B]I said dad did we k[C#m]now those folks
As they w[F#m]aved and drove out of si[B]te
[B]He just smiled as he s[C#m]tarted the car
He said s[F#m]on not 'til tonight [A]     [B]

You see the r[E]oad you leave beh[B]ind you
Is anoth[A]er road you're gonna have to come back do[E]wn
It's just the way this b[B]ig old world turns 'ro[Abm]und
You'll fi[A]nd somehow somew[B]here some[E]place some[A]time
You gotta g[A]o back down the r[B]oad you leave beh[E]ind

Fill In   [E]  [B]  [A]

St[E]uck out on the highway one night
M[A]any years gone b[B]y
H[E]ad the hood of my truck pulled up
My ol' g[A]as tank was d[B]ry
So[B]me ol' guy gettin' o[C#m]ff on the night shift
Pu[F#m]lled up to check on [B]me
He[B] said I been in your sh[C#m]oes before son
A[F#m]nd it's no place to be  [A]     [B]

You see the r[E]oad you leave behi[B]nd you
Is anot[A]her road you're gonna have to come back d[E]own
It's just the way this b[B]ig old world turns 'r[Abm]ound
You'll fi[A]nd somehow som[B]ewhere som[E]eplace some[A]time
You gotta g[A]o back down the ro[B]ad you leave behi[E]nd

I[Abm] said what do I o[A]we you friend you could ea[E]sily have passed me [B]by
H[Abm]e said next time it mi[A]ght be me son y[F#m]ou don't owe me a dime [A]    [B]

You see the [E]road you leave be[B]hind you
Is ano[A]ther road you're gonna have to come back d[E]own
It's just the way this b[B]ig old world turns 'r[Abm]ound
You'll f[A]ind somehow some[B]where some[E]place some[A]time
You gotta [A]go back down the ro[B]ad you leave behi[E]nd

[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
 Fade Out

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